10 Best Beaches in Hawaii, Big Island! | Plus tips to get to the green sand beach

After many trips to the Big Island, Hawaii from our home on Maui, we found our favorite 10 Big Island beaches. Here are the best beaches on the Big Island, Hawaii plus info on getting to the famous green sand beach.

Need to see how to fit these beaches into your Hawaii itinerary? Check out our 6-day Island of Hawaii (Big Island) itinerary that includes a video guide for the itinerary.
https://thehawaiivacationguide.com/BigIsland

Our favorite Big Island tour operators (some are partnerships, some are not, all of them we love):
https://thehawaiivacationguide.com/tours

Snorkeling? Here are our 5 favorite Hawaii snorkel spots:
https://thehawaiivacationguide.com/best-big-island-snorkeling-spots/

10 Best Big Island Beaches (clockwise starting from Kona Airport):
00:00 Introduction
02:03 Manini’owali Beach at Kua Bay
02:41 Kikaua Point Park
03:16 Pau’oa Bay at the Fairmont Orchid
03:33 Hapuna Beach
04:36 Spencer Beach Park
05:40 Pololu Beach, black sand but dangerous for swimming
06:57 Richardson Ocean Park (Hilo)
07:35 Punalu’u black sand beach
08:12 Magic Sands Beach Park (Kailua-Kona)
08:39 Papakōlea green sand beach

CAMERA GEAR (keep it simple for your vacation!):
Underwater camera: GoPro HERO 8 https://amzn.to/3wJFuYK
Use your smartphone for video but keep it smooth with a gimbal: OSMO DJI https://amzn.to/2SOIHHJ
Don’t lose your GoPro, invest in a floaty
Floaty stick: https://amzn.to/3zIoggm
Floaty cover: https://amzn.to/3j7uTD5
Vlogging camera (but use your phone for a family holiday): https://amzn.to/3h1QxpF

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