Shaun Hunter
Photo Date: 
01/21/2022
The hike starts at a paved parking area where the 2WD-friendly road ends.
Shaun Hunter
Photo Date: 
01/21/2022
The hike is not the most scenic, tracing a series of rutted dusty double track that crosses the clifftops.
Shaun Hunter
Photo Date: 
01/21/2022
At a couple points the road hits accessible beach area, though most is high up on the cliffs in the shadeless path.
Shaun Hunter
Photo Date: 
01/21/2022
Shaun Hunter
Photo Date: 
01/21/2022
The road hits a parking area for the beach often filled with lifted trucks that locals use to offer rides for sale. This dry hike may have you opting for a ride back to the parking lot on your way out.
Shaun Hunter
Photo Date: 
01/21/2022
Mahana Beach, also called Papakolea Beach, is one of the few green sand beaches in the world.
Shaun Hunter
Photo Date: 
01/21/2022
And handful of Mahana Beach's green sand.