White, Black and Green Sand Beches, Big Island, Hawaii

[anxietyisland]

Great video! Never knew the origin of the green sand beaches until now. Was a resident in '85 for a year and never really touched the surface of all that was on offer from the island. Mahalo to you! - Joe Anderson (Woodinville, WA)

[dodiemuehleisen50]

dude, these are hilarious!! download this in downloadmusic .im

[TheFrenchiesRock]

the green sand beach is so cool!

i went there 2 years ago with my family. the sand is actually green!!!

we couldn't really swim in the water though because it was freezing and there were lots of rip tides, and we didn't want to risk drowning :P

[beck204]

Great video! My wife and I are moving to the Big Island in January! We are really excited! If you care to follow our journey/transition/assimilatio­n from MN, you can track our progress by searching "moving to hawaii blog" and going to Carl Wheaton's site. Thanks!

[shamsky4evr]

Donnie: Really enjoyed your video ! I stayed in Kona and it was breathtaking and mystical. can't wait to return there Hope to see more of your films.

[altruistichedonist]

well thanks for putting this video. actually the big island is my fav for beaches because of same reason ur talking about in this vid. i dont know why people think think white sand beaches are rare for the big island. instead of having one continuos stretch of white sand. it has a little bit of white, black, green, and grey. my fav is honomalino

[altruistichedonist]

so woudn't the beaches on the big island become sandier over the years because of coral and the fish?

[DrBlizzardo]

@altruistichedonist

YES! But only if the rate of sand created by fish munching coral is faster than the rate at which it is washed out to sea...but this is EXACTLY why the other Hawaiian Islands, which are older, have larger, sandier beaches...

[altruistichedonist]

ya that sucks about the beach that fronts hilo. the state of hawaii should clean that beach up so i can swim in it!

[dianlew1]

Lovely video thank you for sharing your knowledge about the sand. I love olivine and have a gold ring with an olivine stone in it which I wear all the time! I should love to see the green beach....may be one day....

[blackinamerica00]

black and green sand beaches are so scary!

[jessekalyn]

Thank you! Heading there March 2010 :-)

[jenanjuice2003]

Hawii is beautiful. Thank you for such a well put together video. We are flying there from San fransisco on oct 1st. i cant wait! you are blessed to live in such beauty:)

[34sunbun]

thanks for the education on the sands especially the green sand and the peridot stone . it is a nice gemstone. I wonder is it the only place that has peridot ?

[lovelee193]

i actually just came back from the big island and words cannot describe the beauty of the island. The people were so welcoming and it was truly an amazing experiance. i have to say that i did spend most of the time at the beach, you dont really get niice beaches like those on the mainland

[brieli01]

We did the hike down to the black sand beach near Pololu Cliffs. It was breath taking!

We did not get to see the green sand beach. :(

[babylowen]

Ah yes, all these wonderful beaches were no where near where I lived in Hilo :(

[Lizard7555]

just got back from hawaii and i must say the black sand was amazing

[808whysoserious]

i live in the big island and i go to black sand beach all da time it is called richasin

[WyvernsKeep]

Nani! Loved the beginning. Very creative. Mahalo nui for the vid!

[ghowshouldiknow]

wow is there anyway to send me some of that beautiful sand lol like in a zip lock bag lol i have never seen the white creamy sand.....god bless

[Hearnoevil8]

whoa! You've never seen whit esand? It's EVERYWHERE In australia! we're bored of it!

[youcdtube]

aha!!

[PahoaMoano]

Really Nice Donnie..Not only was it beautiful but very educational as well. Mahalo

[DrBlizzardo]

Thank you for your kind words! Mahalo!

[rasala]

very informative video -- thank you!

[DrBlizzardo]

Thank you...I'm new at video making--I wish it were "compelling" or "gorgeous" or "Breathtaking"...but you know what? At this point of my development...I'll take "informative"...thanks again! Aloha...

[x0shiiningsmileex08]

is there clear water here? like in the carribbean? whats better, the carribbean or hawaii??? AND HAVE YOU EVER BEEN TO KONA VILLAGE DO THEY HAVE CLEAR WATER?? IS IT DUMPY???? I WANT CLEAR WATER COMMENT BAK ON THIS VIDEO!!!!!!