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Bygone Tourist Sites Our Grandparents Could Visit But We Can't See In Their Original Glory Anymore

Posted by Bill Rippel on June 28, 2021 - 12:29am

4. Kaimu Beach

Kaimu Beach in Hawaii may be more popularly known as one of the island state’s world-renowned black sand beaches. The surprising and almost otherworldly sight of a beach covered in black sand instead of the usual glowing beige attracted thousands of tourists until 1990. Then, it all went up in flames. Literally.

In the early 1990s, while tourism was erupting, so was something else, specifically the legendary Kilauea Volcano. Lava from the eruption left Kaimu Beach and nearby town Kalapana buried under 50 feet of lava. Locals have been able to rebuild the town, but unfortunately, the beach did not survive the devastation.

Simon Keighley Wow, what a shame the Kilauea Volcano devastated the beach for tourists - thanks for sharing, Bill.
June 28, 2021 at 9:29am
Corneliu Boghian Good post , interesting info , thanks for sharing
June 28, 2021 at 2:58am
brian chochola Thank you for posting
June 28, 2021 at 12:55am