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Coordinates: 19°23′42″N 154°55′45″W / 19.3949°N 154.9293°W / 19.3949; -154.9293
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[[File:Kehena Beach, Big Island.jpg|thumb|A photograph of the [[black sand]] on Kehena Beach]]
[[File:Kehena Beach, Big Island.jpg|thumb|A photograph of the [[black sand]] on Kehena Beach]]
'''Kehena Beach''' is a [[Black sand|narrow black sand beach]] located on the east shore of the island of [[Hawaii_(island)|Hawaii]]. Spinner dolphins frequent the water; as a result, the beach has also been known as Dolphin Beach.<ref>{{Cite web|title = Kehena Beach: The Naked Truth|url = http://daily-flow.com/2010/02/17/kehena-beach-the-naked-truth/|website = The Daily Flow|accessdate = 2015-10-23}}</ref>
'''Kehena Beach''' is a [[Black sand|narrow black sand beach]] located on the east shore of the island of [[Hawaii_(island)|Hawaii]], in the [[Puna,_Hawaii|Puna]] district. Spinner dolphins frequent the water; as a result, the beach has also been known as Dolphin Beach.<ref>{{Cite web|title = Kehena Beach: The Naked Truth|url = http://daily-flow.com/2010/02/17/kehena-beach-the-naked-truth/|website = The Daily Flow|accessdate = 2015-10-23}}</ref>


== Formation ==
== Formation ==

Revision as of 00:52, 10 February 2018

A photograph of the black sand on Kehena Beach

Kehena Beach is a narrow black sand beach located on the east shore of the island of Hawaii, in the Puna district. Spinner dolphins frequent the water; as a result, the beach has also been known as Dolphin Beach.[1]

Formation

The beach was formed in a 1955 lava flow.[2] There is a point of rocks on one end of the beach that marks where the flow ended.

Nudity

Kehena beach is one of the few beaches in Hawaii that allows nudity. People take advantage of this policy.

References

  1. ^ "Kehena Beach: The Naked Truth". The Daily Flow. Retrieved 2015-10-23.
  2. ^ "Kehena Beach, Big Island". www.to-hawaii.com. Retrieved 2015-10-23.

19°23′42″N 154°55′45″W / 19.3949°N 154.9293°W / 19.3949; -154.9293