South Point
South Point is the southernmost point of the Big Island, the state of Hawaii, and even the United States....
Naalehu
Beaches in Naalehu
Kawa Bay Beach
Kawa Bay Beach and 234 acres of land behind it are now public property. The state and Hawaii County...
Papakolea Green Sand Beach (Mahana Bay)
Papakolea Green Sand Beach on Mahana Bay is in a remote location near South Point on the Big Island....
Whittington Beach Park
Whittington Beach Park is a county park on Honuapo Bay near Naalehu on the Big Island. There is no...
Kaulana Boat Ramp
The Kaulana Boat Ramp is down South Point Road at the southern tip of the Big Island. It provides...
Broken Landing at South Point
Broken Landing or “Broken Road” gets its name from a road that stops at the ocean and is broken...
Kamilo Beach
Kamilo Beach is a narrow sandy beach located on the eastern face of South Point, the southernmost point of...
Explore Naalehu
Nearby Hotels
Hawaii Island Resort
Set on 8 acres with a macadamia nut orchard, this rural B&B is 12.5 miles from Papakolea Green Sand...
Nearby Attractions
Ala Kahakai National Historic Trail
Ala Kahakai National Historic Trail is also known as Kawaihae-Anaehoomalu and is often signed Ala Kahakai Trail. This coastal...
About Naalehu
Na'alehu is a thriving little town located in the heart of the southern region of the Big Island known as Ka'u. It has shops, a grocery, restaurants, a bake shop, coffee houses, and a gas station. If you happen to be there on a Wednesday or Saturday morning, you should stop into the Kau Farmers Market for local goodies. Not far from Naalehu is a major landmark called South Point. There you'll find the southernmost patch of land in the USA. It's also considered the landing point for the first Polynesians who arrived in Hawaii and you'll find a heiau and other clues to early settlements there. The well-known Green Sand Beach is a couple miles from South Point via rutted roads that are better to walk than drive. Whittington Beach Park is nearby Naalehu and has easy access. It's a great park for picnicking and exploring the shore, but there is no sandy beach. If you want a sand, walk into Kawa Bay Beach or drive to Punaluu Black Sand Beach. Naalehu is a great stopping point if you are passing through the southern part of the Big Island and it's diverse beaches make it worth spending more time there.