Kapoho is home to new black sand beaches

Courtesy photo Petra Wiesenbauer and her children recently hiked to a new black sand beach near Cape Kumukahi light.
Courtesy photo A new black sand beach near Cape Kumukahi light.
Courtesy photo A new black sand beach near Cape Kumukahi light.

HILO — New black sand beaches have formed near Kapoho, created by the 2018 eruption of Kilauea volcano in lower Puna.

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