Laupāhoehoe Point is just about 30 miles north of Hilo on The Big Island. This whole area is made up of smooth lava (pāhoehoe), making the beach made up of varying sizes of lava rock. I completely fell in love with the views of the ocean because of Hawaii’s isolation the water is a deep, deep sapphire blue. It is so striking! Although Laupāhoehoe is an incredible site to take in, it has a really sad history as well. Nature is such a powerful force, but it isn’t always a good kind of power. On April 1st, 1946 a massive tsunami caused by an earthquake in Alaska struck the island of Hawai’i. Many people died on the Big Island, but the tragedy here was that there was a school right on the coast and 24 people were killed – most of them, children. Only two people lived to tell the tale. It was such a tragedy but luckily we’ve come a very long way in detection & alerts since then. Laupāhoehoe Point Park is a beautiful place to visit and the park is set up with restrooms, picnic tables and even a shower station – camping along the ocean and in the Hawai’i State Parks seems […]