Shannon Martinez

The green sand of Papakōlea Beach is … well it’s green for starters. This is one of only 4 green sand beaches in the world. (Of course, reading that feels like a challenge to now…

We planned to visit the Waipi’o Valley on our last visit to the big island. It’s not an easy place to access without a 4WD vehicle, unless you consider “easy” a 2+ mile hike on a…