Pahala is the sunny place to stay in restored plantation homes and mansion near the black sand turtle beach and surrounded by Volcanoes National Park. Near Kilauea Volcano, the village rests on the slopes of Mauna Loa Volcano with coffee and macadamia, horses and cattle farms encircling the town, Wood Valley and native forests just above it. Punalu`u is the Ka`u beach for swimming, snorkeling and surfing on the longest uninhabited coast in Hawaii. Pahala is located just 6 miles from Punaluu black sand beach where threatened Hawaiian green sea turtles sun and endangered Hawaiian hawksbill turtles lay their eggs, protected by federal law and native Hawaiian volunteers who guard them. (Please stay 15 feet away from turtles).
Pahala is a quiet retreat for rest and exploration of Volcanoes National Park, Hawaiian historic sites, the farms and forests of nearby Wood Valley, and dramatic coastal areas, such as South Point, a peninsula of sea cliffs jutting out into the Pacific. The U.S. Congress with help from the Nature Conservancy and Volcanoes National Park, recently purchased 116,000 acres for preservation, expanding Volcanoes National Park to surround Pahala and nearby villages.
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