Black Sands, Hawaii

About Black Sands

Black Sands is a small unincorporated community in southeastern Hawaii.

Officially, Black Sands is a census-designated place — a real, named community that residents call home, governed at the county level. The community covers 0.54 square miles.

📰 Black Sands News Today

• Police Seeking Missing Person Sebastian Moceri Hawaii Police Department (.gov) · Dec 2
• HECO restores power to more than 1,000 overnight Spectrum News · Mar 19
• Discover Hawaii's Best Beaches for Your Perfect Getaway Travel + Leisure · Jul 6
• Candidate Q&A: State House District 4 — Tamlyn Hunt Honolulu Civil Beat · Jul 20
• Most drivers miss the turn to this 'hidden' Bay Area black sand beach SFGATE · Dec 30

Live headlines via Google News — updates through the day.

What Makes Black Sands Unique

• The only place in America named Black Sands — a truly one-of-a-kind name among 32,000+ US communities.
• An unincorporated community — no city hall of its own, which often means lower local taxes and county-managed services.
• Island living in the Pacific — year-round tropical climate.
• Positioned in southeastern Hawaii, convenient to the region's corridors and crossings.

Why People Love It Here

• A tight community feel that bigger cities can't replicate.
• Housing dollars stretch further here than in the nearest metro.
• Well connected: 3+ neighboring communities within 5 miles.

📍 Neighborhoods in Black Sands

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🏞️ Parks & Outdoors in Black Sands

• Keauohana Forest Reserve · Nature reserve reviews ★

Parks mapped by the OpenStreetMap community · "reviews" opens each park's live Google reviews.

⚡ Quick Facts

🗺️ Map of Black Sands

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