Hawaii Has Unusual Tourist Places

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When it comes to unusual sights and places for tourists, Hawaii has its share.

For example, in addition to black sand beaches, Hawaii has a Green Sand Beach and a Red Sand Beach, which are quite rare in the world. Many of the black beaches are easy to get to, such as being in parks and even being tour stops, but the green beach and red beach are not easy and there are no tours, so they are for the really adventurous.

Hawaii also has the distinction of having islands that were closed to visitors; in fact, one still is. Lanai for many years was the home of the Dole pineapple growing operation and visitors were by invitation only.
Now it is owned by a billionaire
and has luxury hotels and golf
courses, so tourists are welcome
to what is billed as Private Island
by the owner.

Another family, the Robinsons,
owns Niihau, where Hawaiians
still live and practice the
traditions of their ancestors.
Tourists are not welcome except
on one isolated spot of the island
if they are flown in on a special helicopter.

Now we come to Kahoolawe, the dangerous island, because it still has unexploded ordnance from years of bombing by the Navy. But you can go there if you are willing to volunteer to help clean up and restore the island.

And there is the island of Molokai, which has the only U.S. county that bars all entry to tourists unless they have special authorization or come with a specified tour operator.

Let's see, we've talked about Hawaiian beaches and islands being unusual. What's left? How about an ancient forest that lives only on a tiny tall rock in the ocean . . . invisible cows . . . or ocean interstates that go nowhere except on Oahu . . . and the best phallic rock of them all.

Hawaii has unusual tourist attractions

Punaluu Black Sand Beach on the Big Island
- Hawaii's Big Island Visitor Bureau (BIVB)

Petroglyphs on Lanai
- Hawaii Tourism Japan (HTJ)