Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Praveen P.N/Getty Images Papakōlea Beach, also known as Green Sand Beach located near South Point on the Big Island of Hawaii.

Papakōlea Beach, also known as Green Sand Beach, located near South Point on the Big Island of Hawaii. Papakōlea Beach isn’t your typical beach. Commonly referred to as "Green Sand Beach," the stretch ...

This beach doesn’t just look different — it’s 49,000 years in the making Hidden on Hawaii’s Big Island is one of the rarest beaches on Earth. Papakōlea Green Sand Beach glows with an olive-green hue ...

AOL: This Rare Green Sand Beach in the U.S. Is One of Only Four in the World—Here’s How to Visit

This Rare Green Sand Beach in the U.S. Is One of Only Four in the World—Here’s How to Visit

MSN: You have to hike 5 miles to see this rare green sand beach

You have to hike 5 miles to see this rare green sand beach

Yahoo: Papakōlea Beach on the Big Island gets its stunning emerald hue from a mineral called olivine.