Located on the North Kona Coast of the Big Island, Makolea Beach - also known as Makolea Black Sand Beach - is a small black sand beach with many sharp lava rocks. Makolea Beach is situated north of Makolea Point and near the shores of Mahai'ula Bay. Makolea Beach is considered a geological oddity an area that mostly has white sand beaches. This black sand beach was formed by the lava flow from the last volcanic eruption of the Hualālai volcano in 1801.