After frustration with the black sand beach, we stumbled upon Manini’owali Beach. I called it the “Trump” beach since “manini” in Italian means “small hands.” Kua Bay is gorgeous, although it looks like nothing but lava fields from the main road. Shea kept on saying how this sand must have been “imported.” Far more likely the sand is just different based on the geological conditions. The sand was fine and we had a lot of fun in the waves. They had outdoor showers and nice bathrooms. We got there early afternoon, so we got great parking too.