Richardson Beach (also known as Richardson's Ocean Park) is a Hawaii County park located just east of Hilo, Hawaii, on the Big Island of Hawaii. Adjacent is the Leleiwi Beach Park.[1]
The name Richardson comes from its original owner and builder of the still-standing home there, Elsa and George Richardson.[2] Today the beach is a public park, and the home is occupied and operated as the Richardson Ocean Center. Richardson Beach is the only beach in the Hilo area with black sand. It is located near the end of Kalanianaʻole at coordinates , where Leleiwi street leads to an undeveloped coastal access area known as Lehia Park. The Hawaiian language name comes from lele iwi which means "bone altar".[3]