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Hapuna Beach State Park was ranked the best beach in the U.S. in Leatherman's review of sandy shorelines for 2021. Leatherman, a coastal scientist and professor at Florida International University, hopes his 30th annual list will encourage people to get out and leave the past year of pandemic struggles in the rearview mirror. He acknowledged that people will have to pay extra to get tested for COVID-19 before coming to the islands. “Hawaii is a really special place, and so I think it’s worth it," he said. Kandi Miranda, who owns Manuela Malasada Company and runs a food truck near Hapuna...

May 27, 2021 at 5:29 am (AP) — After a year of pandemic lockdowns and travel restrictions, Stephen “Dr. Beach” Leatherman hopes his 30th annual list of the best beaches in the Unites States will be a welcome reprieve from coronavirus struggles. Hapuna Beach State Park on Hawaiʻi’s Big Island has been ranked the best beach in the U.S. in Leatherman’s review of sandy shorelines for 2021. Leatherman is a coastal scientist and professor at Florida International University. He uses 50 criteria to evaluate beaches, with the most important categories being safety and cleanliness.   ...

Only 2 Florida beaches make Dr. Beach's top 10 list St. George Island State Park, Caladesi Island State Park among top 10 STEVE CANNON/AP Marc Moncrief, right, along his wife Sherry, center, daughter Megan, left, 16, son Trevor, 13, back, celebrate the holiday, Monday July 4, 2005, at St. George Island, Fla. Three shark attacks in Gulf of Mexico waters off the Florida coast ahead of the Fourth of July weekend didn't keep tourists off the white sands of this resort island. Marc Moncrief, 42, of Calvary, Ga., acknowledged the shark stories had them debating just what exactly they would do in ...