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Richardson Beach Park
Located at the very end of Kalanianaole Avenue in Keaukaha is Hilo’s closest black sand beach. This is Richardson...
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Ken’s House of Pancakes in Hilo
Ken’s house of Pancakes, located at the northeast corner of Hilo, has been a local staple for more than...
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Prehistoric birdlife of the Big Island
It’s the early 5th century in the Common Era and humans have just arrived in Hawaii. They’re the first...
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Mauna Loa Road
Mauna Loa is the largest volcano as well as the most voluminous mountain on planet earth. Rising more than...
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Pahala’s Scenic Wood Valley
The quiet town of Pahala is tucked away deep in the heart of Ka’u’s upland plains. This lesser-known area...
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Verna’s Too Drive Inn
For those living in the rain forest community of Mountain View on the Big Island, there’s only one place...
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Tex Drive In
45-690 Pakalana St # 19 Honokaa, HI 96727
Many Big Island locals have their own opinions on where the best Malasadas can be found. Malasadas Portuguese donuts...
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Pu’u o Lokuana Cinder Cone
Hawaii Volcanoes National Park is gigantic. It’s over 200,000 acres, and half of that lies in the park’s Kahuku...
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Ocean Sushi Deli
250 Keawe St # C, Hilo, HI 96720
Hilo only has a few sushi options, and if you’re looking for good, affordable, unpretentious japanese food in Hilo,...
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Hawaii’s Invasive Mouflon Sheep
The Hawaiian islands are the most remote archipelago on the planet. For hundreds of thousands of years the only...
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The Ka’u Coffee Mill
Nestled in Pahala’s scenic Wood Valley 2.4 miles up the road from town sits the Ka’u Coffee Mill. The...
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Kaalaiki Road - The scenic route between Pahala and Na’alehu
Arguably Ka’u’s most scenic drive, Kaalaiki road (15 miles one way) lies between Pahala and Na’alehu up on the...
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Cliff Jumping South Point
The windswept land of Ka Lae, also known as Big Island’s South Point, is home to some of the...
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Hawaiian Green Sea Turtles
In Hawaii the Green Sea Turtle is called Honu. This is the most widespread and numerous turtle in the...
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Hao Springs Road in Waiohinu
Hao Springs Rd, Naalehu, HI 96772
Perched above the tiny community of Waiohinu at the southern tip of Big Island is a scenic drive that...
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Big Island’s Ka’u District
Ka’u is Big Island’s southernmost district. Sitting far away from the island’s major cities, Ka’u is home to Hawaii’s...
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Kahaluu Beach Park
Kahaluu Beach Park, Kahaluu-Keauhou, Hawaii
Big Island’s western side is world famous for its pristine coastal waters. Indeed, there seem to be spectacular snorkel...
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Honoli’i Beach Park
180 Kahoa Street, Hilo, HI
Just north of the city limits Hilo surfers get their fix at Honoli’i, east Big Island’s most popular surf...
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The Kahuku Unit at Hawaii Volcanoes National Park
Puu o Kahuku, Hawaii Volcanoes National Park, Hawaii, 96704
On July 3, 2003 Hawaii Volcanoes National Park purchased Kahuku Ranch from The Damon Estate for $22 million, effectively...
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Kaūmana Caves County Park
Kaūmana Caves County Park, HI
Just up the mountain from Hilo town sits one of the lesser-visited geological formations of the area. Kaumana cave...
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The Pacific Golden Plover
One of Hawaii’s most commonly seen seasonal visitors is Kolea, The Pacific Golden Plover. These birds migrate from Alaska...
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Namakanipaio Campground
Namakanipaio Campground, HI
For those who want to experience Hawaii Volcanoes National Park while camping, Namakanipaio campground is the easiest and most...
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Akaka Falls State Park
Highway 220, Honomu, 96728
Fifteen miles northwest of Hilo, tucked away in the heart of Hamakua is the most accessible large waterfall found...
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Mark Twain’s Monkeypod Tree in Waiohinu
95-6006 Mamalahoa Hwy Naalehu, HI 96772
In 1866 a 31-year-old Mark Twain spent four months in Hawaii. Three of those months were spent on the...
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Punalu’u (Black Sand Beach)
Punaluu County Beach Park, Punaluu, HI
For those that have never seen a black sand beach, Punalu’u is an eye-opening stop on the road from...
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Big Island Coffee
Hawaii is the only state in the U.S. that grows coffee and Big Island produces more coffee than anywhere...
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Ocean View
Ocean View, HI
Hawaiian Ocean View, referred to by most simply as Ocean View, sits on the southern coast of Hawaii’s Big...
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Hawksbill Sea Turtles
Many sea turtles swim in the waters throughout the state of Hawaii, but the rarest of them all is...
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Kawa’a Beach
Mamalahoa Hwy Naalehu, HI 96772
Kawa’a Beach is a hidden beach in Ka’u that sits between Punalu’u (black sands) beach and Honuapo (Whittington Beach...
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Jacksons Chameleons
In 1972 Robin Ventura, a pet shop owner in Kaneohe on Oahu, obtained a Hawaii State Dept. of Agriculture...
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Hawaiian Humpbacks
Every year more than 2,000 humpback whales migrate to Hawaiian waters. A population of up to 600 inhabits the...
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Mauna Loa Road Koa Forest
Mauna Loa Road, Volcano, HI
Mauna loa is a truly massive mountain but due to its remoteness most of it remains largely inaccessible. Still,...
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Akatsuka Orchid Gardens
11-3051 Volcano Road, Volcano, HI
Located between miles 22 and 23 on Highway 11 outside of Volcano is Akatsuka Orchid Gardens. These greenhouse gardens...
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Big Island Beef
In 1793 Captain George Vancouver arrived on the Big Island of Hawaii and presented King Kamehameha with a gift...
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Ka’u Desert
Kau Desert Trail, Hawaii Volcanoes National Park, HI
Southwest of Kilauea Volcano lies a vast and mysterious land. Most guidebooks offer little to say about it and...
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Hawaiian Spinner Dolphins
Hawaiian Spinner Dolphins are the smallest dolphin species in the world and are about as close to the human...
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Tidepooling Big Island
Tidepools are a common sight around Hawaii, especially on Big Island which has more rocky coastline and fewer...
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Volcano Village
Volcano, HI
Located 1 mile up the road from Hawaii Volcanoes National Park is the quiet village of Volcano, Hawaii. As...
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Mauna Kea’s Observatories
Mauna Kea Observatories, Hilo, HI 96720
Standing at 13,796 feet, the summit of Big Island’s Mauna Kea is the highest point in the state of...
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Pohoiki (Isaac Hale Beach Park)
12 State Highway 137, Pahoa, Hawaii 96778
The Puna coastline is vast and rugged. With rocky cliffs and crashing waves, there aren’t many places to access...
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Kipuka Puaulu (Bird Park)
Unnamed Rd, Hawaii Volcanoes National Park, Volcano, HI 96785
“Kipuka” is a Hawaiian word that has become a commonly used volcanic term. It refers to an area of...
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Manuka State Wayside
Manuka State Park, Hawaii
Far away from everything except Ocean View, Manuka State Wayside is an area that’s rather secluded. It offers a...
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South Point Park
S Point Rd, Naalehu, HI 96772
The southernmost point of the United States of America is Big Island’s South Point. It’s believed that it was...
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Snorkeling Pawai Bay
75-5560 Kuakini Hwy, Kailua-Kona, HI 96740
The Big Island is the youngest of all the Hawaiian islands. Older islands like Oahu and Maui have had...
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Whittington Beach Park (Honuapo)
95-4995 Mamalahoa Hwy Naalehu, HI 96772
Located just north of the small town of Naalehu in Big Island’s Kau district sits the remnants of a more...
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Night Diving with Manta Rays
At 8:15 we’re driving down Ali’i dr. headed for Keauhou bay. The sun’s been down for two hours, there’s...
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Baker Tom’s
27-2111 Hawaii Belt Rd # A, Papaikou, HI 96781-7731
About two miles up the road from Honoli’i, Hilo’s most popular surf beach, is the small community of Papaikou....
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