Located just north of the small town of Naalehu in Big Island’s Kau district sits the remnants of a more prosperous time. The town of Honuapo was once a bustling sugar cane town but today all that’s left is the rusted skeleton of a shipping pier jutting into the bay at Whittington Beach Park. Whittington is a […]
At 8:15 we’re driving down Ali’i dr. headed for Keauhou bay. The sun’s been down for two hours, there’s no moon, the ocean is just an inky blackness beyond the guardrail. We arrive at the Sheraton Keauhou Bay, park the car, and proceed up to the ocean overlook attached to the outdoor lounge. Here at […]
About two miles up the road from Honoli’i, Hilo’s most popular surf beach, is the small community of Papaikou. Here you’ll find a Hamakuan bakery that many claim has the best Malasadas on island. For those who haven’t had one, a malasada is basically a portuguese donut. It’s a fried ball of sweetened dough rolled […]
Perhaps the most visited place on Big Island, Hawaii Volcanoes National Park is unlike any other place found on the planet. With more than 30 destinations and over 100 miles of trails one could easily spend weeks inside the park and not see everything. Because of the sheer volume of things to do in Hawaii […]
There is no facet of modern Hawaii where the multi-cultural influences are more evident than in the area of food. Everyday food choices that folks in Hawaii enjoy run a spectrum as glorious as Hawaii’s rainbows. Office party pot-lucks, picnics and other special, but informal gatherings offer a unique insight into the day to day […]
The city of Kona sits on the side of the third largest mountain on the island: Hualalai. Its massive face rises high above sea level and hosts many unique environments. One such environment is the cloud forest above Kona which is accessed by one of the most scenic mountain drives in the area. Kaloko drive […]
Every year more than 2000 humpback whales travel to Hawaiian waters in winter to mate and give birth to offspring and about 800 of these animals spend their time in Hawaii around the shores of Big Island. Many people take whale watching charters or paddle kayaks offshore to view these massive underwater beasts, but if […]
Located in the north on the border between Hamakua and Kohala is a valley that many will recognize from posters and magazines – the picturesque Waipio Valley. Waipio is arguably Big Island’s grandest valley, with a black sand beach at the front and two large waterfalls at the back. Waipio is extremely lush and famed […]
Located eighteen miles from the Kona International Airport at Keahole, this huge sprawling hotel is by no means for those who are craving a private and intimate setting. The Hilton Waikoloa is the largest of several resorts along the Kona-Kohala Coast, but this one is an extraordinary collection of activity, families, conventioneers and more. The […]
Just offshore from Hilo’s famed Lili’uokalani Gardens sits Mokuola, known popularly today as Coconut Island. This is Hilo’s most popular and convenient beach. It offers swimming, a tower to jump from into the ocean, picnic tables, a grassy area, and good sea turtle watching. The island is connected via a wide footbridge. The bridge is […]
