Visit to Kaloko Honokohau National Historic Park Located just south of the Kona International Airport, the Kaloko Honokohau National Historic Park used to be an early Hawaiian settlement that covered over 1160 acres in the coastal area of Kona. The area is filled with...
Halema’u ma’u Crater (Keanakāko’i Crater hike and lookout at Hawaii Volcanoes National Park Halema’u ma’u crater is at the center of all volcanic activity at Hawaii Volcanoes National Park A visit to the park is spectacular experience to see the active...
Hike to Pu’u Ahumoa (dryland forests of Mauna Kea) Hike to Pu’u Ahumoa The large cinder cone that dominates the western flank of Mauna Kea is called Pu’u Ahumoa which in Hawaiian translates as Chicken Hill. Created over 200,000 years ago on the side of Mauna...
Best beaches in Kona – in town or just a short drive Kailua Kona town or just known as Kona is the sunny, touristy part of the west side of the Big Island and the beaches are smaller here but still fantastic places to hang out, swim, snorkel or if the waves are...
Part of the adventure of visiting a nursery here in East Hawaii on the Big Island is actually the journey and finding it in the dense jungle of the Puna Coastline where Alohilani Orchid Nursery is located. Tucked into the forested area of Wa’a Wa’a in a remote part of...
A fantastic visit to the Palila Forest Discovery trail One of the fantastic bird discovery trails and ecological projects taken on by Hawaii Island and Island Conservancy is the Palila Forest Discovery Trail. A revered forest located on the western flanks of Mauna...
