Kapa’a Beach Park’s rocky coastline and pockets of rugged campsites tucked into stands of native keawe trees are a far cry from the elegant, obsessively manicured and easy to navigate beach parks found farther south along the Big Island’s Kona Coast. It doesn’t boast long tracks of soft white sand, lines of beach chairs and …
Tucked into the quiet, leafy residential neighborhood of Hawaiian Beaches along Big Island’s rocky and turbulent eastern coastline is Papio Ocean Park – an expansive stretch of green grass framed by a hedgerow of broad-leafed trees and coconut palms. It’s a breezy, well-manicured refuge of green; a break in the long string of desolate lava …
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In terms of bang for the buck, the switchback-heavy trail zig-zagging down the cliffs of Pololu Valley at the northern tip of Big Island is the hike with the greatest payoff at the end for the least amount of huffing and puffing. The trail isn’t long: just a little over half a mile, but it …
Thinking of running on the Big Island. Just because you are on and Island doesn’t mean you can’t get your runs in. If you are looking for some great exercise look no further than the Big Island of Hawaii! With its breathtaking views and wide open spaces, it’s a runner’s paradise. From local stores to …
The best swimming spot in Hilo is Carlsmith Beach Park. Several tranquil and windswept beach parks line the four-mile-long Kalanianaole Street east of Hilo’s main downtown intersection, and Carlsmith is our favorite. Carlsmith inhabits a peninsula of land that juts off of the Hilo coast a few miles past the city’s iconic breakwater, and features …
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An uninterrupted half-mile of fine white sand waits for Kona-side beachgoers at Hapuna Beach, a long stretch of pristine, sun-drenched shoreline and electric blue water sandwiched between rocky bluffs dotted with luxury hotels and parched, spindly trees along Big Island’s Kohala Coast. The beach is found within the much larger Hapuna Beach State Recreation Area, …
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It’s easy to imagine the days of old-time Hawaii at places like Lapakahi State Historical Park, where visitors can see firsthand how the ancestors of these islands once lived, worked and played. The park is a Big Island historical gem tucked away along the rocky, arid coast of Kohala District, roughly a dozen miles north …
Kaimu Black Sand Beach is a quarter-mile hike across a barren lava field of smooth, ropey-looking black rock, following a footpath paved with finely crushed red cinder stones, to the rocky shore of crashing waves and tumbling boulders of Kaimu Black Sand Beach. This is an isolated and stunningly beautiful stretch of coastline carpeted with …
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Just a handful of miles south of the town of Hawi and Big Island’s northernmost point is Mahukona Beach Park – a rugged, rocky swath of North Kohala Coast shoreline inhabited by the dilapidated remains of a long-since abandoned sugar mill. For nearly a century the old buildings have sat boarded up, serving as a …
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One of the first things people think of when they consider the Big Island of Hawaii is the Ironman Championships. It is one of the toughest races in the world, and while few make it, the race in Kona is legendary. This triathlon event has been held on the island since 1981 and consists of …
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