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BEACHES & COAST
Anaehoomalu Bay (A-Bay)
Anaehoomalu Bay (A-Bay)
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Green Sand Beach (Papakolea)
1Green Sand Beach (Papakolea)
Beach
Papakolea Beach near South Point (Ka Lae) in the Ka'u district is one of the world's rarest beaches, tinted olive green by olivine crystals eroded from the wall…
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Hapuna Beach
Hapuna Beach
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Kua Bay (Manini'owali Beach)
Kua Bay (Manini'owali Beach)
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Mauna Kea Beach (Kauna'oa Beach)
Mauna Kea Beach (Kauna'oa Beach)
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Punalu'u Black Sand Beach
2Punalu'u Black Sand Beach
Beach
Punaluu Beach lies on the Big Island's south coast between Pahala and Na'alehu. The striking black sand is basaltic, formed when lava flows met the ocean and co…
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Richardson Ocean Park (Hilo)
8Richardson Ocean Park (Hilo)
Beach
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Kahaluu Beach Park Snorkel
Kahaluu Beach Park Snorkel
Snorkel spot
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Kealakekua Bay (Captain Cook Monument)
Kealakekua Bay (Captain Cook Monument)
Snorkel spot
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Puako Reef
Snorkel spot
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Two Step (Honaunau Bay) Snorkel
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NATURE
Akaka Falls State Park
Akaka Falls State Park
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Hamakua Heritage Coast
9Hamakua Heritage Coast
Nature
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Hawaii Volcanoes National Park (Visitor Centre)
Hawaii Volcanoes National Park (Visitor Centre)
Nature
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Mauna Kea Summit (Mauna Kea Observatories)
Mauna Kea Summit (Mauna Kea Observatories)
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Pololu Valley Trail
Pololu Valley Trail
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Waimea (Kohala) Canyon Overlook
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Waipio Valley Black Sand Beach
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Waipio Valley Lookout
Waipio Valley Lookout
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Chain of Craters Road
Chain of Craters Road
Volcano
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Devastation Trail
Volcano
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Kilauea Caldera & Halema'uma'u Crater
Kilauea Caldera & Halema'uma'u Crater
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Kilauea Iki Crater Trail
Kilauea Iki Crater Trail
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Lava Tree State Monument
7Lava Tree State Monument
Volcano
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Lava Tube (Thurston Lava Tube / Nahuku)
Lava Tube (Thurston Lava Tube / Nahuku)
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Mauna Loa Overlook Road
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CULTURE & HISTORY
Kailua-Kona Historic District
Kailua-Kona Historic District
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Kamehameha I Birthplace (Kokoiki Heiau)
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Lapakahi State Historical Park
5Lapakahi State Historical Park
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Mo'okini Heiau
6Mo'okini Heiau
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Pu'uhonua o Honaunau (Place of Refuge)
10Pu'uhonua o Honaunau (Place of Refuge)
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Pu'ukohola Heiau National Historic Site
4Pu'ukohola Heiau National Historic Site
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ACTIVITIES & LOCAL
Ironman World Championship Course
Ironman World Championship Course
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Mauna Kea Summit Stargazing
3Mauna Kea Summit Stargazing
Activity
Mauna Kea is a dormant shield volcano rising to 4,207 metres above sea level and the highest point in Hawaii. Measured from its ocean base, the mountain reaches…
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Big Island Brewhaus (Waimea)
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Hilo Farmers Market
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Island Lava Java (Kailua-Kona)
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Ken's House of Pancakes (Hilo)
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Kona Coffee Belt (Captain Cook / Kealakekua)
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Kona Coffee Living History Farm
Kona Coffee Living History Farm
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Tex Drive In (Honokaa) — Malasadas
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GETTING THERE
Hilo International Airport (ITO)
Transport
Hilo International Airport, formerly known as General Lyman Field, serves eastern Hawaii from a coastal location 3 miles east of downtown Hilo. Operated by the …
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Kona International Airport (KOA)
Transport
Kona International Airport at Keahole, officially named Ellison Onizuka Kona International Airport in honour of the Big Island-born NASA astronaut, is the prima…
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