Hapuna Beach State Recreation Area Location: On Queen Ka’ahumanu Highway (Highway 19), 2 miles north of Puako, 2.3 miles south of Kawaihae. Description: Landscaped beach park with swimming during calm seas, bodysurfing during periods of shore breaks, sunbathing and other beach-related activities, picnicking and shelter lodging opportunities. Dangerous rip currents …
The builders of the Mauna Lani resort complex have preserved a number of sites of historical and archaeological interest on the resort grounds as Kalahuipuaa Historical Park. In this civilized setting and on a paved path, visitors can easily stroll through a lava field, cross a segment of an old paved Hawaiian footpath, and visit …
Pololu (Hawaiian spelling: Pololū, stressed on the final ‘ū’ means long spear in the Hawaiian language) is the norther-westernmost of the Hamakua coast’s dramatic stream valleys, a series of erosional valleys forming the east coast of Kohala Mountain. Waipio is the southeastern-most. At the end of Highway 270 in North Kohala, past the towns of …
Waipio Valley is one of the broad, Eden-like green valleys sealed off from the outside world by sheer, thousand-foot-high walls. This isolated corner of the island is a favorite destination for tourists, who usually just peer over the cliff edge down onto the valley then go away. For hikers who are connoisseurs of fine beaches, …