Hawaii Island guidebook

Iliahi J.
Hawaii Island guidebook

Sightseeing

Just across the street!
177 locals recommend
Kehena Black Sand Beach
177 locals recommend
Just across the street!
MacKenzie State Recreation Area
State Highway 137
56 locals recommend
101 locals recommend
Isaac Hale Park
13-101 Kalapana - Kapoho Rd
101 locals recommend
175 locals recommend
Punalu‘u Beach
175 locals recommend
Active Lava flow at Kilauea going now at the Volcano National Park! A Must see!
880 locals recommend
Hawaii Volcanoes National Park
880 locals recommend
Active Lava flow at Kilauea going now at the Volcano National Park! A Must see!
341 locals recommend
Akaka Falls State Park
875 Akaka Falls Rd
341 locals recommend
337 locals recommend
Rainbow Falls
337 locals recommend
Hawaii Tropical Botanical Garden
27-717 Mamalahoa Hwy
192 locals recommend
25 locals recommend
Mauna Kea
25 locals recommend
32 locals recommend
Waipi'o Valley
48-5561A Waipio Valley Rd
32 locals recommend
A newly formed Black sand beach formed in 2018, life guard tower. Just minutes away from the Bali House! A Must see!
45 locals recommend
Pohoiki Black Sand Beach
Kalapana Kapoho Beach Road
45 locals recommend
A newly formed Black sand beach formed in 2018, life guard tower. Just minutes away from the Bali House! A Must see!

Food scene

Uncle Robert's Awa Bar and Farmers Market
12-5038 Kalapana Kapoho Beach Rd
171 locals recommend
103 locals recommend
Pāhoa
103 locals recommend
240 locals recommend
Kaleo's Bar & Grill
15-2969 Pahoa Village Rd
240 locals recommend
142 locals recommend
Ning's Thai Cuisine
15-2955 Pahoa Village Rd
142 locals recommend
169 locals recommend
Maku'u Farmer's Market
15-2131 Keaau-Pahoa Rd
169 locals recommend
19 locals recommend
Puna Kai Shopping Center
15-2714 Pahoa Village Rd
19 locals recommend

City/town information

120 locals recommend
Hilo
120 locals recommend

City advice

Getting around

A car is must!

We are in Rural area and buses only come twice a day.
Customs and culture

NO shoes policy indoors. It is our custom. Mahalo :)

It has always been the custom for Hawaii to not wear shoes indoors. Please honor our custom. Mahalo :)
Customs and culture

Only leave your Footprint

When you explore our Aina( land), please only leave only your footprint and Malama ( take care) of our land. Please take your trash with you. Aloha and Mahalo.
Customs and culture

Kapu

When you see this sign, KAPU, this means STAY OUT! You are on Private lands or Sacred lands. Mahalo.
Book before you go

Travel Guides and Tour helicopters

If you plan to Hire a travel guides, helicopters, please call ahead and book as they maybe booked.
Useful phrases

Aloha and Mahalo!

Aloha means hello, goodbye and love. You will generally hear it used as a greeting. Mahalo means thank you. While you can always say thank you, it’s nicer if you say mahalo instead. It’s pronounced “mah hah lo.” Ohana means family. You might hear of restaurant meals served ohana-style, which would mean family-style. Keiki means child or children. You might see keiki menus or events and activities for keiki. E komo mai means welcome. Hale means house or home. (Haleakala means house of the sun.) Wahine means lady, female. Restrooms may be labeled wahine instead of women. Kane means man, m
Customs and culture

Leave only your footprint at beaches, forests and parks

Have Aloha always