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Historic Sites & Monuments
Kona Coffee Living History Farm
81-6551 Mamalahoa Highway • Big Island, HI 96750
Located in Kealakekua
808-323-2006
Preserved and restored by the Kona Historical Society, this national award-winning seven acre working coffee farm is listed on both the State of Hawaii and the National Registers of Historic Places and interpretive guides take visitors back in time for a rare glimpse of the days of the coffee pioneers. Surviving structures on the farm date from 1925 and include a six room farmhouse, a coffee pulping mill, a Japanese style furo, a wash house, and assorted outbuildings. mapPuukohola Heiau (circa 1790)
62-3601 Kawaihae Road • Big Island, HI 96743
Located in Kawaihae
808-882-7218
This historic temple is listed as both a Historic Landmark and a National Historic Site and was constructed by Kamehameha I to incur the favor of the war god Kuka'ilimoku. The founding of the Hawaiian kingdom is often directly associated with this structure. more...
Museums & Galleries
Kona Historical Society Museum
P.O. Box 398 • Captain Cook, HI808-323-3222
Located in the Old Greenwell Store which was established in 1875 and is listed on the National Register of Historic Places, this museum contains over 40,000 photographs, artifacts, memorabilia, and publications that depict the lifestyle during the late 1800s. more...Laupahoehoe Train Museum
36-2377 Mamamalahoa Highway • Big Island, HI 96764
Located in Laupahoehoe
808-962-6300
This small museum is located in an old railway employee home and is dedicated to preserving the history of the Hilo Railroad which began in 1899 and lasted until 1946. A wide array of railroad memorabilia, photographs, and artifacts are on display and a gift shop is also on site. more...
National Parks & Natural Wonders
Mount Kilauea
The world's most active volcano has been continually erupting since January 3, 1983. mapPu'uhonua O Honaunau National Historical Park
P.O. Box 129 • Big Island, HI 96726
Located in Honaunau
808-328-2326
This 180 acre national historic park was established in 1961 and was once a place of refuge and healing for Kapu breakers, criminals, and prisoners of war who escaped and reached this site. The park includes the pu`uhonua, as well as a complex of archeological sites such as temple platforms, royal fishponds, sledding tracks, and coastal village sites. more...
Parks, Gardens & Zoos
Hawaii Tropical Botanical Garden
27-717 Old Mamalahoa Highway • Hilo, HI 96781
Located 8.5 Miles North of Hilo off Highway 19
808-964-5233
Acclaimed by visitors to be one of the most beautiful areas in Hawaii, this spectacular nature preserve and sanctuary is nestled beside Onomea Bay on the Hamakua Coast. The Hawaii Tropical Botanical Garden showcases a wide variety of rare and exotic plants from all over the world with an ever growing collection of over 2,000 species, representing more than 125 families and 750 genera. more...Waterfalls Rainforest & Gardens
P.O. Box 411 • Big Island, HI 96728
Located on Highway 19 in Honomu
808-963-5427
The largest botanical gardens in Hawaii, there are over 5,000 species of plants located in these spectacular gardens and visitors are given a map of the gardens where all walks are on level concrete pathways. more...
Tours & Cruises
Captain Dan McSweeney's Whale Watching Adventures
P.O. Box Box 139 • Big Island, HI 96725
Located at Honokohau Harbor
808-322-0028
This tour company offers whale watching trips to find migratory humpbacks that are only seen from December through April plus offers tours where you will see six other species of whales that rarely stray from the Kona Coast, one of the best places in the world for whale watching. more...Kapohokine Hawaii Adventure Tours
28-1177 Old Railroad Way • Pepeekeo, HI 96783
Kapohokine Adventures offers volcano and helicopter tours of the Big Island of Hawaii. Tours depart from Hilo, Kona, and Waikoloa daily. more...Mokulele Flight Service
P.O. Box 830 • Holualoa, HILocated at Kona International Airport
808-326-7070
The largest fixed wing operator in Hawaii, this flight service is dedicated to air tours of the Big Island of Hawaii including Circle Island, Volcano, and Valley tours. Personalized charter flights are also available. more...Safari Helicopters
808-969-1259
Take a tour in one of these air-conditioned helicopters with panoramic viewing. more...Top of Waipio
P.O. Box 5045 • Big Island, HI 96727
Located on Highway 240 in Kukuihaele
808-775-1007
This adventure company offers an array of activities including hiking tours, horseback riding, 4X4 and ATV tours, and historic tours in and around the pristine area of Waipio Valley. more...Volcano Heli-Tours
P.O. Box 626 • Volcano, HI808-967-7578
The only helicopter company that departs from the volcano area, this helicopter company offers scenic tours that take you over the lava lake and to the ocean. Reservations are required.
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