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Aloha from the Big Island of Hawaii...... 3

Big Island at a Glance ...... 4

Getting To, From & Around the Big Island...... 4

Big Island Car Rentals by Hawaiiactive.com...... 7

Geographical Information...... 8

Weather. Climate, & Clothing Tips...... 15

Big Island Photos...... 18

Feature Article: Kona Sunset Dinner Cruise...... 19

Feature Article: Swimming with Wild Dolphins from Kona ...... 21

Big Island Parks ...... 24

Romance & Weddings in Hawaii...... 33

Things to Do on the Big Island of Hawaii ...... 34

Big Island Accommocations Guide...... 37

Big Island Restaurants...... 40

Big Island Nightlife, Arts & Culture ...... 42

Big Island Web Links...... 44

Appendix ...... 45

ALOHA FROM THE BIG ISLAND OF HAWAII

Aloha, and welcome to the Big Island Smart Travel Guide. We at Hawaii Active want to make your trip to the Big Island the “Best Experience in the World.” So we have created this Smart Travel Guide to make planning your vacation much easier and much more fun.

We have included everything from geographical, climate, rental car and accommodation information to restaurants and fun family attractions like the best snorkeling spots and luaus.

You’ll also find detailed descriptions of all State and County parks and beaches, as well as nightlife attractions, cultural venues and even a brief survey of Hawaiian history.

As an extra bonus, we have included over 50 direct links to other web pages offering a variety of information to further assist you in your planning. Many of the recommended activities in this guide can be booked online at http://www.Hawaiiactive.com, including Golf Course Tee Times at all of the Big Island’s spectacular golf courses.

Mahalo, The Hawaii Active Team

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• Area: 4,028 sq. miles | Persons per sq. mile: 108.2 FLIGHTS FROM THE MAINLAND • Population 186,738 | Native Hawaiians: 12.4% • Haoles: 34.5% | Asians: 22.6% | Hispanic: 11.8% • Alaska Airlines: (800) 252-7522. Direct flights from • Median household income, 2007-2011: $53,591 Honolulu and Maui. http://www.alaskaair.com • Official color: red. | Official flower: red ohia lehua • American Airlines: (800) 433-7300 flies nonstop from • Hilo, pop. of appx.43,6234is the largest city on the Big Los Angeles, Dallas, and Chicago. http://www.aa.com Island and the County Seat. • Delta Airlines: (800) 221-1212 has daily flights from • Kailua-Kona on the west side gets less than 10” of Atlanta, Salt Lake City, and Los Angeles. annual precipitation. http://www.delta.com • Many of the island's major resorts are located in the • Hawaiian Airlines: (800) 882-8811 has direct flights to Kailua-Kona area. Honolulu and Neighbor Island destinations from • Encompassing 4,028 square miles, the Big Island is California and Washington. twice the size of all other Hawaiian islands combined, http://www.hawaiianair.com and itxs still growing. • United Airlines: (800) 241-6522 flies nonstop from Los • Hawaii Volcanoes National Park, which includes Angeles and San Francisco. http://www.united.com Kilauea, is one of the state’s most popular visitor • US Airways: 800-428-4322. attractions, offering touring, hiking and camping. http://www.usairways.com • Measured from the sea floor, Mauna Kea on the Big Island stands 33,476 ft. high (13,796 feet from sea level), making it the earths’s tallest mountain. ● Mauna Kea, at 13,796 feet above sea level is the highest point in the State. • Ka Lae, also known as "South Point," is the southernmost point in the United States, located 18:54:49 N, 155:41:00 W. • Kamehameha I, the great king who united all the Hawaiian islands under his rule, was born in North Kohala, near the northernmost tip on the Big Island. Kamehameha died in Kailua-Kona on May 8, 1819.

Big Island Special Days

In addition to the federal and religious holidays Hawaii has quite a few additional holidays and fun events:

Whale Watching Season - Late November through April Chinese New Year - (Varies Jan & Feb.) Prince Kuhio Day - March 26* Merrie Monarch Festival - (Hilo) April O-bon Dances - (Jodo Missions) July thru August Hawaii Admission Day - 3rd Friday in August* Big Island County Fair - Last weekend in September Aloha Festivals - Mid-October (2 weeks) INTER-ISLAND FLIGHTS resorts of Waikoloa Resorts in the morning, you can easily make it to the beaches without waking up at by Inter-Island flights are readily booked from Honolulu to 5:45 to catch the Hele-On bus. As a large amount of various destinations on Neighbor Islands. Flights locals take the spirit of Aloha seriously, hitching is the generally run well under. $100 for one-way fare best way to travel for free throughout the Island. It's between Honolulu and Neighbor Islands and are not just the usual crowd of young people picking up available from: hitchers either. As a note, the district of Kau in the south of the island is very sparsely populated with low • Hawaiian Airlines: (808) 871-6132 or (800) 367-5320 http://www.hawaiianair.com traffic levels, so hitching isn't near as good here as it is • Interisland Airway (808) 836-8080 on the northern half of island. http://www.iflyinterisland.com • Island Air: (800) 652-6541 http://www.islandair.com The Big Island also has many miles of designated • !go Mokulele: (800) 652-6541 http://www.iflygo.com bikeways on the public roads. Bike rental shops abound in all sections of the island. Expect to pay around $10 to OTHER TRANSPORTATION $20 a day for rental.

On Big Island, you need a car in order to get to most of BICYCLE RENTALS the interesting beaches, parks or other attractions, or to travel from the Kona coast to the Hilo coast. Places like The following bike shops have a wide selection of rental the green or black sand beaches, or the Mauna Kea bikes, equipment, accessories and provide repairs and summit and astronomical observatories are only service. Contact them for details. accessible by four-wheel drive.

Note that car rentals tend to book months in advance, depending on the season. If the major rental companies in Kona or Hilo are fully booked, you can still hope to find a used car to rent via Craigslist. These are older cars, most with dings or other cosmetic blemishes, but they don't make you look like a tourist.

If you only plan to stay around one town, you can also rent a moped or bike. See Hawaii for moped/scooter regulations.

Getting around by local bus, bikes, or on foot work well if you're staying in one area. Many budget travelers are unpleasantly surprised by the extremely limited public transport on the Big Island. The county's Hele-On bus is free, but the schedules are mainly intended for commuting. There are some bus companies offering excursions from Hilo to destinations like Volcano, but they require reservations.

Hitchhiking is extremely easy & convenient on the Big Island. As most places are near the Mamalahoa Highway, you're never too far from a good hitching spot. As traffic generally flows from the Hilo side to TAXIS

If you call ahead first, taxis can be very convenient for short jaunts to and from your lodgings and restaurants. Make sure to find out if a particular taxi company has convenient service to your area. Most taxi companies on the Big Island have individualized their services to just one or a few areas due to the sheer size of the island. Taxis are generally on hand for plane arrivals at both major airports.

• A-1 Bob's Taxi - Hilo Telephone: (808) 959-4800. • Hilo Harry's Taxi - Hilo Telephone: (808) 935-7091.

A number of taxis service Keahole-Kona International Airport. Several offer guided tours.

• Aloha Taxi - Kona Telephone: (808) 325-5448. • Marina Taxi - Kona Telephone: (808) 329-2481. • Paradise Taxi - Kona Telephone: (808) 329-1234.

Banyan Bicycle Adventures - 111 Banyan Drive, Hilo - Telephone: (808) 933-1228. This shop offers various guided bike excursions in the Hilo and east Hawai`i area B&L Bike & Sports - 75-5699 Kopiko Place, Kailua-Kona. Telephone: (808) 329-3309. Fax: (808) 329-7340. This shop has a full line of rental bikes. E-mail: [email protected]: http://www.bibikes.com. C & S Cycle and Surf - 64-1066 Mamalahoa Highway, Kamuela. Telephone: (808) 885-5005. This bike and surf shop has a full line of bike rentals. Dave's Bike & Triathlon Shop - 75-5669 Alii Drive, Kailua-Kona. Telephone: (808) 329-4522. This shop has a variety of mountain bikes and road bikes to rent by the hour, day or week. E-mail: [email protected]. Website: http://www.davebikes.com Hawaiian Pedals Bike Rentals -75-5744 Alii Drive, Kailua-Kona. Telephone: (808) 329-2294. This shop has a wide range of bike rentals available including mountain bikes, performance bikes and tandem touring bikes.

LIMOUSINES

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The island of Hawaii comprises over half of the area of Kīlauea—active: has been erupting continuously since the state of Hawaii. To avoid confusion with the state, it 1983; part of Hawaiʻi Volcanoes National Park is almost universally called the Big Island. It is home to the most active volcano in the world, located in Hawaii Volcanoes National Park, as well as the largest mountain in the world in volume (Mauna Loa) and the tallest mountain in the world as measured from its base on the sea floor to its peak (Mauna Kea).

The Island of Hawaii is built from five separate shield volcanoes that erupted somewhat sequentially, one overlapping the other. These are (from oldest to youngest):

Kohala—extinct Mauna Kea—dormant Hualālai—active but not currently erupting (dormant) Mauna Loa—active, partly within Hawaiʻi Volcanoes National Park To prepare for your adventure on the Big Island of 2. Kailua-Kona. Just south Puako is the most name- Hawaii, begin by looking at a map of the island. You will recognized area of the Big Island, Kailua-Kona. This area notice the sheer size of the island – 4000 square miles – is called by several names depending on who you talk large enough to easily fit all of the other Hawaiian to; Kailua, Kona, or Kailua-Kona. This area also includes Islands inside its borders. The Big Island also offers the towns of Keauhou and Captain Cook. some of the most varied scenery anywhere in the The area is dominated on the mauka (mountain) side by Hawaiian Islands. coffee plantations that grow the famous Kona coffee. And it has some of the largest expanses and stretches of There are also several historical sights, shopping and wide-open, uninhabited country in the islands. The plenty of dining in the Kailua-Kona area. geography ranges from desert beaches, to tropical rain forests, to dry lava deserts. Visitors generally divide the 3. South Point (Ka Lae), the southern end of the Big Island, is also the least developed region of the island. It Big Island into the to the East (windward) side and West is dominated by the flanks of Mauna Loa which rises to (leeward) side. an impressive 13,679 feet. This is the southernmost East Hawaii - Generally referred to as just Hilo, as that is point in the United States, and the roadway is flanked the major city. This Windward side of the island has so with massive fields of lava. The famous green sand much more precipitation than the Kona side, that as you beach is located here as well as the most accessible travel across the terrain goes from black with dry brown black sand beach on the island. patches to open fields grazed by horses and donkeys to planted eucalyptus forest to lush tropical vegetation 4. Hawaii Volcanoes National Park. Driving northeast and rainforest. Here you can see many waterfalls, walk from South Point the landscape is dominated by Kilauea through rainforest and enjoy the land. and Hawaii Volcanoes National Park. This is truly an exceptional and unique experience and one not to be West Hawaii - or (Kailua) Kona, Leeward side of the missed. island, warm with much less precipitation, more ocean based attractions. However, you will not find large beaches on this island, or massive waves. Good for beginner surfing, snorkelling, paddling, ocean swimming, Hawai'ian outrigger canoe trips and scuba diving, as well as whale and dolphin watching!

THE SEVEN REGIONS OF BIG ISLAND

But he easiest way to understand the Big Island of Hawaii is by breaking it down into 7 different regions:

1. The Kohala Coast is located on the northwest side of the island and includes the towns of Hawi, Kawaihae Although it may involve a hefty drive from your and Puako. Hawi is a sleepy little village that was once accommodations, this is a once-in-a-lifetime sugar country and is noted as the northernmost point of opportunity. The park boasts incredible hiking trails, the island. This quiet town has shops, stores and art lush rainforest, Hawaiian petroglyphs, walks through galleries. Many artists call this area home and show lava tubes and of course the caldera. their works in the shops and stores in town. This coast is You may even see a fresh lava flow firsthand as it oozes also where you will find a number of luxury resorts. slowly toward the sea, where it continues to create new There are abundant beaches and very little rain, so it is land for the island of Hawaii. The park is well run by the a haven for tourists and locals alike. National Park service and guided tours are available. Hawaii. The Island’s famous Waipi`o Valley is located on Make sure you leave plenty of time to explore the park this Coast and is accessible through several tour and take in this most diverse and beautiful area of the operators. The valley is peaceful and lush; the waterfalls Big Island (at least one day). and mile-long black sand beach are well worth the drive.

7. Saddle Road is the last region of the island is providing an east-to-west “shortcut” across the center of the island from Hilo to Kohala. This road passes between Mauna Kea (White Mountain) to the north and Mauna Loa to the south, providing access to both summits, although Mauna Loa is reached with much more difficulty. Mauna Kea summit at 13,976 feet is the highest point in the state of Hawaii. It offers scientists one of the best places in the U.S. for astronomical observations.

5. Puna/Hilo District. Heading northeast, you’ll pass through the Puna district, and the Hilo district, eventually encountering the city of Hilo. This is the most CITIES populated area of the island and the center of most commerce. It is by far the most metropolitan town on Captain Cook – Most of Captain Cook lies between the the island and you will find shopping, movie theatres 800-foot (240 m) and 2,000-foot (610 m) elevation, and dining a plenty here. which makes it ideal as a coffee growing region. It sits on the top of an ancient fault which created the famous One of the island’s most spectacular waterfalls, Kealakekua Bay. Prior to the 1960s, most of Captain Rainbow Falls, is located just one mile from Hilo. If the Cook was part of the vast Kealakekua Ranch, founded in rainfall has been moderate, the falls flow beautifully the 1850s by English immigrant Henry Nicholas and with an unusual shape to them. This is one of the Greenwell. highlights of the Hilo area. Hilo - Hilo is the county seat of the County of Hawaiʻi 6. Hamakua Coast - Leaving Hilo and continuing north and is located in the District of South Hilo.[2] The town (counter-clockwise around the Island) you’ll drive the overlooks Hilo Bay, situated upon two shield volcanoes; “upper road” along the stunning Hamakua Coast, which Mauna Loa, an active volcano, and Mauna Kea, a includes lush valleys, impressive gorges, numerous dormant volcano upon which are sited some of the waterfalls and a glimpse into the old, undeveloped world's most important ground-based astronomical OTHER DESTINATIONS observatories. Hawai`i Volcanoes National Park - Hawaii Volcanoes Kailua-Kona - The center of commerce and of the National Park is home to both the world's largest tourist industry on West Hawaiʻi. Its post office is volcano, Mauna Loa (13,677 feet / 4169 m tall), and the designated Kailua-Kona[2] to differentiate it from the world's most active, Kilauea (continuously erupting larger Kailua located on windward Oʻahu, and it is since 1983). Drive around Crater Rim drive to see the sometimes referred to as "Kona" in everyday speech. massive two mile diameter Kilauea crater and steam The city is served by Kona International Airport, located vents, and down the Chain of Craters road to see the just to the north in the adjacent Kalaoa CDP. fresh lava flow covering the highway and the active lava flowing into the ocean. Also tour the Thurston lava Honokaa - Honokaa's economy was based primarily on tube. Be advised that the total time for the trip from the the sugar production of The Hāmākua Sugar Company Kona side of the island to the Volcano and back will take from 1873 to 1994. With the closing of the Honokaa at least nine hours. You should leave enough time to sugar production and the most recent staggered exit the park before sunset to avoid driving after dark. tourism, the local economy has been in decline. It has In the park, be careful not to hit any nenes, the become increasingly a bedroom community for Hilo. As endangered Hawaiian goose on the roads. the gateway to the Hāmākua Coast, Honokaa provides the first unobstructed view of the Pacific Ocean traveling downslope from Waimea.

Naalehu - the southernmost town in the United States, beating Key West by a mere 91 miles.

Pahoa - Located on the eastern point of the Puna District. In the Hawaiian language, the word 'pāhoa' means dagger or knife. It is unknown when the indigenous Hawaiians settled the area during pre- contact times, but the deep, rich soil and important protected archeological sites in the area suggest a long history of habitation.

Volcano Village - Located near the northeast rim of Kīlauea's summit caldera, near the entrance to Hawaii Volcanoes National Park

Waikoloa - Resort area of South Kohala district, artificially landscaped, on top of black volcanic ground, and fully contained with shopping centers and golf courses included.

Waimea - Waimea is the largest town in the interior of the Big Island, and is the center for ranching activities and paniolo culture. The Parker Ranch in and around Waimea is the largest privately owned cattle ranch in the US, and the annual Fourth of July rodeo is a major Mauna Kea, 28 mi (45 km) W of Hilo on Hawaii 20, then event. N on the access road to the Onizuka Center for International Astronomy, +1 808-961-2180, [14]. OCIA, companies prohibit travel on Hawaii Route 200 (Saddle named in memory of U.S. astronaut Ellison Onizuka, 9AM-10PM daily. Mauna Kea (13,796 feet / 4205 m), the largest mountain in the world (measured from its base) is a dormant volcano which has become an international center for astronomy. Several astronomical observatories are located on its summit. The austere Mars-like landscape dotted with technological marvels is worth a look; if it is clear you might also get a look out to Maui. The elevation is high, and there are few tourist support facilities so hiking and exploring are discouraged. Also keep an eye out for the nene. No admission charge.

Road) - although Thrifty will allow you to drive on Saddle Road and drive up to the Visitor's Center at ~9,000 feet with a two-wheel drive car. To drive beyond that up to the summit at ~14,000 feet, you will need a 4WD vehicle. Note: The road to the top IS passable with front wheel drive vehicles if you are a decent driver. The hardest part is coming back down without losing your brakes. Drive smart and drive safe. If you are up for the challenge, come on up! Both the Ford Fusion and the Chevy Malibu had no problems making it up and down. Use the transmission to aid in descending.

Akaka Falls - A waterfall eleven miles north of Hilo boasts a tremendous sight as the water tumbles 440 feet to its base. The trip from the parking lot around to see Akaka and the smaller Kahuna Falls is about 20 Four wheel drive vehicles are strongly recommended minutes and is suitable for children and anyone who above the OCIA. Several tour companies offer tours to can navigate steps. Akaka is the most spectacular of the summit and observatories of Mauna Kea for a fee several waterfalls along the northeast coast of the ($150-200 per person). Observatory facilities are island on the highway from Wiameia to Hilo. normally closed to the public. Most rental car Coffee Farms In the highlands above Kona the coffee paved road (ok for 2WD) all the way to beach. Beach plants come right down to the road's edge. Greenwell has bathrooms, fresh water fountains and showers. Historical Farms is a good plantation to tour. Pu'uhonua o Honaunau National Historical Park is a Black sand beaches formed by volcanic sand. There are great place to visit if you're interested in learning about currently two well-known and many less known black Hawaiian heritage. Breakers of Kapu (taboos) who could sand beaches. The former are Kehena Beach in the Puna make it to this place and performed a series of rituals district, and Punalu`u Beach in Ka`u district. were granted sanctuary. Tours, traditional craft demos, simulations of the Hukilau (fishing with ti leaf ropes) and other activities can be seen here (schedules vary). Honu (turtles) can frequently be observed swimming in the royal fishpond. May be crowded with other tourists. The 1871 Trail follows the old paths between fishing villages and offers great views of coves.

Waipi`o Valley, a large, verdant valley in the North of the islands. This valley was inhabited for a millennium, until a tsunami washed away all dwellings. Left for good by the native population, it then became the green paradise of counterculture types. Van and horseback trips are available from the scenic crest down to the Green sand beach at South Point. There is a parking lot gorgeous valley floor. and a shack which has been designated as a "visitor's center." If you park in this lot, there is a chance that Hawaiian Vanilla Company is a nice look at the only someone will emerge with a clipboard and ask you to vanilla farm in the US. [16] pay for parking. Several guide books make the point that this is public land and that you are allowed to park Lapakahi State Historical Park a partially-restored without paying any fee. While this may be true, some fishing village dating back 600 years but abandoned in travelers have been harassed or even threatened for the 1800s. The self-guided tour around the two 0.5 mile asserting their rights to park. A more promising loops is pretty good. Located in Kohala, north of Kona. alternative is to park at the boat launch, adding half a Botanical Gardens mile to your hike. To drive all the way to the beach definitely requires a 4WD vehicle, though there are a Hawaiʻi Tropical Botanical Gardens off Route 19 in few local guys who will drive you out there for a Pāpa'ikou. donation. Keep in mind that with the drive from the highway and the one hour hike from the parking lot to Pua Mau Place Arboretum and Botanical Garden an the beach, it is a three hour round trip minimum from early-stage, nonprofit facility in Kawaihae, on the dry the highway. slopes of the Kohala Mountain Range.

Kehaka Kai white sand beach [also called Kua Bay] is Sadie Seymour Botanical Gardens at Kona Outdoor absolutely beautiful and a local secret until recently. Circle Educational Center. Just north of Kona on Hwy 19. Coming from Kona, go past mile marker 89 and turn left towards the water at University of Hawaiʻi at Hilo Botanical Gardens in Hilo. the sign for the Veteran's Cemetery. Theoretically, the World Botanical Gardens, commercial gardens in beach is closed on Wednesdays but not in practice. The Umauma, north of Hilo. beach is excellent for swimming and snorkeling. Newly Nani Mau Gardens in Hilo.

BIG ISLAND WEATHER FORECASTS, CLIMATE & CLOTHING TIPS

Hawaii Active's Big Island Weather Forecast provides Current weather conditions including Temperature, Precipitation, Humidity, Wind Speed & Direction, Tides, Lunar Phases, Sunrise/Sunset, Moonrise/Moonset and UV Index. Five-Day and Ten-Day Weather Forecasts are also displayed, as well as for Tomorrow, and the upcomingWeekend Forecasts.

Check Big Island Weather Forecasts Here » http://weather.hawaiiactive.com/bigisland-weather.html Due to the prevailing trade winds, most rainfall hits the The Big Island of Hawaii is a tropical island with a fairly north- or northeast-facing shores, leaving the south and mild year-round climate tempered by the Pacific Ocean southwest sections relatively dry. As you make your way and northeasterly trade winds. The Big Island boasts 10 to various sections of the Big Island, it is interesting to of the 15 types of climatic zones in the world. note the differences in terrain brought about by rainfall At sea level the average afternoon winter temperature differentials. is around 75°F (see below for approximate degrees Besides the trade winds, elevation also plays a role in Celsius) during the coldest months of December and determining an area’s microclimate. You will encounter January. August and September are the hottest summer everything from barren lunar-like desert with cactus months with temperatures in the low 90s. bunch grass to lush tropical creepers and wild ginger to Like most volcanic tropical islands, however, many a bamboo forest to stands of eucalyptus and pines. different microclimates mean packing for a variety of Big Island average temperature ranges: conditions: swim suits and light hot-weather clothing for the beaches, a lightweight windbreaker for the • January 65-80°F (18 to 27°C) occasional shower at higher elevations, and more • February 65-80°F (18-27°C) serious protection during inclement conditions when • March 69-81°F (21-27°C) hiking Volcano National Park or Mauna Kea and Mauna • April 69-83°F (21-28°C) Loa. • July 73-87°F (23-31°C) • August 74-88°F (23-31°C) Vog is something you may have heard of and it is • September 73-88°F (23-31°C) important that you are aware of this weather • October 72-87°F (22-31°C) phenomenon as it may affect those with breathing • November 69-84°F (21-29°C) difficulties. Vog (volcanic fog) is a mixture of water • December 67-81°F (19-27°C) vapor, carbon dioxide, and sulfur dioxide. See Big Island Weather Forecasts & Google Map: The trade winds blow the vog from its origin at Kilauea weather.hawaiiactive.com/bigisland-weather.html Volcano up the coast to Kona. If you have a severe lung condition you may be bothered by the vog, but it is SAFETY & TRAVELING TIPS generally not any worse than smog in any major city. Leptospirosis - Be aware of leptospirosis [16], a serious Dress is usually quite casual. Sports clothing or bacterial infection. The bacteria is spread by the waste beachwear is appropriate for almost all daily activities. of animals and is found in all fresh water outlets as well If you plan to do anything at higher elevations, like as the muddy trails. It is more common on Kauai than visiting the summit of Mauna Kea or Mauna Loa, use other islands, and should be treated promptly with layers of clothing and be prepared for rain, drizzle and antibiotics. Symptoms are flu-like, and mainland doctors believe it or not, snow. Tropical-weight evening attire may not recognize the disease as readily. It is very (casual) will be okay for all but the fanciest nightspots. important to treat any water you gather while camping Winter and Spring (mid-December through mid-April) is or backpacking with pills or a filter to ensure you kill all the high season when most travelers arrive on the Big bacteria found in it, not just leptospirosis. Island. This also means that fewer travel bargains are Rip tides, currents, and high surf - Rip tides and ocean available and that room rates at this time will average currents on Kauai can be treacherous. Unlike the other 10%-15% higher than the rest of the year. Hawaiian islands, Kauai can be especially dangerous because of the lack of a protective reef around many on the globe and have many species and landscapes beaches. Many popular swimming areas can be that are struggling to survive under the pressures of extremely dangerous. Visitors are especially cautioned tourism. Respect the 'aina the best you can. Do not cut to not enter any beach on the Na Pali Coast, which has trails, litter, or desicrate natural or man made sites. been the site of multiple drownings. Hawaii is one of the safest tourist destinations, but all Sunburn - The tropical sun can be quite intense, travelers should be aware of just a few basic cautions. especially if you are not used to it. The UV index in As usual, common sense and a not allowing yourself to Hawaii often exceeds 12 in the summer. People with become careless are the two most important attributes lighter complexions can receive serious sunburns in as the seasoned traveler can possess. little as 15 minutes. Always bring along plenty of sunscreen and water, as well as sunglasses for eye Here are some “rules of the road” for consideration: • Stay on marked trails when hiking to preserve local protection and a hat or cap to keep the sun off your flora and fauna and to avoid difficulties with illegal head. marijuana growers. • Treat the ocean and its creatures with respect. • Don’t overly challenge your abilities as a surfer, swimmer, kayaker or other water enthusiast. Heed all warning signs on beaches about water conditions. • Aways lock your rental car. Stash all bags and gear in the trunk, or, better yet, take all valuables with you or leave them behind before the day’s excursion. • Keep your condominium or hotel room locked and valuables put away or secured in the hotel safe. • Be sensitive to local customs and traditions.the trunk, or, better yet, take all valuables with you or leave them behind before the day’s excursion. • Keep your condominium or hotel room locked and valuables put away or secured in the hotel safe. Prepare for the area you are visiting. Kaua'i has a few • You will be required to fill out a form on the airplane different climates in its boundry, so you will visit many specifying any plant or animal you have brought with different areas. For instance, you may wear flip flops you to Hawaii. and bikinis at Poipu, however you would want a jacket, boots and long pants while up in Koke'e. RESTRICTED PLANTS & ANIMALS

Kaua'i is an everchanging, adapting part of an island Long quarantines (30 days) guarantee a less-than-fun chain. It is constantly eroding and changing. Beware of detention time for your pet. Likewise, all plants and drop offs, sharp edges, water safety and the land and plant products are strictly controlled by the U.S. Dept of ocean around you in general. Agriculture. You will be required to fill out a form on Remember that as much as you need to keep yourself .the airplane specifying any plant or animal you have safe, you need to keep Hawai'i safe as well. Please brought with you to Hawaii. The state’s island ecology practice the Leave No Trace principles to make sure means tight controls on what is allowed. This policy has everyone can enjoy the islands. It's not only illegal to do worked well to keep rabies and many plant and animal things like feed or hassle wildlife, take rocks, sand or pests from inadvertently damaging Hawaii’s finely plants, but it's also immoral and detrimental to the balanced ecology. Hawaiian Islands. They are the most isolated land mass BIG ISLAND PHOTOS

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seeking them out. Hawaii dolphins migrate in large SWIMMING WITH WILD DOLPHINS FROM KONA pods of maybe 30, up and down the coast of Kona Coast, he explained. by Dean Christener So to start off our Big Island Dolphin tour we first Dolphin Swim Kona, Hawaii is not something you hear headed North out of the Harbor, because that’s where about every day, much less have the opportunity to dolphins normally are in the mornings, he said. Our experience. But I was lucky enough to enjoy a tour on boat ride was a bit bumpy, due to a large south swell one of the best boats based on the Big Island’s on Kona that was currently hitting the south shores of Hawaii, Coast, that takes visitors to swim with wild dolphins but this made the adventure of finding the dolphins all every day of the year. the more exciting, because we were able to watch the While a number of boats offer swimming with wild surfers along the coast catching beautiful waves that dolphins in Hawaii, most take large groups of people, crashed against the black lava rock shores. which just doesn’t give you the personal experience I enjoyed with only three others on the boat, although Captain John Float told us he could take up to six.

It was a sunny, warm morning when we departed from Honokohau Harbor, Kona with captain John Float, one of the nicest and most knowledgeable guides in Kona. The Kona Coast is the leeward side of Hawaii’s Big Island. It is somewhat remote, with an abundance of lava fields, because the Big Island still has active volcanoes.

Captain Float told us on our way out that he had been Watch Video of Swoimming with Dolphins: swimming with Dolphins for over 30 years. He started http://www.hawaiiactive.com/blog/kauai-zip-line-at- when he was only 20, traveling all over the world princeville-ranch.html I was amazed at how close I was able to get to them, but even more amazed to hear how loud they sound underwater. Even with my head above water, I could hear their songs vividly. The adrenaline would be so intense at times that even when I was almost out of air I would just keep pushing myself to descend further so I could get closer to the pods.

I didn’t have to always dive deep to get close to them The lab is located just at the Big Island’s western-most though; it just gave me more of a thrill. There were point, where two of Hawaii’s biggest sea currents meet, many times when a group would fly past from behind, creating rough waters that are plentiful with sea life. A and I would go from seeing just the deep shade of blue lobster and tuna farm are also located offshore here, as from the depths, to being engulfed by dolphins. Truly well as facilities for bottling Hawaii Deep Seawater. no better or comparable feeling! Cruising offshore along the amazing Kona Coast really Captain Float provided assistance when we were in the provides a good idea of how big the Big Island really is, water, pointing us in the right direction to where the especially when coming from a neighboring island like dolphins were, and if we needed to catch a breather Maui, that is dwarfed by it. Heading up the coast aboard the boat, gave snacks and drink that he brought beyond Kailua-Kona, we passed the famous NELHA along. While taking breaks on the boat, all we could see marine research lab with its numerous conservation and were dolphins, and John would repeatedly be on the research projects like Ocean Rider Seahorse Farm. scene, getting ready to set us up for the next dive with Not far up the coast from here, sure enough, just as them. John promised, we found the dolphins. There were so many more than I ever had expected to see! At one point that’s all I could see – dolphins playing, jumping, riding swells; it was so cool to watch! I guess they were extra playful because of the south the swell that day, and as we rode the waves on our little boat, the dolphins surrounded us nearly close enough to touch over the sides – truly one of those feelings that you cannot describe, you just have to be there and experience it.

It amazed me how fast dolphins swim. As our boat was speeding down the face of a wave, the dolphins would After about three and half hours, when we had done all stick to us every bit of the way, weaving in and out of the swimming we could, and gotten our fill of watching each other through the pod. Shortly, John told us he dolphins for a lifetime, we headed back toward the was going to lead them to a shallow reef, where we harbor, enjoying the scenic coast once again. This could jump in and swim with them. activity, like I had said before, is something that everyone needs to experience first-hand, because my The excitement was overwhelming when we leaped attempts to describe it, does not do it justice. Between overboard – there were dolphins everywhere I looked. the scenery, the dolphins and John’s Watching the dolphins swim below me, I did a couple extensiveknowledge of Hawaii, it was a great and deep dives to see how close I could get to them, and unforgettable. sure enough they were almost in reach of touching. FEATURE ARTICLE

The air was humid and you could hear a man’s roaring KONA SUNSET DINNER CRUISE voice cut through it, at his Canoe team as they raced back and by Dean Christener fourth through the harbor right next to our vessel. I was Kona Sunset Dinner Cruise Big Island, Hawaii - It was quite excited for this Kona Sunset Dinner Cruise on the setting out to be another day in paradise as my buddy Big Island, especially after hearing there was going to be and I were in the town of Kona located on the west side live music, which we could already hear from the dock, of the Big Island. The area was very similar in ways to and it sounded great! Along with other compliments other places I know in Hawaii, yet possesses its own that were offered with the cruise such as the open bar unique characteristics. These features consist of a large and a broad selection of delicious fresh cooked food; I amount of lava rock in most places, as the Big Island still could hardly wait to begin! has active volcanoes on it, as well as the vog that is produced from them.

We had made plans to go on a Sunset Dinner Cruise aboard The Spirit of Kona, a large vessel, double-decker in fact, painted in yellow and blue; you honestly couldn’t miss it as it lay in the pier.

Approaching it, we could already see a line of people waiting to be checked in, as they all looked well dressed, a little more than I can say we are used to here in Hawaii. However, is set the mood well, and promised to be a very pleasurable evening upon the Spirit of Watch Video of Sunset Dinner Cruise Kona. http://www.hawaiiactive.com/blog/kauai-zip-line-at- princeville-ranch.html offered, with a varieties of salads, a great stir fry rice, with many other delicious foods. I was able to take my food up top where the view was even clearer.

A beautiful dinner set was prepared where people could enjoy a romantic dinner upon the sunset. Once the food had set in, I heard our live entertainer call everyone downstairs for some fun entertainment. Everyone descended quite quickly, with drink in hand, very noticeable I might add, everyone seemed to loosen up more and more. Once aboard the Spirit of Kona, we were immediately taken care of by a very nice crew. I took a seat at the Looking out upon the ocean now, the sunset was swept bottom of the boat, as it seemed that’s were everyone away with the night, but still lit up by the moon’s gaze, was, and we were given a nice introduction by our live and the many small lights from shore cast off by Kona singer, a local man, who had more songs than I could Town. The Kona Sunset Cruise was more than underway remember. The crew did not waste a second to start, as as people were dancing … and did I mention our Hula the open bar was immediately available. I wanted to dancer? definitely go straight there to get things going. The menu offered a variety of drinks such as their Maita’i, Vodka with pink lemonade, fresh lava flows, and other amazing drinks with fresh passion juices.

While waiting for the food preparations to be complete, I went out to the bow of the boat and saw one of the coolest yet most beautiful sunsets. I think it was because of the vog, but the sunset had the most iridescent colors, yet smoothed out by the white air. It was truly paradise: sunset, that moist smell of saltwater, with a cold drink in your hand, “life I don’t think gets much better than this,” I chuckled to myself in bliss. My impressions of the Spirit of Kona Sunset Dinner Cruise here on the Big Island of Hawaii were already exceeded and the night had only begun. Watching her was pretty funny, as she was grabbing people to come dance with her left and right. We got so swept up in the entertainment, we hardly realized that we were pretty much back to the harbor as our captain gave us the heads up.

It seemed activity ended as fast as it started if that makes sense, because we enjoyed the whole thing so much. Walking off the cruise I had a great feeling that I kept with me for the rest of the night, filled with excitement yet put me at ease. Such a great activity if Things were just setting in, and right when I thought the you are ever in Kona and you want to have a romantic compliments couldn’t get better, I was told to come to evening complimented with a dinner Sunset Cruise the buffet where mango marinated chicken was \ BIG ISLAND PARKS

HAWAII VOLCANOES NATIONAL PARK Kailua-Kona: 96 miles southeast on Highway 11 (2 to 2 1/2 hour drive), or 125 miles through Waimea and Hilo Established in 1916, Hawaii Volcanoes National Park via highways 19 and 11 (2 1/2 to 3 hours). displays the results of 70 million years of volcanism, migration, and evolution — processes that thrust a bare Hilo and Kona Airports are served by inter-island land from the sea and clothed it with complex and carriers. Some major airlines have direct flights to Kona unique ecosystems, and a distinct human culture. from the continental U.S. Rental cars may be reserved at both airports. At various locations the public bus The park encompasses 333,000 acres and ranges from (Hele On Bus) ph# (808) 961-8744, commercial tour sea level to the summit of the earth's most massive buses, taxis, motorcycles, and bicycles are available. No volcano, Mauna Loa at 13,677 feet. Kilauea, the world's rental vehicles or bicycles may be obtained in the park. most active volcano, offers scientists insights on the birth of the Hawaiian Islands and visitors views of Operating Hours - Hawai'i Volcanoes National Park is dramatic volcanic landscapes. Over half of the park is open 24 hours a day year-round. Kilauea Visitor Center designated wilderness and provides unique hiking and is open daily from 7:45 a.m. to 5:00 p.m. and Jaggar camping opportunities. Museum is open daily from 8:30 a.m. to 5:00 p.m. "Born of Fire... Born of the Sea" is the featured 25 minute film Getting There - Hawai`i Volcanoes National Park is that is shown in the Kilauea Visitor Center on the hour located on the Big Island of Hawai`i. From Hilo: 30 miles throughout the day, starting at 9:00 a.m. with the last southwest on Highway 11 (a 45 minute drive); from film shown at 4:00 p.m.. - Volcano Art Center Gallery, located adjacent to the interpretation of traditional native Hawaiian activities Kilauea Visitor Center, is open from 9:00 am to 5:00 and culture, Kaloko-Honokohau NHP is an 1160 acre p.m. daily. park full of incredible cultural and historical significance. - Volcano House, located across the street from the It is the site of an ancient Hawaiian settlement which Kilauea Visitor Center, operates a hotel, restaurant, encompasses portions of four different ahupua'a, or snack bar, and gift shops. traditional sea to mountain land divisions. Resources include fishponds, kahua (house site platforms), ki'i pohaku (petroglyphs), holua (stone slide), and heiau (religious site).

Kaloko-Honokohau National Historical Park Established in 1978 for the preservation, protection and interpretation of traditional native Hawaiian activities and culture, Kaloko-Honokohau NHP is an 1160 acre park full of incredible cultural and historical significance. It is the site of an ancient Hawaiian settlement which encompasses portions of four different ahupua'a, or traditional sea to mountain land divisions. Resources include fishponds, kahua (house site platforms), ki'i Weather - Expect changeable weather. Weather at pohaku (petroglyphs), holua (stone slide), and heiau Kilauea's summit (4000' elevation) fluctuates daily and (religious site). can be rainy and chilly any time of the year. (See the Climate webpage for weather trends, and Mauna Loa Pu`uhonua o Honaunau National Historical Park Summit Weather for alpine conditions). Temperature This park preserves the site where, up until the early varies by elevation and it is generally 14 degrees cooler 19th century, Hawaiians who broke a kapu or one of the at the summit than it is at sea level. The coastal plain at ancient laws against the end of Chain of Craters Road is often hot, dry, and windy. Come prepared. Bring rain gear, sturdy shoes, hats, water bottles, sun glasses, and high UV factor sunscreen.

Fees - Entrance to the park (a seven-day permit) is $10.00 per vehicle, $5.00 for pedestrians or bicyclists. Fees for those arriving by commercial bus or tour vary by passenger capacity. Persons holding a Golden Age Passport (available to U.S. citizens or residents 62 years of age or older for a one-time fee of $10.00) or Golden Eagle Passport are admitted free of charge. An annual pass may be purchased for $20.00 which allows access for 1 full year at Hawai'i Volcanoes National Park, Haleakala National Park, and Pu'uhonua o Honaunau Puùhonua o Honaunau National Historical Park National Historical Park. This park preserves the site where, up until the early 19th century, Hawaiians who broke a kapu or one of the BIG ISLAND NATIONAL HISTORICAL PARKS ancient laws against the gods could avoid certain death by fleeing to this place of refuge or "puùhonua." The Kaloko-Honokohau National Historical Park offender would absolved by a priest and freed to leave. Established in 1978 for the preservation, protection and Defeated warriors and non-combatants could also find Kamehameha I waged several subsequent battles using refuge here during times of battle. The grounds just Western military strategy and weapons to extend his outside the Great Wall that encloses the puùhonua control over all Hawaiian Islands. The monarchy he were home to several generations of powerful chiefs. established lasted 83 years, from 1810-1893. Authorized by Congress on August 17, 1972 (86 The 182-acre park, established in 1961, includes the Stat.562.) Acreage - 85.30; federal 60.93, non-federal puùhonua and a complex of archeological sites 24.37. Pu'ukohola Heiau and property of John Young including: temple platforms, royal fishponds, sledding who fought for Kamehameha during the period of his tracks, and some coastal village sites. The Hale o Keawe ascendancy to power. temple and several thatched structures have been reconstructed. BIG ISLAND STATE PARKS

Akaka Falls State Park - End of 'Akaka Falls Road (Highway 220), 3.6 miles southwest of Honomu. Pleasant self-guided walk through lush tropical vegetation and to scenic vista points overlooking the cascading Kahuna Falls and the free-falling 'Akaka Falls which plunges 442 feet into a stream-eroded gorge. The 0.4-mile loop footpath requires some physical exertion. 65.4 acres

Hapuna Beach State Recreation Area - On Queen Ka'ahumanu Highway (Highway 19), 2.3 miles south of Kawaihae. Landscaped beach park with swimming during clam seas, bodysurfing during periods of shore breaks, sunbathing and other beach-related activities, picnicking and shelter lodging opportunities. Dangerous rip currents and pounding shore breaks during periods of high surf! Waves over 3 feet high are for experts--all other should stay out of the water and away from the shoreline! Lifeguard services. 61.8 acres

Kalopa State Recreation Area - At 2000 feet elevation at end of Kalopa Road, 3 miles inland from Mamalahoa Highway (Highway 19); 5 miles southeast of Honoka'a. Lodging, picnicking and easy family nature hike (0.7- mile loop trail) in a native 'ohi'a forest; beginnings of an arboretum of the Island's native plants. Additional trails Pu'ukohola Heiau National Historical Park in the adjoining forest reserve, including a 2-mile horse The founding of the Hawaiian kingdom can be directly loop trail. 100.0 acres associated with one structure in the Hawaiian Islands: Pu'ukohola Heiau. Built between 1790-91 by Kealakekua Bay State Historical Park - In Napo'opo'o at Kamehameha I (also known as Kamehameha the Great), end of Beach Road off Government Road from together with chiefs, commoners, men, women and Pu'uhonua Road (Highway 160) or Lower Government children. As British sailor John Young looked on, the Road from Mamalahoa Highway (Highway 11) at temple was built and dedicated, a chief rival was Captain Cook or Ke'ei Junction. Viewing of Hikiau Heiau- sacrificed, and the war god Ku was pleased. -the place of worship where priests offered reverence to Captain Cook in 1779, believing that he was the god Kohala Historical Sites State Monument - On coastal Lono returning to them as promised. Panoramic view of dirt road off 'Upolu Airport road from Akoni Pule Kealakekua Bay. Lifeguard services during weekends at Highway (Highway 270), 1.6 miles southwest of 'Upolu Napo'opo'o Beach 4.0 acres Airport. Viewing of Mo'okini Heiau and Kamehameha I Birthsite. The heiau, a National Historic Landmark, is Kona Coast (Kekaha Kai) State Park - On Queen one of the most famous sacrificial temples on the Ka'ahumanu Highway (Hwy. 19), 2.6 miles north of island. The birthsite is a memorial to Hawai'i's greatest Keahole Airport. Separate, unpaved 1.5 mile access king who united all the island chiefdoms into a kingdom. roads from highway lead to Mahai'ula and Kua Bay 6.7 acres sections of the park. Mahai'ula section has a sandy beach and dune offering opportunities for swimming Lapakahi State Historical Park - On Akoni Pule Highway and beach-related activities. A picnic area with tables (Highway 270), 12.4 miles north of Kawaihae. Re- and portable toilets are available. A 4.5-mile hike north enactment of the early Hawaiian life of the common through this wilderness park on the historic coastal trail, people through cultural demonstrations of daily Ala Kahakai, leads to Kua Bay. Midway, a hike to the activities, story telling, and self-guided walk through the summit of Pu'u Ku'ili, a 342-foot high cinder cone, offers partially restored remains of this ancient Hawaiian an excellent view of the coastline. Dry and hot with no coastal settlement. Nearby ocean waters comprise a drinking water. Kua Bay section at north end of park marine preserve with various activities regulated. Park offers beach-related activities. gate open 7 a.m. to 4 p.m. 262.0 acres

Lava Tree State Monument - Off Pahoa-Pohoiki Road (Highway 132), 2.7 miles southeast of Pahoa. Viewing of an excellent example of a forest of lava trees. This unusual volcanic feature is the result of a lava flow that swept through this forested area and left behind lava molds of the tree trunks. Picnicking opportunities. No drinking water. 17.1 acres

MacKenzie State Recreation Area - On Kalapana- Kapono Beach Road (Highway 132), 9 miles northeast of Kaimu. Low cliffed, wild volcanic coastline with picnicking and tent camping in a ironwood grove. Good shore fishing. Old Hawaiian coastal trail traverses the park. No drinking water. 13.1 acres

Manuka State Wayside - On Mamalahoa Highway (Highway 11), 19.3 miles west of Na'alehu. A place for the touring public to stop and rest and to picnic among a collection of native and introduced trees. Open shelter camping. No drinking water. 13.4 acres

Mauna Kea State Recreation Area - At 6500 feet elevation on Saddle Road (Highway 200), 35.1 miles west of downtown Hilo. (Note: Car rental companies may prohibit or impose conditions for use of their vehicles on the Saddle Road.) Shrub land picnicking and lodging opportunities. Good views of Mauna Kea and Mauna Loa. Pig, sheep and bird hunting nearby. Dry and mornings; legends say that the cave beneath the clear weather with cold nights. Periodic military waterfall was the home of Hina, mother of the demigod maneuvers nearby may disrupt the peace and quiet of Maui. the area. 20.5 acres BIG ISLAND COUNTY PARKS

HILO REGION

Onekahakaha Beach Park - Entry road off Kalanianaole Ave., in Hilo. Shallow, sandy cove along rocky shoreline. Potable water available. Electricity available.

HAMAKUA COAST

Laupahoehoe Beach Park - Entry road off Highway 19 (traveling north), past 27 mile marker. Park is situated approximately 1.2 miles down from highway. Electricity available in pavilion. Potable water available. County- maintained boat ramp. Rocky shoreline. Old Kona Airport State Recreation Area - End of Kuakini Highway (Highway 11), Kailua-Kona. Beach park with Kolekole Beach Park - Entry road off Highway 19 picnicking, surfing, tidepooling, shore and spear fishing (traveling north), past 14 mile marker. Electricity and other beach-related activities; lifeguard services. available in pavilion. Spring source water - unfit for Special events pavilion for rental. Park gate, which drinking. Adjacent to stream. fronts the old runway, is closed each evening at 8:00 p.m. 103.7 acres

Wailoa River State Recreation Area - Banks of Wailoa River, downtown Hilo; parking at end of Pi'ilani Street and visitor center access road off Pauahi Street. Pleasure walking, quiet relaxation, informal games and events, picnicking, and boat fishing are provided for in this landscaped park set around a spring-fed estuary. Boat ramp provided. Fishing restrictions. Information services and cultural displays at Wailoa Center. 131.9 acres

Wailuku River State Park - Off Waianuenue Avenue, Hilo; Boiling Pots Area at end of Pe'epe'e Falls Drive; Rainbow Falls Area on Rainbow Drive. Viewpoints of geologic and scenic interests along Wailuku River. Boiling Pots is a succession of big pools connected by underground flow or cascades and whose waters roll and bubbles as if boiling; the well-exposed hexagonal columns that line the pools were formed by the slow cooling of basalt lavas. The 80-foot Rainbow Falls is renowned for the rainbow formed from its mist many KOHALA COAST shoreline. No electric outlets. Emergency 911 phone available. No park security available. Adjacent to Keokea Beach Park - Entry road off Highway 270 Pohoiki Bay and State maintained boat ramp. (traveling east), past 27 mile marker. Park is situated Kehena Beach (Dolphin Beach) - Located in the Puna approximately .9 mile from highway. Electricity district (Hilo side) off of Highway 137 near the 19 mile available in pavilion. Water available. Rocky shoreline. marker. This is a well shaded black sand beach Kapa'a Beach Park - Entry road off Highway 27 protected by steep cliffs and tall trees. Swimming can (traveling north), past 16 mile marker. Park is situated often be hazardous due to rough current and high approximately .7 mile from highway. No potable water. waves. It is a popular beach for local residents. Rocky shoreline. No electricity. 2 BBQ pits w/grills, picnic tables.

Mahukona Beach Park - Entry road off Highway 27, past 14 mile marker. Electricity available in pavilion. No potable water. Rocky shoreline.

Spencer Beach Park - Entry road off Highway 19, approximately 2 miles from Kawaihae junction. Potable water available. Electricity available in pavilion. Sandy beach.

KAILUA-KONA

Ho'okena Beach Park - Entry road off Highway 11, past 101 mile marker. Park is situated approximtely 2.2 miles from highway on narrow winding road. No potable water. No electricity. Sandy beach.

Miloli'i Beach Park - Entry road off Highway 11, past 88 mile marker. Park is situated approximately 5 miles from highway, on very winding, narrow road. Ancient Hawaiian fishing village. No potable water. No electricity. Rocky shoreline.

PUNA REGION

Whittington Beach Park - Entry road off Highway 11, past the 60 mile marker. No potable water available. No BEACHES & BEACH PARKS electricity available. Rocky shoreline. Hapuna Beach State Recreation Area - On Queen Punalu'u Beach Park - Entry road off Highway 11, past Ka'ahumanu Highway (Highway 19), 2.3 miles south of 55 mile marker. Drinking water available. Electricity Kawaihae. Landscaped beach park with swimming available in pavilions. Rocky shoreline. Adjacent to during clam seas, bodysurfing during periods of shore Punalu'u Bay (sandy beach). breaks, sunbathing and other beach-related activities, picnicking and shelter lodging opportunities. Dangerous Issac Hale Beach Park - Located approximately 26 miles rip currents and pounding shore breaks during periods from Hilo; 7 miles from Pahoa. No potable water. Rocky of high surf! Waves over 3 feet high are for experts--all other should stay out of the water and away from the and beach-related activities. A picnic area with tables shoreline! Lifeguard services. 61.8 acres and portable toilets are available. A 4.5-mile hike north through this wilderness park on the historic coastal trail, Ala Kahakai, leads to Kua Bay. Midway, a hike to the summit of Pu'u Ku'ili, a 342-foot high cinder cone, offers an excellent view of the coastline. Dry and hot with no drinking water. Kua Bay section at north end of park offers beach-related activities.

Lapakahi State Historical Park - On Akoni Pule Highway (Highway 270), 12.4 miles north of Kawaihae. Re- enactment of the early Hawaiian life of the common people through cultural demonstrations of daily activities, story telling, and self-guided walk through the partially restored remains of this ancient Hawaiian coastal settlement. Nearby ocean waters comprise a marine preserve with various activities regulated. Park gate open 7 a.m. to 4 p.m. 262.0 acres

Old Kona Airport State Recreation Area - End of Kuakini Highway (Highway 11), Kailua-Kona. Beach park with picnicking, surfing, tidepooling, shore and spear fishing and other beach-related activities; lifeguard services. Kealakekua Bay State Historical Park - In Napo'opo'o at Special events pavilion for rental. Park gate, which end of Beach Road off Government Road from fronts the old runway, is closed each evening at 8:00 Pu'uhonua Road (Highway 160) or Lower Government p.m. 103.7 acres Road from Mamalahoa Highway (Highway 11) at Captain Cook or Ke'ei Junction. Viewing of Hikiau Heiau- Wailoa River State Recreation Area - Banks of Wailoa the place of worship where priests offered reverence to River, downtown Hilo; parking at end of Pi'ilani Street Captain Cook in 1779, believing that he was the god and visitor center access road off Pauahi Street. Lono returning to them as promised. Panoramic view of Pleasure walking, quiet relaxation, informal games and Kealakekua Bay. Lifeguard services during weekends at events, picnicking, and boat fishing are provided for in Napo'opo'o Beach 4.0 acres this landscaped park set around a spring-fed estuary. Boat ramp provided. Fishing restrictions. Information Kona Coast (Kekaha Kai) State Park - On Queen services and cultural displays at Wailoa Center. 131.9 Ka'ahumanu Highway (Hwy. 19), 2.6 miles north of acres. Keahole Airport. Separate, unpaved 1.5 mile access roads from highway lead to Mahai'ula and Kua Bay Onekahakaha Beach Park - Entry road off Kalanianaole sections of the park. Mahai'ula section has a sandy Ave., in Hilo. Shallow, sandy cove along rocky shoreline. beach and dune offering opportunities for swimming Potable water available. Electricity available. Laupahoehoe Beach Park - Entry road off Highway 19 Miloli'i Beach Park - Entry road off Highway 11, past 88 (traveling north), past 27 mile marker. Park is situated mile marker. Park is situated approximately 5 miles approximately 1.2 miles down from highway. Electricity from highway, on very winding, narrow road. Ancient available in pavilion. Potable water available. County- Hawaiian fishing village. No potable water. No maintained boat ramp. Rocky shoreline. electricity. Rocky shoreline.

Whittington Beach Park - Entry road off Highway 11, past the 60 mile marker. No potable water available. No electricity available. Rocky shoreline.

Punalu'u Beach Park - Entry road off Highway 11, past 55 mile marker. Drinking water available. Electricity available in pavilions. Rocky shoreline. Adjacent to Punalu'u Bay (sandy beach).

Issac Hale Beach Park - Located approximately 26 miles from Hilo; 7 miles from Pahoa. No potable water. Rocky shoreline. No electric outlets. Emergency 911 phone Kolekole Beach Park - Entry road off Highway 19 available. No park security available. Adjacent to (traveling north), past 14 mile marker. Electricity Pohoiki Bay and State maintained boat ramp. available in pavilion. Spring source water - unfit for Kehena Beach (Dolphin Beach) - Located in the Puna drinking. Adjacent to stream. district (Hilo side) off of Highway 137 near the 19 mile Keokea Beach Park - Entry road off Highway 270 marker. This is a well shaded black sand beach (traveling east), past 27 mile marker. Park is situated protected by steep cliffs and tall trees. Swimming can approximately .9 mile from highway. Electricity often be hazardous due to rough current and high available in pavilion. Water available. Rocky shoreline. waves. It is a popular beach for local residents.

Kapa'a Beach Park - Entry road off Highway 27 (traveling north), past 16 mile marker. Park is situated approximately .7 mile from highway. No potable water. Rocky shoreline. No electricity. 2 BBQ pits w/grills, picnic tables.

Mahukona Beach Park - Entry road off Highway 27, past 14 mile marker. Electricity available in pavilion. No potable water. Rocky shoreline.

Spencer Beach Park - Entry road off Highway 19, approximately 2 miles from Kawaihae junction. Potable water available. Electricity available in pavilion. Sandy beach.

Ho'okena Beach Park - Entry road off Highway 11, past 101 mile marker. Park is situated approximtely 2.2 miles from highway on narrow winding road. No potable water. No electricity. Sandy beach.

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BIG ISLAND WATER ACTIVITIES

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BIG ISLAND AIR TOURS

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iscounts of up to 33% when you book your Big Island Car Rentals at: http://car-rent.hawaiiactive.com There are world-class restaurants for fine dining, popular activities. Houses and cottages here tend to be outdoor café’s and lots of locally grown, tropical fruits a little older but with lots of character. There are very at stands and stores. Waikoloa is easy driving to Kailua- few condo’s in Hilo in order to preserve the old Hawaii Kona, as well as the quaint area of Hawi. There are essence. The most exciting week of the year for Hilo is beachside cottages and homes along the Kohala coast in April when Merrie Monarch occurs. and in the beautiful Hawi area, birthplace of King About a half hour southeast of Hilo is where you will be Kamehameha the Great. able to see lava flowing into the ocean each day. Not far from there is the Kapoho area, with wonderful snorkeling and the phenomenon known as “hot ponds”. A hot pond is ocean water, which is also fed by water from steam vents or springs near Kilauea Volcano, so they are geothermally heated. Ahalanui Park has a large “Hot Pond” lagoon that is next to the ocean. There is one gated community with homes that have private “hot ponds” and rental homes there are in high demand. A little south of there is Poihiki Bay (Isaac Hale Beach Park), where you will find surfers galore and ocean fishing boats, plus lava adventure boat and fishing tours. Kona offers many tours and activities, plus is home to South of Hilo, you will find Volcano National Park. It is the Ironman Even every October. South of Kailua-Kona cooler and there is more rain at the higher elevation. is Kealakekua Bay, Captain Cook and Honaunau. You Rental homes and cottages here generally have will find the perfect sized rental home for your group. fireplaces for use during the cooler months. One could Many are ocean or bay front, or you can stay on coffee spend a full day or several days at Volcano National bean estates with acres of coffee trees and fruit Park, and balance the experience with all the art studios orchards. that abound in this area. During winter months, you might surf, snorkel and ski on the same day. Tours to the observatory on top of Mauna Loa are available. This area is easily accessible from the Waikoloa area or from Hilo. The Hamakua Coast is a magnificent area of sweeping ocean views and is where you will find the town of Honokaa and the beautiful Waipio Valley. This area is midway between Kona and Hilo and there are cottages to rent if you want to spend a few days here or more.

The Hilo side of the island is largest area where you will still find the feel of old Hawaii. Hilo is the 2nd largest city in the state of Hawaii, behind Honolulu, although it only has about 55,000 people. The Hilo side of the island has only a few, small white sand beaches. It has mostly lava beaches. Hilo has gorgeous waterfalls and botanical gardens to see, Imiloa Astronomy Center, and many BIG ISLAND RESORTS AND HOTELS Kailua-Kona- North and South Kona, Kailua

Grouped geographically and listed in order of price Kona Islander Inn range beginning with the least expensive: 75-5776 Kuakini Highway, Kailua-Kona, HI, USA - (808) 329-3333 or (800)622-5348 – Fax: (808)326- Kohala Coast 4137

Hilton Waikaloa Village Kona Tiki Hotel http://www.HiltonWaikoloaVillage.com 75-5968 Alii Dr., Kailua-Kona, Hawaii 96740 - (808) 329- 425 Waikoloa Beach Drive, Waikoloa, Hawaii 96738, 1425 – Fax: (808) 327-9402 USA Telephone: (808) 886-1234 – Fax: (808) 886-2900 Kona Seaside Hotel E-mail: [email protected] 75 5646 Palani Road, Kailua-Kona, HI, 96740, USA - (808) 329 2455 or (800) 560 5558 – Fax: (808) 329 6157

King Kamehameha's Kona Beach Hotel http://www.konabeachhotel.com 75-5660 Palani Road, Kailua-Kona, HI, 96740 - (808) 329-2911 – Fax: (808) 329-4602 E-mail: [email protected]

Outrigger Royal Sea Cliff http://www.outrigger.com 75-6040 Alii Drive, Kailua-Kona, HI, 96740-2310 - (808)-329-8021 or (800) 688-7444 – Fax: (808) 326- 1887

Volcanoes National Park

Kilauea Lodge http://www.kiluealodge.com Waikoloa Beach Marriott http://www.outrigger.com PO Box 116, Volcano Village, HI, 96785, USA 69-275 Waikoloa Beach Drive, Waikoloa, Hawaii 96738- Telephone: (808) 967-7366 – Fax: (808) 967-7367 5711, USA E-mail: [email protected] Telephone: (808) 886-6789 – Fax: (808) 886-1554 Hilo The Fairmont Orchid http://www.orchid- maunalani.com Dolphin Bay Hotel http://www.dolphinbayhotel.com 1 N. Kaniku Drive, Kohala Coast, Hawaii, 96743, USA 333 Iliahi Street, Hilo, HI, USA 96720 Telephone: (808)885-2000 – Fax: (808) 885-1064 Telephone: (808) 935-1466 – Fax: (808) 935-1523 E-mail: [email protected] Hawaii Naniloa Hotel http://www.naniloa.com Hapuna Beach Prince Hotel 93 Banyan Drive, Hilo, HI, 96720, USA http://www.hapunabeachprincehotel.com Telephone: (808) 969-3333 or (800) 367-5360 – Fax: 62-100 Kauna'oa Drive, Kohala Coast, Hawaii 96743, (808) 969-6622. E-mail: [email protected] (808) 880-1111 – Toll Free Reservations: (866) 774-6236 Fax: (808) 944-4491 – [email protected] BIG ISLAND RESTAURANTS The Canoehouse Mauna Lani Bay Hotel & Bungalow, 68 – 1400 Mauna The following restaurants are grouped according to Lani Drive, Kohala Coast – (808) 881-7911 style of cuisine. Visitors are encouraged to pick up one Kona Brewing Company of several free guides to Hawaii cuisine or one of the 75-5629 Kuakini Highwy, Kailua-Kona – (808) 334-2739 excellent comprehensive guides available in bookstores.

AMERICAN

Aiolis Opelo Plaza HWY 19, Waimea – Telephone: (808) 885- 6325

Lu Lu’s Coconut Grove Market Place, Kailua- Kona – (808) 231- 2633

Kiluea Kitchen 1438 Kilauea Ave, Hilo – (808) 935-6664

Lava Rock Café Highway 11, Volcano Village Exit – (808) 967-8526

Volcano Golf & Country Club Hwy 11 at Mile Marker 30, Volcanoes Nat’l Park – (808) Parker Ranch Grill 967-8228 Parker Ranch Center 67-1185A Mamalahoa Highway, Kamuela – (808) 887-2624

CONTINENTAL Village Steak House 68-1792 Melia Road, Waikoloa – (808) 883-9644 Edelweiss Kawaihe Road, Waimea – (808) 885-6800 Canoes Café 14 Furneaux, Hilo – (808) 935-4070 Kiluea Lodge and Restaurant 1903948 Old Volcano Road, Highway 11, Volcano Village Keei Café – (808) 967-7366 Route 11, Honaunau – (808) 328-8451

ECLECTIC Lulu's 75-5819 Alii Drive, Kailua-Kona – (808) 331-2633 Batik 62 Mauna Kea Beach Drive, Kohala Coast – (808) 882- Daniel Thiebaut Restaurant 7222 65-1259 Kawaihae Road, Kamuela – (808) 887-2200. Fax: (808) 887-0810 Beachtree 4 Seasons Resort Hualalei Blvd. 72 – 100 Kaupulehh La Bourgogne Drive, Kailua-Kona. (808) 325-8000 77-6400 Nalani, Kailua-Kona – (808) 329-6711 Merriman’s Waimea Seaside Restaurant (808) 885-6822. http://www.merrimanshawaii.com 1790 Kalanianaole Highway, Hilo – (808) 935-8825

Red Water Café JAPANESE 65-1299Kawaiohae Road, Kamuela – (808) 885-9299 Miyas 400 Hualani St, Hilo – (808) 935-2273

Restaurant Miwa 1261 Kiluaea Ave, Hilo - (808) 961-4454

MEXICAN

Hula La's Burrito Bar Kohala Trade Center, Highway 270, Hawi – (808) 889- 5688

Pancho & Lefty's SEAFOOD 75-5719 Alii Drive, Kailua-Kona – (808) 326-2171

Brown's Beachhouse Reuben's Fairmont Orchid, 1 North Kaniku Dr., Kohala Coast. 336 Kamehameha Avenue, Hilo – (808) 961-2552 (808) 885-2000 Senor Billy's Coast Grille Highway 11, Captain Cook – (808) 323-2013 Hapuna Beach Prince Hotel, 62 – Kaunaoa Drive, Kohala Coast – (808) 880-1111 THAI

Harringtons Bangkok House 135 Kalanianaole, Hilo – (808) 961-4966 75-5626 Kuakini Highway, Kailua-Kona – (808) 329-7764

Pahui’a Thai Thai Restaurant Four Seasons Resort, Kailua-Kona – (808) 325-8000 19-4084 Volcano Road, Volcano Village – (808) 967- 7969 Beach Comber Waterfront Row, Kailua-Kona – (808) 329-2451 ITALIAN Michaelangelo’s Pescatore 75-5770 Alii Dr, Kailua-Kona – (808)-329-4436 235 Keawe Street, Hilo – (808) 969-9090

STEAK Zappas 62-1210 Highway 19, Waimea – (808) 885-1511 Coast Grille 62-100 Kauna'oa Drive, Kohala Coast – (808) 880-1111

Quinn’s Almost By The Sea 75-5655A Palani Rd, Kailua-Kona – (808) 329-3822 BIG ISLAND NIGHTLIFE, ARTS & CULTURE Hawaii Concert Society – A non-profit organization dedicated to bringing fine music and dance to East Nightlife on the Big Island is usually restricted to a few Hawaii. In addition to concert performances, they hotels and other nightspots offering live music and arrange master classes, workshops and other other entertainment. Normal tourist fare of luaus, educational programs that enable area school children dinner cruises, and cultural shows are available almost as well as music and performance students to come into every night, seven days a week, somewhere on the contact with professional musicians and dancers. P.O. island. With its high concentration of bars and dance Box 233 Hilo, HI 96721, USA. Telephone: (808) 959- clubs, Kona is probably your best bet for night action for 4064. those of you who are not wiped out after a day of Volcano Art Center – The Volcano Art Center (VAC) is a snorkeling and hiking. nonprofit, tax-exempt, educational organization created in 1974 to promote, develop and perpetuate the artistic and cultural heritage of Hawaii's people and environment through activities in the visual, literary and performing arts. Under a cooperating agreement with the National Park Service, VAC presents a wide variety of special and ongoing programs in and around Hawaii Volcanoes National Park including art exhibits and demonstrations, the Na Mea Hawaii Hula Kahiko performance series, music and dance concerts, theater presentations, and classes and workshops with guest The Big Island is home to some of Hawaii’s most artists. P.O. Box 104, Hawaii National Park, HI 96718, creative artists. Eclectic galleries can be found nestled USA. Telephone: (808) 967-8222. away in some of the smaller towns. There are also numerous galleries to be savored in almost every hotel in resort areas all across the island.

ARTS & ENTERTAINMENT

Merrie Monarch Hula Festival – For hula lovers, the biggest show of the year and the largest event of its kind in the world is the annual Merrie Monarch Hula Festival. Honoring the legacy of King David Kalakaua, Hawai'i's last king, the festival is staged in Hilo at the spacious Edith Kanaka'ole Stadium during the first week following Easter Sunday. Hula halau compete in various BIG ISLAND MUSEUMS classes of ancient and modern dance styles. You need to reserve accommodations and tickets up to a year in East Hawaii Cultural Center advance. Hawai'i Naniloa Resort, 93 Banyan Dr., Hilo, HI 141 Kalakaua, Hilo, HI 96720 - Telephone: (808) 961- 96720, USA. Telephone: (808) 935-9168. 5711

Big Island Society Of Artists Hulihee Palace Museum http://www.hawaiilink.net/~ksa 75-5718 Alii Drive, Kailua-Kona - Telephone: (808) 329- They arrange showings and tours or artists studios 1877 regular internationally acclaimed performances and also shows foreign and art films. Parker Ranch Center, Hwys. 19 and 190, Waimea, HI, USA - (808) 885-6868.

Waimea Community Theatre – Local talent performs in musicals and plays at the Parker School Theater. Uilani Plaza, Waimea, HI, USA. Telephone: (808) 885-5818.

Aloha Performing Arts Center – Local talent stages musicals and Broadway plays at this center near Kailua- Kona. Aloha Theatre Café, Hwy. 11, Kainaliu, HI, USA. Telephone: (808) 322-9924. Jaggar Museum Hawaii Volcanoes National Park BARS & MUSIC CLUBS P.O. Box 52, Hawaii National Park, HI 96718-0052 - (808) 985-6049 Honu Bar – This elegant spot at the Mauna Lani Bay Hotel and Bungalows on the Kohala Coast has a nice Kamuela Museum dance floor for weekend dancing to various types of Junction of Highways 19 and 250, Kamuela - (808) 885- music. This is a popular upscale gathering place that 472 features, pupus, imported cigars and cognac. 68-1400 Kona Historical Society Mauna Lani Dr., Kohala Coast, HI, USA - (808) 885-6622. 81-6551 Mamalahoa Highway, Kealakeku - Telephone: Michaelangelo's – Perhaps some fettucine and dancing (808) 323-3222 is on your agenda? Then Michaelangelo’s is the place. Lyman House Memorial Museum Start by enjoying a fabulous Italian dinner and finish by working it off on the dance floor. The dance floor opens 276 Haili Street, Hilo - Telephone: (808) 935-5021 up nightly at 10 p.m. Waternt Row, Kailua-Kona, HI, Pacific Tsunami Museum USA. - (808) 329-4436. Hilo Shopping Center, 345 Kekuanaoa Street - Manta and Pavilion Wine Bar Telephone: (808) 935-0926 With a dynamic new exhibition kitchen to showcase Parker Ranch Historic Homes their chef's artistry and the bar featuring an innovative Kamuela,(South Kohala District) - (808) 885-5433 wine experience. Menta is a foodie's delight. The menu highlights include seared accented with the foi gras Wailoa Cultural Center spring roll. Mauna Kea Beach Hotel, 62 – 100 Mauna P. O. Box 936 Hilo - (808) 933-0416 (Music) Kea Beach Dr., Kohala Coast

THEATER

Theater is popular on the Big Island with several groups offering first-rate productions throughout the year. The following list will provide the necessary contact information for you choose one that’s right for you.

Kahilu Theater – For legitimate theater, the little town of Waimea is your best bet. The Kahilu Theater hosts Lulu's – A DJ spins the latest hip-hop, R&B and Rock on BIG ISLAND WEB LINKS Friday and Saturday nights until 1:30 a.m. 75-5819 Ali'i Dr., Kailua-Kona, HI, USA. Telephone: (808) 331-2633. VISITOR INFORMATION Breakwater – This disco style club located in the Hawai’I Hawaii’s Big Island http://www.bigisland.gohawaii.com Naniloa Resort in Hilo comes complete with the sound This web site offers lots of vacation planning and a of crashing surf on Friday and Saturday nights starting calendar of events for the Big Island at 10 p.m. 93 Banyan Dr., Hilo, HI, USA. Telephone: (808) 969-3333. Media Hard Rock Café – If you like your music loud and Hawaii Tribune Herald raucous, this is the place for you. Address: 75-5815 Ali'i http://www.hilohawaiitribune.com Drive Kailua-Kona, HI, USA. (808) 329 8866 Online edition of the Big Island paper includes local and Harbor House – Located in Honokohau Harbor (the statewide news. place where all the fishing boats dock), this restaurant is West Hawaii Today http://www.westhawaiitoday.com a good spot to unwind. The beer is cold, tasty and cheap: only $3 for a hefty "schooner," or 18-ounce mug. Honolulu Advertiser Ten beers are on tap. While fish-n-chips menu gets http://www.honoluluadvertiser.com mixed reviews, the ahi sandwich is a good bet. The Honolulu Star-Bulletin http://starbulletin.com atmosphere is casual. The highlight of the decor is the KGMB-9 - CBS affiliate http://www.kgmb.com 1,600-pound marlin that is mounted on the wall. Most KHNL-8 - NBC affiliate http://www.khnl.com of the customers are the crew and guests of the many KHON-2 - FOX affiliate http://www.khon.com boats docked in the harbor. 74-425 Kealakehe Parkway KITV-4 - ABC affiliate (Honokohau Harbor) Kailua-Kona, HI 96740. Telehone: http://www.thehawaiichannel.com/index.html (808) 326 4166.

Kona Brewing Company – 75-5629 Kuakini Highway, TICKETS Kailua Kona, Hawaii 96740. (808) 334-BREW (2739), Hawaii Active http://www.hawaiiactive.com Office: (808) 334-1133, Fax: (808) 334-1884. Air, land, and sea activities; discounts available. Call 1- Huggo’s – The popular restaurant hosts a variety of 866-766-6284 bands from jazz to rock. They host an open mike night on Tuesdays. Call ahead to find out what’s on the bill for GENERAL the evening. 75-5828 Kahakai Rd, Kailua-Kona, HI. GoHawaii.com - http://www.gohawaii.com/big_island/ Telephone: (808) 329-1493.ors to the Big Island Hawaii Visitors & Convention Bureau

Big Island Online http://www.bigisland.net Dining, lodging, and general Big Island infoAustralian Department of Foreign

SIGHTS & ACTIVITIES

Hawaii Volcanoes National Park http://www.nps.gov/hale Many rare species of animals and plants live amid this APPENDIX volcanic landscape. Appendix 1: Hawaiian History NIGHTLIFE & ARTS ca. 500 CE - First human beings to set foot on Hawaiian Aloha Festivals http://www.alohafestivals.com shores are Polynesians, who travel 2,000 mi in 60 to 80- Festivals across the islands, with dates, contact info, and foot canoes to the islands they name Havaiki after their historical significance. legendary homeland. Researchers today believe they were originally from Southeast Asia, and that they discovered the South Pacific Islands of Tahiti and the Marquesas before sailing to Hawaii.

ca. 1758 - Kamehameha, the Hawaiian chief who unified the Islands, is born.

1778 - In January, Capt. James Cook, commander of the HMS Resolution and the consort vessel HMS Discovery, lands on the island of the Big Island and "discovers" it for the Western world. He names the archipelago the Sandwich Islands after his patron, the Earl of Sandwich. In November, he returns to the Islands for the winter, anchoring at Kealakekua Bay o the Big Island.

1779 - In February, Cook is killed in a battle with Hawaii's indigenous people at Kealakekua.

1785 - The isolation of the Islands ends as British, American, French, and Russian fur traders and New England whalers come to Hawaii. Tales spread of thousands of acres of sugarcane growing wild, and SPORTS & OUTDOORS farmers come in droves from the United States and Europe. Big Island Activities http://http://www.hawaiiactive.com/bigisland- 1790 - Kamehameha begins his rise to power with a activities.html series of bloody battles. Experience the Big Islands best activities 1791 - Kamehameha builds Puukohola Heiau (temple) and dedicates it by sacrificing a rival chief he has SHOPPING kill33ed. Shopping Guide 1795 - Using Western arms, Kamehameha wins a http://www.gohawaii.com/big-island/plan-a- decisive confrontation on Oahu. Except for the Big trip/shopping Island (which he tries to invade in 1796 and 1804), this completes his military conquest of the Islands.

1810 - The chief of the Big Island acknowledges Kamehameha's rule, giving him suzerainty over the Big Island and Niihau. Kamehameha becomes known as 1824 - King Kamehameha II and his favorite wife die of King Kamehameha I, and he rules the unified Kingdom measles during a visit to England. Honolulu missionaries of Hawaii with an iron hand. 1819 - Kamehameha I died, give both royals a Christian burial outside Kawaiahao and his oldest son, Liholiho, rules briefly as Church, inspiring many Hawaiians to convert to the Kamehameha II, with Kaahumanu, Kamehameha I's Protestant faith. The king's younger brother, favorite wife, as co-executive. Kaahumanu persuades Kauikeaouli, becomes King Kamehameha III, a wise and the new king to abandon old religious taboos, including gentle sovereign who reigns for 30 years with those that forbade women to eat with men or to hold Kaahumanu as regent. positions of power. The first whaling ships land at 1832 - Kaahumanu is baptized and dies a few months Lahaina on Maui. later.

1840 - The Wilkes Expedition, sponsored by the U.S. Coast and Geodetic Survey, pinpoints Pearl Harbor as a potential Naval Base.

1845 - Kamehameha III and the legislature move Hawaii's seat of government from Lahaina, on Maui, to Honolulu, on Oahu.

1849 - Kamehameha III turns Hawaii into a constitutional monarchy, and the United States, France, and Great Britain recognize Hawaii as an independent country.

1850 - The Great Mahele, a land commission, reapportions the land to the crown, the government, chiefs, and commoners, introducing for the first time the Western principle of private ownership. Commoners are now able to buy and sell land, but this great division becomes the great dispossesion: By the end of the 19th century, white men own 4 acres for every 1 owned by a native. Some of the commission's distributions continue to be disputed to this day.

1852 - As Western diseases depopulate the Islands, a labor shortage occurs in the sugarcane fields. For the next nine decades, a steady stream of foreign labor 1820 - By the time the first missionaries arrive from pours into Hawaii, beginning with the Chinese. The Boston, Hawaii's social order is beginning to break Japanese begin arriving in 1868, followed by Filipinos, down. First, Kaahumanu and then Kamehameha II defy Koreans, Portuguese, and Puerto Ricans. kapu (taboo) without attracting divine retribution. 1872 - Kamehameha V, the last descendent of the king Hawaiians, disillusioned with their own gods, are who unified the Islands, dies without heirs. A power receptive to the ideas of Christianity. The influx of Western visitors also introduces to Hawaii Western struggle ensues between the adherents of David Kalakaua and William Lunalilo. diseases, liquor, and what some view as moral decay. 1873 - Lunalilo is elected Hawaii's sixth king in January. Japanese laborers begins in earnest (after a false start in The bachelor rules only 13 months before dying of 1868). tuberculosis. 1891 - King Kalakaua dies and is succeeded by his sister, 1874 - Kalakaua vies for the throne with the Dowager Queen Liliuokalani, the last Hawaiian monarch. Queen Emma, the half-Caucasian widow of 1893 - After a brief two-year reign, Liliuokalani is Kamehameha IV. Kalakaua is elected by the Hawaii Legislature, against protests by supporters of Queen removed from the throne by American business Emma. American and British marines are called in to interests led by Lorrin A. Thurston (grandson of the missionary and newspaper founder Asa Thurston). restore order, and Kalakaua begins his reign as the Liliuokalani is imprisoned in Iolani Palace for nearly "Merrie Monarch." eight months.

1898 - With the outbreak of the Spanish-American War, president William McKinley recognizes Hawaii's strategic importance in the Pacific and moves to secure the Islands for the United States. On August 12, Hawaii is officially annexed by a joint resolution of Congress.

1901 - Sanford Dole is appointed first governor of the territory of Hawaii. The first major tourist hotel, the Moana (now called the Sheraton Moana Surfrider), is built on Waikiki Beach.

1903 - James Dole (a cousin of Sanford Dole) produces nearly 2,000 cases of pineapple, marking the beginning of Hawaii's pineapple industry. Pineapple eventually surpasses sugarcane as Hawaii's number one crop.

1908 - Dredging of the channel at Pearl Harbor begins.

1919 - Pearl Harbor is formally dedicated by the U.S. Navy. Representing the Territory of Hawaii in the U.S. House of Representatives, Prince Jonah Kuhio Kalanianaole, the adopted son of Kapiolani, the wife of Kalakaua, and with his brother one of the designated 1875 - The United States and Hawaii sign a treaty of heirs to the throne of the childless Liliuokalani, reciprocity, assuring Hawaii a duty-free market for sugar introduces the first bill proposing statehood for Hawaii. in the United States. 1936 - Pan American World Airways introduces regular 1882 - King Kalakaua builds Iolani Palace, an Italian commercial passenger flights to Hawaii from the Renaissance-style structure, on the site of the previous mainland. royal palace. 1941 - At Pearl Harbor the U.S. Pacific Fleet is bombed 1887 - The reciprocity treaty of 1875 is renewed, giving by the Japanese, forcing U.S. entry into World War II. the United States exclusive use of Pearl Harbor as a Nearly 4,000 men are killed in the surprise attack. coaling station. Coincidentally, successful importation of 1942 - James Jones, with thousands of others, trains at From about 1949 to the present, there has been a Schofield Barracks on Oahu. He later writes about his gradual increase in attention to, and promotion of, the experience in From Here to Eternity. language. Public Hawaiian-language immersion schools were started in 1987. 1959 - Congress passes legislation granting Hawaii statehood. In special elections the new state sends to the U.S. House of Representatives its first American of Japanese ancestry, Daniel Inouye, and to the U.S. Senate its first American of Chinese ancestry, Hiram Fong. Later in the year, the first Boeing 707 jets make the flight from San Francisco in a record five hours. By year's end 243,216 tourists visit Hawaii, and tourism becomes Hawaii's major industry.

1993 - After Native Hawaiians commemorate the 100th anniversary of the overthrow of Queen Liliuokalani with a call for sovereignty, Congress issues an apology to the A type of "local English" spoken in Hawaii is technically Hawaiian people for the annexation of the Islands. called "Hawaiian Creole English", abbreviated "HCE". It developed from pidgin English as a means for the Appendix 2: Hawaiian Language various plantations cultures imported to work Hawaii’s sugar industry to communicate with each other. It is The Hawaiian language is an Austronesian language often called simply "pidgin" (or Hawaiian Pidgin). It that takes its name from that of the largest island in the should not be mistaken for the Hawaiian language. tropical North Pacific archipelago where it developed. The Hawaiian alphabet was devised by European Hawaiian, along with English, is an official language of missionaries between 1820 and 1826 in order to the State of Hawaii. King Kamehameha III established the translate the Christian Bible and convert the native first Hawaiian-language constitutions in 1839 and 1840. Prior to becoming Hawaiian, the language was Hawaiians, who had no written form of their language essentially the Marquesan or Tahitian of that era, until then. Their efforts were somewhat arbitrary as previously various stages of Proto Polynesian, and exemplified by the use of the letter K, but not the letter originally the language of the Philippine Islands, all of T, to represent a sound that was similar to both. which reflects the historic migration and settlement of The Hawaiian alphabet consists of only 8 consonants the Hawaiian islands around 1000 AD. and 5 vowels. Two consonants never occur together. A vowel always follows a consonant or the vowel stands The number of native speakers of Hawaiian gradually alone (e.g. a lo ha). dropped during the period from the 1830s to the 1950s. Hawaiian was essentially displaced by English on six of The ÒKINA (`), diacritical mark or glottal stop is the seven inhabited islands. As of 2000, native speakers considered a consonant (e.g. hoòlauleà). Designated of Hawaiian amount to under 0.1% of the statewide by the original missionaries as an apostrophe, the population. Nevertheless, the language is not Andrews-Parker Dictionary of Hawaiian used an endangered because it can continue indefinitely on opening single quote symbol in 1922 (called a "reversed Niʻihau (Niʻihau, the smallest inhabited island, privately apostrophe" or "inverse comma”), which has become owned for over 100 years, residence of about 200 the standard form since. Today, many native speakers native speakers). of Hawaiian do not bother to write any symbol for the glottal stop. Its use is advocated primarily among teachers of Hawaiian as a second language, and among ē (with kahako) like ay in play linguists. ī (with kahako) like ee in fee ō (with kahako) like o in mole Many Hawaiian words also display the MACRON or ū (with kahako) like oo in soon KAHAKO, a vowel with a line over it. The macron is used to show where the vowels are stressed and are APPENDIX 4: Hawaiian Words & Phrases somewhat longer than other vowels. E.g. the word aina without the MACRON over the first "a" means "a meal" - ' āina with the MACRON over the first "a" means "land."

APPENDIX 3: Hawaiian Pronunciation Guide

CONSONANTS (8) p, k - are pronounced about the same as in English but with less aspiration h, l, m, n - are pronounced about the same as in English w - after i and e, sounds like a v; after u and o, it sounds like w; HAWAIIAN TO ENGLISH after an a it is either w or v. ' or 'okina - is a glottal stop, similar to the sound Aina (EYE-na): Land, earth between the ohs in oh-oh. Aikane (EYE-ka-nay): friend Alaea (ah-lah-AY-ah): red water-soluble soil used for coloring salt, for medicine and as a dye Alii (ah-LEE-ee): Chief, chiefess, or royalty Ahi (AH-hee): yellow-fin tuna Aloha (a-LO-ha): hello, goodbye, love, and many others Auwe (a-OO-way): ouch Awa: native shrub whose root was used to make a narcotic drink Ewa (ay-va): opposite direction from Diamond Head Haku: to compose, weave or arrange Hala: the pandanus tree, whose leaves are plaited into mats, baskets and hats Halau: hula troupe Hale: house VOWELS (5) Haole (HOW-leh): A white person; Caucasian Unstressed Heiau: ancient place of worship Honu (HO-new): Hawaiian green sea turtle a like a in above Humuhumunukunukuapuaa (HOO-moo-hoo-moo-noo- e like e in set coo-noo-coo-a-poo-a-a): Hawaiian state fish - a tropical i like y in city fish smaller than it's name o like o in mole Leie: a woody climbing plant that grows in the u like oo in soon mountains. One of 5 plants placed on the hula altar Stressed Ilima: native shrubs bearing yellow, orange, greenish or dull-red flowers ā, (with kahako) like a in above Imu (EE-moo): An underground oven you will see at a Mano (mah-no): shark luau Mauka (ma-oo-ka): to the mounain Ipo (EE-po): sweetheart 'Okole (o-ko-lee): buttocks Ohana (o-ha-na): family Ono (o-no): large mackerel-type fish; delicious, tasty, savory Opakapaka: blue snapper Opihi (o-pee-hee): limpet Paakai (pa-AH-ka-ee): salt Pikake (pee-KAH-kay): shrub with small, white, very fragrant flowers (lilac): Pali (PA-lee): steep cliffs Pau (pow): finished, over Makai (mah-kigh): Ocean, used to mean "toward the ocean" Kahuna (kah-WHO-na): A priest, minister, or an expert Malihini (mah-lee-HEE-knee): A stranger, foreigner, at any profession tourist, etc. Kalakaua (ka-la-ka-oo-a): main street of Waikiki, named Mauka (MOW-ka [rhymes with how-ka]): Toward the after former king mountains Kalanianaole (ka-la-nee-a-na-o-lay): major highway Ohana (oh-HAH-nah): Family or relative named for Prince Jonah Kuhio Kalanianaole Nui (NEW-ee): Big, large, great, or important Kamaaina (Kah-ma-EYE-na): Native born Ohana (oh-HAH-nah): Family Kamani: a large tree with white, orange blossom-like Ono (OH-no): Delicious or tasty, and also a large flowers mackerel type of fish Kane (KAH-knee): A man or boy Pali (PAH-lee): Cliff, a steep hill or slope Kapiolani (ka-pee-o-la-nee): main Honolulu boulevard Paniolo (paw-knee-OH-low): Hawaiian cowboy named after a former queen Pau (POW): Finished, ended, all done Kapu (KAH-poo): Sacred, taboo, forbidden, no Poi (poy, as in boy): A paste made from pounded taro trespassing root, staple fo the native Hawaiians Keiki (KAY-key): Child, offspring, or children Pupu (POO-poo): snack, appetizer, hors d'oeuvre Kiawe (kee-ah-veh): Hawaiian thorny shrub Ulu (OO-loo): breadfruit tree Kii pohaku (kee-e po-hah-ku): petroglyph Ulu maika: stone used in playing the maika game Kokua (koh-KOO-ah): Help or give assistance (bowling): Kukui (koo-koo-ee): candlenut tree, bearing nuts Waa kaulua: double canoe containing white oily kernels which were used for Wahine (wa-HEE-nay): woman lighting by ancient Hawaiians Waimea (wa-ee-MAY-a): Oahu North Shore bay, Big Kulina pohapoha (koo-lee-na po-ha-po-ha): popcorn Island town Likelike (lee-kay-lee-kay): highway named after former Wikiwiki (wee-kee-WEE-kee): Fast or speed prince Mahalo (ma-ha-lo): thank you Lomilomi (lo-mee-lo-mee): to rub, press, knead as in massage Maile (ma-ee-lee): native twining shrub with fragrant leaves Makai (mah-kah-ee): to the sea Makapuu (mah-kah-poo-oo): Easternmost beach of Oahu Makamaka (ma-ka-ma-ka): dear friend; preceded by na -- dear friends Malihini (ma-lee-hee-nee): newcomer Mana (mah-nah): spiritual power

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