Sights & Attractions in Big Island

Top Attractions

Name	Category	Location

Akaka Falls State Park A meandering 10-minute loop trail takes you to the best spots...	Parks	Hamakua Coast

Cape Kumukahi Lighthouse This working lighthouse was miraculously unharmed during the...	Nautical Sites	Puna

Captain Cook Monument No one knows for sure what happened on February 14, 1779, when...	Memorials / Monuments	Kona Coast

Hawi and Kapaau Near the birthplace of King Kamehameha, these North Kohala towns...	Towns	Kohala Coast

Holualoa Town Hugging the hillside along the Kona Coast, the artsy village...	Towns	Kailua-Kona


Hulihee Palace A lovely two-story oceanfront home surrounded by jewel green...	Castles / Palaces	Kailua-Kona

Imiloa Astronomy Center Part Hawaiian cultural center, part astronomy museum, the Imiloa...	Observatories / Planetariums	Hilo

Kailua Pier Though most fishing boats use Honokohau Harbor, this pier dating...	Marinas / Piers	Kailua-Kona

Kaloko-Honokohau National Historical Park The coastal trails at this sheltered 1,160-acre coastal park...	Parks	Kailua-Kona

Kamakahonu After uniting the islands of Hawaii, King Kamehameha I spent...	Archaeological Sites	Kailua-Kona

Kealakekua Bay This underwater marine reserve is one of the most beautiful spots...	Bodies of Water, Viewpoints	Kona Coast

Kohala Ditch Adventures Formerly Flumin' Da Ditch, this 2½-hour guided kayak cruise...	Tours	Big Island

Kohala Mountain Road Lookout The road between North Kohala and Waimea is one of the most scenic...	Viewpoints	Kohala Coast

Liliuokalani Gardens Designed to honor Hawaii's first Japanese immigrants, Liliuokalani...	Parks, Gardens / Arboretums	Hilo

MacKenzie State Recreation Area This is a coastal park located on rocky shoreline cliffs in a...	Parks	Puna

Mookini Heiau This National Historic Landmark, an isolated heiau (an ancient...	Memorials / Monuments	Kohala Coast

Pahoa A fun place for a stroll, this little town is reminiscent of...	Towns	Puna

Puuhonua O Honaunau National Historical Park This 420-acre National Historical Park is the best preserved...	Parks	Kona Coast

Puukohola Heiau National Historic Site In 1790 a prophet told King Kamehameha to build a heiau on top...	Historic Districts / Sites	Kohala Coast

Rainbow Falls After a hard rain, these falls thunder into the Wailuku River...	Bodies of Water	Hilo

Wailuku River State Park Four separate streams fall into a series of circular pools here...	Bodies of Water	Hilo

Waipio Valley Bounded by 2,000-foot cliffs, the "Valley of the Kings" was once...	Nature Preserves	Hamakua Coast
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