Location: Honolulu
Day 1 - 16 Feb 2022
Wreck Of The Sea Tiger
Content: So we flew from Honolulu to Big island 🏝 Hawaii
Walmart
Content: We had our day started with local “MALASADA “ it’s Portuguese donuts 🍩 famous in Hawaii, no other bakery was open so we took couple of them from near by walmart
Location: Hilo
Day 1 - 16 Feb 2022
Rainbow Falls Park
Content: Rainbow falls park was our first stop next day. you don’t need a to hike for this place , and neither you need to pay for parking. Falls are fine not so great 😀 but you can do a pit stop and watch it.
Rainbow Falls Park
Content: There are couple of spots where you can take some nice pictures but you can’t swim there nor you can access the water falls by feet 👣
Hilo Medical Center
Content: We drove to next stop , it’s hardly few miles from Rainbow falls.
Pe‘epe‘e Boiling Pots
Content: Bolo good pots are good to stop by , they have higher temperatures compare to water falls around.
Location: Pāpa‘ikou
Day 1 - 16 Feb 2022
onomea bay scenic route
Content: You need to follow a small trail to reach this point. They do have some rocky beach surface and high tide wave .. but highly recommend to stop by .. it will take 10-12 min walk one way to reach the point. Hike name is call as Onamea hike
Onomea Bay
Content: Driving further on same road around a 0.5 mile you will find another point to watch the Onomea bay
Location: Honomu
Day 1 - 16 Feb 2022
Akaka Falls State Park
Content: Akaka falls you need to pay $5 per car for parking and $5 per person to visit the park.
Akaka Falls
Content: It was small hike around 1.8 miles round trip. it was fun to walk down the trail .. if you don’t like rain ☔️ must carry your umbrella 🌂 since it has rain showers pretty much every time and every day 🧐
Mana's Aloha Farm
Content: On the way we found a small stall name as Mana Aloha. the man has really good wide range of fresh local fruits. i had the fresh sugarcane after ages
Location: Hilo
Day 1 - 16 Feb 2022
Naung Mai Thai Kitchen
Content: Nice Thai restaurant in Downtown Hilo. A goood cozy place to have a fine fine m.. rates are $$$
Location: Pahoa-Kalapana
Day 2 - 17 Feb 2022
Kalapana
Content: Next day we started with Kalapana scenic road. It is a beautiful drive. we took bunch of stops on this drive.
Location: Kehena
Day 2 - 17 Feb 2022
Kehena Black Sand Beach
Content: We stumbled upon this hidden black sand beach while our drive on Kalpana. The beach was beautiful and sands were very black. Also this is a nude beach so if this is something you are looking for the. this might be a good option.
Location: Pāhoa
Day 2 - 17 Feb 2022
Kalani Oceanside Retreat
Content: On our drive we like this spot so we took a click on this spot
Isaac Hale Park
Content: This is at the end of the scenic road. You cannot swim here as this is not a beach rather you will see stones next to water.
Ning's Thai Cuisine
Content: We stopped here for our lunch before heading to Mauna Kea. Food was alright though.
Location: Waimea
Day 2 - 17 Feb 2022
Mauna Kea Summit
Content: This is a click we took on the way to Mauna Kea visitor center.
Location: Paauhau-Paauilo
Day 2 - 17 Feb 2022
Mauna Kea Observatory Complex
Content: For drive to Mauna Kea summit you need to have a 4 wheel drive. We rented a keep for one day so we can drive to the summit. This was our first time driving a 4WD but we managed to. Drive from visitor center to summit is about 30 mins and you also need to spend at least 30 mins at the visitor center so that you get accustomed to the altitude. Rangers are every helpful so they will also guide you how to drive.We reached at the visitor center at around 5 pm and were at the summit at around 6. Sunset was around 6:30. Also it is very cold at the Mauna Lea both at the visitor center and at the summit. So you need to be properly dressed with jacket, gloves and beanie. The view from the summit is the best highlight of our entire Hawaii trip. It is so beautiful that you don’t want to come back. After getting down the summit you can also stay at the visitor center for star glazing. We didn’t get chance to do it as it was very cloudy.
Location: Honoka‘a
Day 3 - 18 Feb 2022
Waipio Lookout
Content: On our third day we started with Waipo lookout. It was quiet a drive from Hilo. It was a good view. We wanted to drive down as well but for some reason they closed the road leading to Waipio. Also you will need 4WD to drive to Waipio.
Location: North Kohala District
Day 3 - 18 Feb 2022
Pololu Trail
Content: After Waipio lookout we drove to Pololu trail. It is a short but steep hike of 0.6 miles taking about 20-25 mins each way leading to a black sand beach. It was a gorgeous walk with stunning views. We really enjoyed our time here.
Location: South Kohala
Day 3 - 18 Feb 2022
Waimea-Kohala Airport
Content: This was just a video that we took of our drive on the way.
Location: Hawaii Volcanoes National Park
Day 3 - 18 Feb 2022
Hawaiʻi Volcanoes National Park
Content: We reached Hawaii national park in the evening. We first went to Lava tube. This is one of many such tubes on the island, which was actually created by a river of molten lava. When a lava tube is active, lava travels along its floor at temperatures that exceed 2,000º F (1090º C). It is not a long hike.
Location: Volcano
Day 3 - 18 Feb 2022
Keanakākoʻi Crater
Content: We reached at the live volcano hike late so we had to park little further away thus increasing one way hike from 1 mile to 1.5 mile. You should not forget to bring torch and wear some cold protecting clothes as it will be cold. The experience was awesome. This is one of the live volcanoes in the world and was worth it. You should not miss this place. It is experience of life time.
Location: Nā‘ālehu
Day 4 - 19 Feb 2022
Waiohinu
Content: After seeing Volcanoes at the Volcano National park we stayed at Naalehu which is close to both Green Sand beach and Pahala black sand beach. We didn’t get to spend much time at this property but it was a good stay and they had all the amenities you can think of.
Big Island Bed & Breakfast
Content: Just took some clicks of the place.
Naalehu Scenic Viewpoint
Content: There was a good way from Naalehu to Pahala so we took some pictures here.
Location: Pāhala
Day 4 - 19 Feb 2022
Punalu'u Black Sand Beach
Content: We got to Punalu’u black sand beach and saw about 7-8 turtles. Since this was our third black sand beach I would recommend other black sand beaches as compared to Punalu’u. The only attraction I liked at this location was the turtles. Apart from that it was ok place.
Location: Nā‘ālehu
Day 4 - 19 Feb 2022
Punalu'u Bake Shop & Visitor Center
Content: After visiting Punalu’u black sand beach we went to Punalu’u bakery. This place was packed and line was long. It took us 30 mins to place our order. There were also love band playing Hawaiian music. We ordered Masaladas and ice cream. They were very good. We also bought bag of shirt bread cookies and fruit cake. Fruit cake was way too sweet but I still loved it. All in all this place was worth the wait.
Papakōlea Beach (Green Sand Beach)
Content: After Punalu’u bakery we headed to green sand beach. You can hike upto the beach which is about 3 miles. The hike is challenging although you would be hiking along the coastline with ocean breeze blowing at you. We however took shuttles which takes $20 for back and forth and it was totally worth it. I am not sure if I would have completed the hike. Also if you are planning to drive by yourself you need to have 4WD. The ride to the beach was very bumpy but we are still glad we took shuttles. The beach was different and sand were green. We stayed there for about an hour and we enjoyed our time there. Would really recommend this beach.
Location: Kailua-Kona
Day 4 - 19 Feb 2022
Kona Brewing Co. & Brewpub
Content: After green sand beach we drove to Kona and had dinner at Kona Brewing. Wait was about 30 mins. The ambience is really nice and I loved their beers. My husband had IPA’s and he really enjoyed it. We order nachos and pizza both of them were very good. We also ordered desert which was also awesome.
Location: Captain Cook
Day 5 - 20 Feb 2022
Kealakekua Bay State Historical Park
Content: We stayed at an airbnb for the night at Kona . It was very different experience. They had this rooms which were more like tents and you can see stars. It was unique and we really liked it.
Puʻuhonua o Hōnaunau National Historical Park
Content: Our first spot was at this Pu’uhonua National park. This was place of refuge and there were lot of structures that detailed about big islands history.
Location: Kailua-Kona
Day 5 - 20 Feb 2022
Kona Taeng On Thai
Content: We had dinner at this Thai place. Food was good.
Location: Kamuela
Day 5 - 20 Feb 2022
Lava Lava Beach Club
Content: We saw the sunset here at this beach. The beach was beautiful and crowded and sunset was awesome.
Location: Kailua-Kona
Day 5 - 20 Feb 2022
Kiholo Bay
Content: This was the drive back form the beach. Look at the color id the sky how mesmerizing it is.
Location: Volcano
Day 6 - 21 Feb 2022
Hawaiʻi Volcanoes National Park
Content: Last day of the trip was super tiring and hectic day !! we really had lot of hikes and adventurous during our trip. in morning we packed our bags , did check out from our Airbnb stay and then we drive till the volcano 🌋 national park
Steam Vents
Content: steam vents , here you can feel the warm air coming out from vents it’s actually from the volcanoes
Location: Pāhoa
Day 6 - 21 Feb 2022
Kilauea Volcano
Content: It’s the live volcano you fun din Hawaii 😊 it’s the morning view .. where you will see a large cater firm due to lava flow
Location: Kailua-Kona
Day 6 - 21 Feb 2022
Commuter Terminal
Content: It’s time to say good bye 😘
Kona International Airport (KOA)
Content: Cya again Hawaii