Larry Sheffer Photography

Located on the north side of the Big Island

places to stay

https://www.thehavenathawinaniranch.com/ glamping

https://www.hawiguesthouse.com/

Serenity Suite @ Vibrant Vegan Guesthouse / alcohol-free & smoke-free

 https://www.kohalavillageinn.com/

Awesome Ocean Sunset Views

A Whale Crossing Vacation Rental North Shore, Big Island

https://www.kohalacountryhaven.com/

things to see

https://kuleanarum.com/

Hotels on the east coast

The larger hotels on the east coast are:

• Grand Naniloa Hotel, Hilo
• Hilo Hawaiian Hotel
• Volcano House, Kīlauea

Hotels on the west coast

The larger hotels on the west coast, from north (Puako) to south (Captain Cook):

• Mauna Kea Beach Hotel
• The Fairmont Orchid
• Hilton Waikoloa Village
• Waikoloa Beach Marriott
• Four Seasons Resort Hualalai
• Royal Kona Resort
• Sheraton Kona Resort & Spa at Keauhou Bay
• Manago Hotel
• Mauna Lani Resort by Auberge

Places of interest

• Akaka Falls, one of the tallest waterfalls on the island.
• Amy B. H. Greenwell Ethnobotanical Garden houses many endangered endemic plants.
• East Hawaiʻi Cultural Center
• Hawaiʻi Tropical Botanical Garden
• Hawaiʻi Volcanoes National Park, comprising the active volcanoes Kīlauea and Mauna Loa
• Huliheʻe Palace, a royal palace in Kailua-Kona
• ʻImiloa Astronomy Center in Hilo
• Ka Lae, the southernmost point in the United States
• Laupāhoehoe Train Museum
• Lyman House Memorial Museum in Hilo
• Manuka State Wayside Park
• Mauna Kea Observatories
• Nani Mau Gardens
• Onizuka Center for International Astronomy
• Pacific Tsunami Museum overlooking Hilo Bay
• Pana'ewa Rainforest Zoo in Hilo
• Pua Mau Place Arboretum and Botanical Garden
• Puʻuhonua o Hōnaunau National Historical Park
• Puʻukoho'ā Heiau National Historic Site, the site of one of the most significant heiau in Hawaii
• Rainbow Falls State Park
• Sadie Seymour Botanical Gardens
• Umauma Falls
• University of Hawaiʻi at Hilo Botanical Gardens
• Waipiʻo Valley
• Wao Kele o Puna
• World Botanical Gardens