The Big Island of Hawai'i
Volcano Village
Things to see and do around Volcano Village.
Working glass art studio and shop. You can watch them work the glass.
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2400 Fahrenheit Art Glass
11-3200 Volcano RdWorking glass art studio and shop. You can watch them work the glass.
Historic and beautiful dining room. A bit upscale for dinner, really good lunch. It also has a gift shop.
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Kilauea Lodge Restaurant
19-3948 Old Volcano RdHistoric and beautiful dining room. A bit upscale for dinner, really good lunch. It also has a gift shop.
Thai Thai Bistro and Bar
19-4084 Old Volcano RdI love the Pad Thai and yellow curry.
Volcano's Lava Rock Cafe
19-3972 Old Volcano RdFamily Restaurant.
Cafe Ono
19-3834 Old Volcano RdCafe and gift shop.
Tuk-Tuk Thai Food Truck
19-3820 Old Volcano RoadEagle's Lighthouse Cafe
19-4005 Haunani RdʻŌhelo Café
19-4005 Haunani RdFarmer's Market Sundays 6 to 10 AM with local art, crafts, food, and coffee. Skate Park. Playground.
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Cooper Center
19-4030 Wright RoadFarmer's Market Sundays 6 to 10 AM with local art, crafts, food, and coffee. Skate Park. Playground.
Volcano Store
19 Haunani RdGroceries and Gas. Closes about 6:30 PM.
Kilauea General Store
19-3972 Old Volcano RdGroceries and gas. Closes about 6:30 PM.
Hawaii True Value Hardware
19-4084 Old Volcano RdVolcano Winery
35 Piimauna DrAkatsuka Orchid Gardens
11-3051 Volcano RdHawaii Volcanoes National Park
Hilo
One of the two best restaurants in Hilo. right on Bayfront (the main shopping area). Very nice!
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Cafe Pesto - Hilo
308 Kamehameha AveOne of the two best restaurants in Hilo. right on Bayfront (the main shopping area). Very nice!
This a favorite lunch spot of mine. Very small, with only four tables. They have interesting sandwiches, like the SSBLT.
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Paul's Place
132 Punahoa StThis a favorite lunch spot of mine. Very small, with only four tables. They have interesting sandwiches, like the SSBLT.
Kens House of Pancakes
1730 Kamehameha AveDiner open until 9PM.
Hilo Bay Cafe
123 Lihiwai StProbably the best restaurant in Hilo.
Right in Hilo. Go up the stairs to see an amazing banyan grove.
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Rainbow Falls
Right in Hilo. Go up the stairs to see an amazing banyan grove.
Nice short trail with stairs near a very tall waterfall.
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ʻAkaka Falls State Park
Nice short trail with stairs near a very tall waterfall.
Really nice place. It requires walking down a hill, but you can get a golf cart ride.
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Hawaii Tropical Botanical Garden
27-717 Mamalahoa HighwayReally nice place. It requires walking down a hill, but you can get a golf cart ride.
Cafe 100
969 Kilauea AveClaims to have invented “loco moco.”
Honomu
Hilo Farmers Market
Mamo StreetMedical Centers
This is the closest urgent care facility. If urgent care is closed go to the Hilo Medical Center Emergency Room.
Keaau Urgent Care
16-590 Old Volcano RdThis is the closest urgent care facility. If urgent care is closed go to the Hilo Medical Center Emergency Room.
Hilo Urgent Care Center
670 Kekuanaoa StIf urgent care is closed go to the Hilo Medical Center Emergency Room.
This is the closest hospital. It has a 24-hr Emergency Room.
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Hilo Medical Center
1190 Waianuenue AveThis is the closest hospital. It has a 24-hr Emergency Room.
Kona Community Hospital
79-1019 Haukapila StHawaii Volcanoes National Park
Things to do and see in the park.
There is very limited parking at the cave. You can park at the Kilauea Iki overlook and walk on a trail (1/3 mile, 600m) to the cave.
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Nāhuku - Thurston Lava Tube
There is very limited parking at the cave. You can park at the Kilauea Iki overlook and walk on a trail (1/3 mile, 600m) to the cave.
Get oriented to the park here. Volcano house is just across the street. You can access the Sulfur Banks from here, and the Halemau'ma'u trail.
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Kilauea Visitor Center
1 Crater Rim DriveGet oriented to the park here. Volcano house is just across the street. You can access the Sulfur Banks from here, and the Halemau'ma'u trail.
There are several hikes you can do from here, but some are still closed. Park in the Devastation trial parking lot. At the back of the lot is a paved trail to the right, this is "Devastation Trial" itself. It leads to an overlook of the Kilauea Iki crater. Don't walk out to the left, the ground is unstable .
Walk out of the lot, turn right, and jike down the closed road to see road damage a get very close to the new crater. This is now a fantastic view.
You can exit the lot and walk down the side of the road down hill a bit and come to a trail. You can park on the side of the road but watch the curb, it drops off. The lerighside trail is closed, but the left side goes into forest.
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Devastation Trail
Crater Rim DriveThere are several hikes you can do from here, but some are still closed. Park in the Devastation trial parking lot. At the back of the lot is a paved trail to the right, this is "Devastation Trial" itself. It leads to an overlook of the Kilauea Iki crater. Don't walk out to the left, the ground is unstable .
Walk out of the lot, turn right, and jike down the closed road to see road damage a get very close to the new crater. This is now a fantastic view.
You can exit the lot and walk down the side of the road down hill a bit and come to a trail. You can park on the side of the road but watch the curb, it drops off. The lerighside trail is closed, but the left side goes into forest.
The sulfur banks are a geothermal feature of steam vents. The vapor exiting the vents is high is sulfer and it crystalizes on the surface. The area reminds me of Yellowstone. It is paved and has boardwalks. The trail starts near the visitor center, and leads to the Steaming Bluffs.
Sulphur Banks Trail
Sulphur Banks TrailThe sulfur banks are a geothermal feature of steam vents. The vapor exiting the vents is high is sulfer and it crystalizes on the surface. The area reminds me of Yellowstone. It is paved and has boardwalks. The trail starts near the visitor center, and leads to the Steaming Bluffs.
The steaming bluffs offer a great view of the caldera at a steaming cliff with many steaming vents. From there you can walk back to the visitor center on a basically level trail with stairs at the end, or along the Iliahi trail with slopes downward. Both of these routes intersect with the Halemau'mau Trail.
Steaming Bluff
The steaming bluffs offer a great view of the caldera at a steaming cliff with many steaming vents. From there you can walk back to the visitor center on a basically level trail with stairs at the end, or along the Iliahi trail with slopes downward. Both of these routes intersect with the Halemau'mau Trail.
The trail starts at Volcano House. Descend into the caldera itself, through a fern forest, then come back up the same trail. Its a 400 ft. elevation change with some stairs and rocky footing.
Halema'uma'u Trail
Halema'uma'u TrailThe trail starts at Volcano House. Descend into the caldera itself, through a fern forest, then come back up the same trail. Its a 400 ft. elevation change with some stairs and rocky footing.
Descend into the Kilauea Iki Crater and walk across lava formed in 1959. A truly spectacular hike. Park at the Kilauea Iki parking lot and take the trail to your left to get to the Thurston Lava Tube parking area (which is currently closed to parking). The trail head is near the crosswalk.
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Kilauea Iki Trail
Kilauea Iki TrailDescend into the Kilauea Iki Crater and walk across lava formed in 1959. A truly spectacular hike. Park at the Kilauea Iki parking lot and take the trail to your left to get to the Thurston Lava Tube parking area (which is currently closed to parking). The trail head is near the crosswalk.
This trail haeds over a lava field to a large area dense with ancient Hawaiian petroglyphs. It's a hot sunny hike, so wear a hat or better yet, bring an umbrella. It close to the end of Chain of Craters Road.
Pu`u Loa Petroglyphs
Chain of Craters RoadThis trail haeds over a lava field to a large area dense with ancient Hawaiian petroglyphs. It's a hot sunny hike, so wear a hat or better yet, bring an umbrella. It close to the end of Chain of Craters Road.
The road to here is closed past the camp ground, so you can't get to the overlook.
Hilina Pali Overlook
The road to here is closed past the camp ground, so you can't get to the overlook.
This is a pleasant trail in a place locally called "bird park". Its a loop that goes uphill a bit. Its close to the "tree molds", which are large holes in the ground formed by lava flowing around big trees, cooling around them, with the trees burning out at a later time. There is also Mauna Loa Strip Road, which winds for 10 miles up the slopes of Mauna Loa to a lookout. I would call this area a second-tier set of sights.
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Kipukapuaulu
This is a pleasant trail in a place locally called "bird park". Its a loop that goes uphill a bit. Its close to the "tree molds", which are large holes in the ground formed by lava flowing around big trees, cooling around them, with the trees burning out at a later time. There is also Mauna Loa Strip Road, which winds for 10 miles up the slopes of Mauna Loa to a lookout. I would call this area a second-tier set of sights.
At the top of Mauna Loa Strip road is a lookout and trailhead. Its one of the routes to the summit of Mauna Loa (that would be serious back country camping at high elevation requiring a permit). The look out overlooks Kilauea Caldera and the surrounding landscape.
Mauna Loa Lookout
At the top of Mauna Loa Strip road is a lookout and trailhead. Its one of the routes to the summit of Mauna Loa (that would be serious back country camping at high elevation requiring a permit). The look out overlooks Kilauea Caldera and the surrounding landscape.
You access this off of Rt. 11. The trail leads to a shelter protecting footprints left in the ash during an eruption in 1790. The footprints can be hard to find, and the trail is really hot and sunny, so this can be skipped if your time is limited. Not recommended for children.
Footprints Trail
Footprints TrailYou access this off of Rt. 11. The trail leads to a shelter protecting footprints left in the ash during an eruption in 1790. The footprints can be hard to find, and the trail is really hot and sunny, so this can be skipped if your time is limited. Not recommended for children.
Upscale dining with a smaller menu at the bar. The only restaurant with a view of the volcano.
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Volcano House
1 Crater Rim DriveUpscale dining with a smaller menu at the bar. The only restaurant with a view of the volcano.
Hamakua Coast
Waipio Valley Lookout
Laupāhoehoe Beach Park
Hawaii 19good place to watch waves crash on the shoreline.
Park on the side of the road and walk down the trail. It's on a hillside so a bit steep. At the base there is a trail to the right. This leads to a hidden cove. When waves wash out to sea the rocks make an interesting sound.
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Onomea Bay Trail
27-547 Mamalahoa HwyPark on the side of the road and walk down the trail. It's on a hillside so a bit steep. At the base there is a trail to the right. This leads to a hidden cove. When waves wash out to sea the rocks make an interesting sound.
Ka'u
Ka'u Coffee Mill
96-2694 Wood Valley RdNechung Dorje Drayang Ling, Wood Valley Temple & Retreat
96-2285 Wood Valley RdPunalu‘u Beach
Punalu'u Bake Shop
95-5642 HI-11Hana Hou Restaurant
95-1148 Naalehu Spur RdSouth Point "Southern most point in the USA"
Mahana Beach
Hawaii Volcanoes National Park Kahuku Unit
Puna
This road takes you over lava from the 2018 eruption. There is no molten lava, but the ground is hot and steaming in places. It connects with Government Beach Road.
Pohoiki Black Sand Beach
Kalapana Kapoho Beach RoadLava Tree State Monument
Hawaii 132Maku'u Farmer's Market
15-2131 Keaau-Pahoa RdGovernment beach road runs through dense tropical forest and leads to the new lava flow produced in 2018.
Government Beach Road
Government Beach RoadGovernment beach road runs through dense tropical forest and leads to the new lava flow produced in 2018.
Hawaii 132
Hawaii 132