Guidebook for Hilo side

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Guidebook for Hilo side

Parks & Nature

The world's most active volcano. Take a 3 hour hike through a crater with active steam vents and view Kilauea at night to see it glowing red! Restaurants available in the park, or pack the cooler!
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Hawaii vulkánok Nemzeti Parkja
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The world's most active volcano. Take a 3 hour hike through a crater with active steam vents and view Kilauea at night to see it glowing red! Restaurants available in the park, or pack the cooler!
Beautiful tropical foliage and streams as you wind your way through the pathway to view the highest waterfall in Hawaii.
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Akaka Falls Állami Park
875 Akaka Falls Rd
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Beautiful tropical foliage and streams as you wind your way through the pathway to view the highest waterfall in Hawaii.
A majestic view of the cliffs of Waipio meeting the ocean and towering over a large black sand beach. A rewarding hike for adventurous spirits and fit bodies, or 4-wheel drive it.
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Waipio Valley
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A majestic view of the cliffs of Waipio meeting the ocean and towering over a large black sand beach. A rewarding hike for adventurous spirits and fit bodies, or 4-wheel drive it.
The Hawaii Tropical Botanical Garden is a museum of living plants that attracts photographers, gardeners, botanists, scientists, and nature lovers from around the world. Over 2,000 species, representing more than 125 families and 750 genera, are found in this one-of-a-kind garden. The 40-acre valley is a natural greenhouse, protected from buffeting tradewinds and blessed with fertile volcanic soil. Throughout this garden valley, nature trails meander through a true tropical rainforest, crossing bubbling streams, passing several beautiful waterfalls and the exciting ocean vistas along the rugged Pacific coast. This "Garden in a Valley on the Ocean" is located off of Highway 19 on the lush Hamakua Coast's 4 Mile Scenic Drive, 8 1/2 miles north of Hilo
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Hawaii trópusi botanikus kert
27-717 Mamalahoa Hwy
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The Hawaii Tropical Botanical Garden is a museum of living plants that attracts photographers, gardeners, botanists, scientists, and nature lovers from around the world. Over 2,000 species, representing more than 125 families and 750 genera, are found in this one-of-a-kind garden. The 40-acre valley is a natural greenhouse, protected from buffeting tradewinds and blessed with fertile volcanic soil. Throughout this garden valley, nature trails meander through a true tropical rainforest, crossing bubbling streams, passing several beautiful waterfalls and the exciting ocean vistas along the rugged Pacific coast. This "Garden in a Valley on the Ocean" is located off of Highway 19 on the lush Hamakua Coast's 4 Mile Scenic Drive, 8 1/2 miles north of Hilo

Sightseeing

The closest black sand beach - clothing optional.
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Kehena Black Sand Beach
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The closest black sand beach - clothing optional.
A beautiful, large, black sand beach. Snorkel with sea turtles!
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Punalu‘u Beach
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A beautiful, large, black sand beach. Snorkel with sea turtles!

Essentials

Foodland grocery, McDonalds, Pizza Hut take-out, The Coffee Bean and Tea Leaf, two asian restaurants, gas, laundry mat, and a natural health store also here.
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Keaau Shopping Center
16-540 Keaau-Pahoa Rd
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Foodland grocery, McDonalds, Pizza Hut take-out, The Coffee Bean and Tea Leaf, two asian restaurants, gas, laundry mat, and a natural health store also here.
Discount card is on your key ring. Closest complete grocery store.
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Foodland Kea`au
16-586 Old Volcano Rd
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Discount card is on your key ring. Closest complete grocery store.
Next closest complete grocery store, besides Foodland in Kea'au. Located in Pahoa in the shopping center on the mountain side of the round-a-bout.
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Mālama Market
15-2714 Pahoa Village Rd
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Next closest complete grocery store, besides Foodland in Kea'au. Located in Pahoa in the shopping center on the mountain side of the round-a-bout.
Target has the best prices for groceries and a larger selection than Walmart. Go next door to Safeway to find anything you couldn't find in Target.
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Target
391 Makaala St
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Target has the best prices for groceries and a larger selection than Walmart. Go next door to Safeway to find anything you couldn't find in Target.

Everything Else

Open daily for local produce. Weds and Sat. from 8am to 4pm is when gift and souvenir vendors are set up.
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Hilo Farmers Market
Mamo Street
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Open daily for local produce. Weds and Sat. from 8am to 4pm is when gift and souvenir vendors are set up.

Shopping

The laid-back hippie town. Longs Drug Store (CVS), a few fast food places, a grocery store, gas, a health food store, a chain of interesting stores and restaurants to peruse.
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Pāhoa
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The laid-back hippie town. Longs Drug Store (CVS), a few fast food places, a grocery store, gas, a health food store, a chain of interesting stores and restaurants to peruse.
The largest farmer's market in Puna, offering local produce, hand crafted jewelry and arts, plants, entertainment, etc. $2 entry fee. Open Sundays 8:00am - 2:00pm.
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Maku'u Farmer's Market
15-2131 Keaau-Pahoa Rd
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The largest farmer's market in Puna, offering local produce, hand crafted jewelry and arts, plants, entertainment, etc. $2 entry fee. Open Sundays 8:00am - 2:00pm.

Arts & Culture

Great place for night time open air dining, dancing, market shopping. Also has a 7-minute hike across a sacred lava field to a newly forming black sand beach. The hike gives you a feel for the Hawaiian spirit and culture. The market is open Wed. nights from 5:00 - 10:00pm. $3.00 paid parking available up on the lava fields - keep driving past all the parked cars on the side of the road until you see the attendant. Bring a flash light if you don't have one on your IPhone - it's dark out there!
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Uncle Robert's Awa bár és Farmers Market
12-5038 Kalapana Kapoho Beach Rd
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Great place for night time open air dining, dancing, market shopping. Also has a 7-minute hike across a sacred lava field to a newly forming black sand beach. The hike gives you a feel for the Hawaiian spirit and culture. The market is open Wed. nights from 5:00 - 10:00pm. $3.00 paid parking available up on the lava fields - keep driving past all the parked cars on the side of the road until you see the attendant. Bring a flash light if you don't have one on your IPhone - it's dark out there!

Food Scene

Very nice atmosphere with full bar. Outdoor seating available that overlooks the bay. Reservation recommended.
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Hilo Bay Cafe
123 Lihiwai St
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Very nice atmosphere with full bar. Outdoor seating available that overlooks the bay. Reservation recommended.
Excellent Mexican food and bar at reasonable prices.
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Sombat's Fresh Thai Cuisine
88 Kanoelehua Avenue
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Excellent Mexican food and bar at reasonable prices.
Great sandwiches and burgers, casual atmosphere.
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Cronies Bar & Grill
11 Waianuenue Ave
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Great sandwiches and burgers, casual atmosphere.
Must have Starbucks! Also located on Maka'ala St. next to the Prince Kuhio Plaza (mall). Target and Safeway also have inside cafes.
Starbucks
381 Makaala St
Must have Starbucks! Also located on Maka'ala St. next to the Prince Kuhio Plaza (mall). Target and Safeway also have inside cafes.
When in Hawaii, you gotta have a shave ice! Shave ice is a fine-shaved ice, as fine as snow, that is topped with your choice of flavors. Choose a flavor of ice cream for the bottom, too!
Hawaiian Brain Freeze Shave Ice and Ice cream
1263 Kilauea Ave
When in Hawaii, you gotta have a shave ice! Shave ice is a fine-shaved ice, as fine as snow, that is topped with your choice of flavors. Choose a flavor of ice cream for the bottom, too!
Very nice, relaxed and upscale atmosphere, excellent food, live evening music.
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Cafe Pesto - Hilo
308 Kamehameha Ave
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Very nice, relaxed and upscale atmosphere, excellent food, live evening music.
Located across from Foodland, behind McDonald's. Buy fresh local produce here for less than the grocery stores - especially great deals on solo papayas! Open everyday from 9am-5pm.
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Keaau Village Market
16-550 Old Volcano Road
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Located across from Foodland, behind McDonald's. Buy fresh local produce here for less than the grocery stores - especially great deals on solo papayas! Open everyday from 9am-5pm.