Hawai'i

Hawai'i: island of diverse landscape, sea life and culture

Your hosts have assembled information on some activities, restaurants and tours. This is a combination of personal favorites and local recommendations. There are too many wonderful activities to possibly capture in a single place, so these lists are only a starting point for you to begin your own journey on the Big Island. Some of the helpful resources we rely on are:

Hawaii The Big Island Revealed: The Ultimate Guidebook Hardback and e-book versions available; we use both.

The Shaka Guide Offering digital driving tours and guidebooks which you download and follow on your phone. It tracks your location and tells you what you are seeing and what is nearby.

www.lovebigisland.com This website offers well researched articles with linked information on complimentary topics. It does a good job making suggestions for activities nearby each other to help make the most of your travel time.

www.bigislandguide.com Another website offering detailed articles on activities, dining and destinations. We like this website because under the "destinations" section you can find area-specific recommendations.

Big Island Hawaii - All things Big Island! This private Facebook group is populated by vacationers and locals alike giving advice on "best place to do this" or "best place to find that". Before posting questions, pleas be sure to use the group's search function to avoid asking questions that may have already been asked and answered many times. Post a photo for more views on your question!

www.gohawaii.com Another good website resource.

Click here to check the Volcano Status before making the drive to Volcanoes National Park.

Click here for Big Island earthquake information.

Click here for information on Kona sunrise/sunset times.

Click here for Kona high/low tide information.