Java on The Rock Coffee House

Located on Alii Drive across from Hard Rock Café in Kailua-Kona, on the oceanside, Java on the Rock offers you a beautiful setting in starting your day with a great cup of gourmet Kona Coffee and breakfast. Enjoy this beautiful setting right on the Ocean as you plan out your day. Visit us...

Volcanoes National Park - Our Favorite Island Trip

The most unique attraction in Hawaii is the Volcanoes National Park. It features active Hawaii volcanos that have been oozing hot lava continually since 1983. It's path is very unpredictable causing the lava flow to come very close to the accessible Chain of Creaters Road. The most important fact about the area of Volcano is that within the park is Halema`uma`u, the home of the volcano goddess Pele. Pele traveled with several of her brothers and sisters across the ocean from Tahiti to these islands in search of a home. She was in search of a place with a pit deep enough to protect the sacred fires that she carried with her. More Info...

Black Sand Beach

Punalu'u Black Sand Beach is located on the southern part of the Big Island of Hawaii about half way between Volcanoes National Park and Na'alehu. It's located right next the Sea Mountain Golf courese. This is a great place to visit where you have a good chance of an encounter with the turtles of Panalu'u Black Sand Beach. A couple of things to keep in mind: Leave the black sand on the beach and don't touch or distress the turtles. More Info...

Snorkeling Adventures

The Big Island offers many places for great snorkeling adventures, one of them being the the Kahalu'u Beach Park. Many people pass this off as too convenient, but the fact is, it is one of the best snorkeling spots in Hawaii. There are many other places as well, places such as Ho'okena Beach Park, Honaunau (Place of Refuge), Kealakekua Bay, Hapuna Beach Park, and Mauna Kea Beach Park. More Info...

Captain Cook Monument, Kealakekua Bay

On Janurary 17, 1779 during a local religious festival, Captain James Cook and his ships, the Resolution and Discovery entered Kealakekua Bay. The Hawaiians welcomed him, thinking he was a returning god. Once the Hawaiians realized Cook and his crew were not immortal, Cook was surrounded and killed at this very spot. The Captain Cook Monument is only approachable by foot trail or by water. More Info...

Big Island Waterfalls Hiking Adventures

The Pololu Valley offers some magnificient views, such as the breathtaking Kapoloa Falls, which plunges 300 feet and cascades across the trail and then falling another 200 feet. Rainbow Falls, the most visited of the waterfalls and is located a few miles inland from Hilo. North of Hilo you will find the Akaka Falls, which can be viewed by a short 10-minute walk along a paved trail. Another few miles further north is the Umauma Waterfalls and Gardens. More Info...

Waipio Valley

The Waipio Valley is located on the north shore of the Big Island and is a succession of valleys and steep cliffs tumbling into the sea. The valley is accessed by 4WD only or a 20 minute hike. More Info...

Mauna Kea

Standing at 13,796 feet, Mauna Kea is the tallest mountain in Hawaii. From November to April it is snow capped. It is renowned for its star gazing with NASA telescopes. More info...

Pololu Valley Lookout

Highway 270 continues past Kapa'au until it reaches the Pololu Valley. The highway ends at a parking lot at the 29 mile marker. This valley is less known than the Waipio Valley on the Hamakua Coast located 12 miles further south and east, the Pololu Valley is the first of five majestic valleys that stretch along the coast to the southeast, including Honokea and Waimanu. More Info...