Love Big Island - Hawai'i travel guide https://www.lovebigisland.com/ Big Island travel guide written by and for people that love Hawaii. Itineraries, activities, etc. Aloha 'aina, malama' aina! (love and take care of the land) Sat, 06 Jun 2026 20:34:28 +0000 en-US hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=7.0 https://www.lovebigisland.com/wp-content/uploads/cropped-BigIsland-no-text_512px-32x32.jpg Love Big Island https://www.lovebigisland.com/ 32 32 Backcountry Kauaʻi Zipline Tour https://www.lovebigisland.com/tours/backcountry-kaua%ca%bbi-zipline-tour/ Sat, 06 Jun 2026 20:12:51 +0000 https://www.lovebigisland.com/?post_type=tours&p=22056 The weigh-in at check-in is not optional and it is not brief. Backcountry Kauaʻi is the only zipline operator on the island with a mandatory weight check: 100 to 250 lbs, no exceptions. Get that out of the way first, because once you’re cleared, the three hours that follow cover more ground than almost any […]

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]]> Outfitters Kauaʻi Ziplines at Kipu Ranch: All Four Tours Compared https://www.lovebigisland.com/tours/nui-kauai-zipline-at-kipu-ranch-six-lines-superman-finale/ Sat, 06 Jun 2026 07:23:09 +0000 https://www.lovebigisland.com/?post_type=tours&p=22048 Outfitters Kauaʻi runs all four of its zipline experiences on Kipu Ranch, a 4,000-acre working cattle ranch at the base of the Haʻupu Mountain Range outside Līhuʻe. The ranch is private land: no day hikers, no other operators, no public access. That exclusivity is what keeps the scenery intact and the trails uncrowded. If the […]

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]]> Original Hawaiian Chocolate Factory Tour https://www.lovebigisland.com/tours/original-hawaiian-chocolate-factory-tour/ Tue, 19 May 2026 21:10:59 +0000 https://www.lovebigisland.com/?post_type=tours&p=21826 The Original Hawaiian Chocolate Factory is a family-run cacao plantation in Keauhou, South Kona, about 15 minutes from downtown Kailua-Kona. Bob Cooper and his family grow, process, and package all their chocolate on-site. Bob leads every tour himself. The owner-led, vertically integrated, working farm, combination, is still uncommon even among the Big Island’s cacao operations. […]

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]]> Ohana Ranch ATV Farm Tour https://www.lovebigisland.com/tours/ohana-ranch-atv-farm-tour/ Sun, 17 May 2026 22:53:11 +0000 https://www.lovebigisland.com/?post_type=tours&p=21791 Most ATV tours on the Big Island follow a purpose-built course. This one runs through a working farm. Ohana Ranch sits in Mountain View, between Hilo and Hawai’i Volcanoes National Park, at an elevation that keeps the property green and cool year-round. The 2-hour tour moves through active cultivation areas where taro, Hawaiian coffee, and […]

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]]> Sunset Luau at the Waikoloa Beach Marriott https://www.lovebigisland.com/tours/sunset-luau-waikoloa-beach-marriott/ Fri, 24 Apr 2026 23:27:08 +0000 https://www.lovebigisland.com/?post_type=tours&p=21593 The Sunset Luau runs every Monday and Wednesday on the oceanfront lawn of the Waikoloa Beach Marriott, overlooking ‘Anaeho’omalu Bay on the Kohala Coast. Doors open at 4pm. That’s when you want to arrive, not 5pm: get your wristband at the desk upstairs, join the line downstairs, and let the staff escort your group to […]

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]]> Polynesian Cultural ATV Tour at Aloha Adventure Farms https://www.lovebigisland.com/tours/polynesian-cultural-atv-tour-at-aloha-adventure-farms/ Fri, 24 Apr 2026 06:57:18 +0000 https://www.lovebigisland.com/?post_type=tours&p=21574 Aloha Adventure Farms sits in Holualoa, about 15 minutes from Kailua-Kona. For visitors staying on the Kona or Kohala coasts, it’s the only ATV tour that doesn’t require a 90-minute drive. The tour is built around Polynesian culture: you ride between four recreated village stops representing Hawaii, Fiji, Tonga, and Samoa, with hands-on activities at […]

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]]> Honokaʻa Chocolate Co. Cacao Farm Tour: Orchard Walk, Nine-Chocolate Tasting, and Production Facility https://www.lovebigisland.com/tours/honokaa-chocolate-co-cacao-farm-tour/ Tue, 21 Apr 2026 22:47:22 +0000 https://www.lovebigisland.com/?post_type=tours&p=21551 Mike Pollard spent his career as an aerospace engineer before buying farmland on the Hamakua Coast. He leads every tour personally, which explains why the science portion covers soil composition, pollinator behavior, and cacao variety differences before it ever gets to flavor notes. The tour meets at the farm on Old Mamalahoa Highway, not at […]

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]]> Lavaloha Tree-to-Chocolate Farm Tour https://www.lovebigisland.com/tours/lavaloha-tree-to-chocolate-farm-tour/ Tue, 21 Apr 2026 19:59:46 +0000 https://www.lovebigisland.com/?post_type=tours&p=21534 The tour starts at Lavaloha’s Visitor Center, where a guide loads the group onto a small electric bus for a loop through the farm’s cacao orchards. The property is about 15 minutes from downtown Hilo — 1,000 acres total, with 24 dedicated to cacao and another 11 to coffee. The guide covers the growing conditions […]

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]]> Paniolo Adventures Horseback Riding https://www.lovebigisland.com/tours/paniolo-adventures-horseback-riding/ Fri, 17 Apr 2026 23:19:15 +0000 https://www.lovebigisland.com/?post_type=tours&p=21483 Most organized trail rides keep horses nose-to-tail: one horse follows the next for the full duration. Ponoholo Ranch covers 11,000 acres at 3,000 feet in North Kohala, and there is enough space that riders spread out across the pasture and move at their own pace. The guides match horses to each rider before the group […]

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]]> Feast & Fire Lūʻau at the Outrigger Kona Resort https://www.lovebigisland.com/tours/feast-fire-luau-outrigger-kona/ Tue, 14 Apr 2026 23:05:16 +0000 https://www.lovebigisland.com/?post_type=tours&p=21439 Feast & Fire is a story-based luau held on the waterfront at the Outrigger Kona Resort & Spa, above Keauhou Bay on the Kona coast. The evening runs [tour_duration] and follows a narrative about Polynesian migration to Hawaiʻi, which gives it more structure than the variety-show format at most Big Island luaus. The Artisan Village […]

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