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, 25 Apr 2026 07:09:15 +0000 en-US hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=6.9.4 https://www.lovebigisland.com/wp-content/uploads/cropped-BigIsland-no-text_512px-32x32.jpg Love Big Island https://www.lovebigisland.com/ 32 32 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 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 The tour starts at the farm, not the retail store in town. You meet at the cacao orchard on Old Mamalahoa Highway, about five minutes outside Honokaʻa, where Mike Pollard walks you through how cacao  grows from flower to pod. He covers cultivation, harvesting, fermentation, and drying in sequence. If pods are ready, you’ll taste […]

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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 Ponoholo Ranch sits at 3,000 feet in the North Kohala highlands. The grass stays green year-round, the air is cooler than the coast, and on a clear day you can see the Kohala shoreline, Mauna Kea, and Mauna Loa from the saddle. When we rode here, what stood out was how quickly the ranch absorbs […]

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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. Check-in opens at […]

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]]> Mauna Kea Luau: Best Food on the Island, Oceanfront Setting https://www.lovebigisland.com/tours/mauna-kea-luau/ Thu, 09 Apr 2026 20:38:56 +0000 https://www.lovebigisland.com/?post_type=tours&p=21400 The Mauna Kea Luau runs on the oceanfront lawn of the Mauna Kea Beach Hotel, a 1965 resort on Kauna’oa Bay on the Kohala Coast. The setting is the first thing you notice: the tables face the water, the show begins as the sun drops toward the horizon, and on clear evenings the sky is […]

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]]> Botanical World Adventures Zipline https://www.lovebigisland.com/tours/botanical-world-adventures-zipline/ Thu, 09 Apr 2026 18:24:14 +0000 https://www.lovebigisland.com/?post_type=tours&p=21383 Botanical World Adventures runs eight ziplines through the Hamakua Coast rainforest on their working botanical garden property, about 15 minutes north of Hilo. Lines range from 200 to 2,100 feet and build progressively, starting with shorter runs close to the canopy floor and working up to the longer ones. A 200-foot suspension bridge (that wobbles […]

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]]> Off-Season Whale Watching Tour (April–November / Big Island) https://www.lovebigisland.com/tours/off-season-whale-watching-in-hawai%ca%bbi-april-november/ Sat, 24 Jan 2026 07:40:59 +0000 https://www.lovebigisland.com/?post_type=tours&p=21077 This is the tour for people wanting to see whales around Hawaii outside of humpback whale season. From April through November, Hawaiian Adventures runs the only whale-watch tour on the Big Island designed specifically for the off-season. Instead of waiting near the coast, the boat heads far offshore into deep water—where open-ocean species live year-round. […]

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]]> Horseback Ride + Waterfall Swim (Hilo side) https://www.lovebigisland.com/tours/horseback-ride-waterfall-swim/ Sun, 05 Oct 2025 06:07:50 +0000 https://www.lovebigisland.com/?post_type=tours&p=20944 Saddle up for a scenic 2.5-hour ride through the rolling green hills of Hakalau, crossing open pastures with ocean and mountain views before reaching a private waterfall where you can swim, paddleboard, and enjoy a picnic. The tour begins at the Wailea Horseback barn next to Umauma Falls Zipline. After a short riding orientation, you’ll […]

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