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Below is one of the most comprehensive list of links available for the Big Island. Every company that we reviewed that has a web presence is listed. The good, the bad, and the ugly. Some unreviewed companies are listed as well.

These guys seem to change their internet addresses all the time. It's hard to keep up. If you find any bad links, please e-mail us: aloha@wizardpub.com.

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Warning! In our books we have reviewed these companies (anonymously) and found some to be wonderful providers of reputable services. But others we have found to be hideous, scary, or just plain lousy. These links are provided free to each company, but check your copy of Hawaii The Big Island Revealed to see if you want to do business with them at all. Some you will want to avoid at all costs.

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The Basics

GETTING HERE
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Alaska Airlines

Cheap Air

Cheap Tickets

Delta Airlines

Expedia

go! Airlines

Hawaiian Airlines

Island Air

Orbitz

Panda Online

Pleasant Holidays

United Airlines



RENTAL CARS
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Alamo

Avis

Budget

Dollar

Enterprise

Harper Car & Truck Rental

Hertz

National

Thrifty



MOTORCYLES & SCOOTERS
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Big Island Harley-Davidson

Big Island Motorcycle

Scooter Bros



MOTOR HOMES
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Happy Campers Hawaii

Harper Car & Truck Rental

Island RV



BUSES
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Hele-On

Roberts Hawaii



GETTING MARRIED ON HAWAII
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Big Island Wedding Network

Hulihe'e Palace

Marriage License Requirements

Wedding Package at the Mauna Lani Bay Hotel



TRAVELING WITH CHILDREN
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All About Babies (aka Dorkel Snorkel & Baby Rental)

Baby's Away

Camp Mauna Lani

Dolphin Quest

Hilton Waikoloa Village Camp Menehune

‘Imiloa Astronomy Center

Oean Rider Seahorse Farm



HAWAIIAN LANGUAGE/PIDGIN
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Common Words & Phrases

Hawaiian Dictionary

Hawaii Place Names

Learn to Speak Hawaiian

Online Hawaiian Dictionary

Pidgin

Useful Hawaiian Phrases



MISCELLANEOUS
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Ackerman Galleries

Basically Books

Bay View Farm Coffees

Big Island Candies

Big Island of Hawaii Vacation Planner

Disability Travel Information (state-wide)

Dolphin Quest

Downtown Hilo

Farmers' Markets

Fuku Bonsai

Greenwell Farms

Greeters of Hawaii (flower lei greetings)

Hawaii Beach Safety (All islands - very useful site)

Hawaii Beach Safety Tips (surf conditions updated daily - very useful site)

Hawai'i Tribune Herald (Hilo's newspaper)

Hawai'i Museums Association

Hawai'i Tropical Botanical Garden

Hilo Farmers' Market

Hilo Homemade Ice Cream

Holualoa Kona Coffee Company

Hula Daddy Coffee

Hulihe'e Palace

‘Imiloa Astronomy Center

Ironman Triathlon

Kaloko-Honokohu National Park

Kalopa Forest State Park

Kilauea Military Camp

Kona Bay Books

Kona Blue Sky Coffee

Kona Blue Water Farms

Kona Business Center

Kona Coffee Cultural Festival

Kona Cold Lobster

Kona Historical Society Museum

Kona Joe Coffee

Lapakahi State Historical Park

Laupahoehoe Train Museum

Lava Tree State Monument

Lyman Museum

Manuka State Park

Mauna Kea Observatories

Mauna Kea State Park

Mauna Loa Observatory

Mauna Loa Visitor Center

Merrie Monarch Festival

Nani Mau Gardens

Natural Energy Laboratory

Oean Rider Seahorse Farm

Ocean Safety (all islands)

Onizuka Center for International Astronomy

Pacific Tsunami Museum

Pana'ewa Rainforest Zoo

Parker Ranch

Pau Hana Estate Coffee

Pest Hotline

Puuhonua o Honaunau National Historic Park

Puukohola Heiau National Historic Site

Subaru Telescope

Tropical Dreams Ice Cream

University of Hawai'i Telescope

Volcano Art Center

Volcano Winery

W.M. Keck Observatory

West Hawaii Today (Kona's newspaper)

Woodshop Gallery

World Botanical Gardens



THE INTERNET
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Kona Business Center

Wavecom Solutions



KILAUEA (AND OTHER) VOLCANO RELATED SITES
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Our Volcano Page & Images

Our Map of Where Lava was Last Flowing

U.S. Geological Survey Eruption Updates (official update site from the scientists that monitor the volcano)

Hawaii Volcanoes National Park

Hotspots: Mantle Thermal Plumes

Kilauea Volcano

Loihi Volcano (Newest up-and-coming volcano)

Mauna Loa Volcano (Hawaii's "other" volcano)

Movies of Kilauea

Pu'u O'o Crater Activity Live Image

Tropical Visions (Sells video tapes of some of the best Kilauea eruption footage we've ever seen)

University of Hawaii Volcano Web Site (Very comprehensive)

U.S. Geological Survey Home Page (lots of good info on all Hawaiian volcanoes)

U.S. Government shots of Kilauea from Space (Government posted space shots of "Significant Events" from around the world, such as volcano eruptions. Our volcanoes will only be there when they do something unusual, but it's a very cool site nonetheless.)

Vog Measurement & Prediction

Volcano Watch
(Archive of the weekly science articles that appear in the local newspaper)



Activities

ATVS
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ATV Outfitters

Kahua Ranch

Ride the Rim



BIKING
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Bike Volcano

Bike Works

Bike Works Beach & Sports

Hawaiian Pedals

Hilo Bike Hub

Mountain Road Cycles

Orchid Isle Bicycling



CAMPING
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Department of Parks & Recreation (county camping permits)

Department of Parks & Recreation (general information)

Division of State Parks

Kalopa Forest Park

Mauna Kea State Park

Namakani Paio Cabins

State Parks on the island of Hawaii



CAVING (SPELUNKING)
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Kilauea Caverns of Fire

Kula Kai Caverns

Lava Tube Tours (aka Kazumura Cave Tours)



FISHING
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Camelot

Charter Services Hawaii (information on many fishing boats)

Division of Aquatic Resources

Foxy Lady

Freshwater Fishing Licenses

Hawaiian International Billfish Tournament

Ihu Nui

Reel Action

Sea Genie II

Sea Strike Sportfishing

Sea Wife II



GOLFING
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Darrin Gee's Spirit of Golf

Hapuna Golf Course

Hualalai Golf Club

Kona Country Club

Makalei Golf Course

Mauna Kea Golf Course

Mauna Lani North & South Courses

Naniloa Golf Course

Volcano Golf & Country Club

Waikoloa Beach & Kings' Golf Courses

Waikoloa Village Golf Course

Waimea Country Club



POWERED HANG GLIDERS
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Advanced Recreation Hawaii



HELICOPTERS / AIRPLANES
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Big island Air

Blue Hawaiian Helicopters

Iolani Air Tour Co.

Mauna Loa Helicopters

Safari Helicopters

Sunshine Helicopters

Tropical Helicopters



HIKING
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Division of State Parks

Hawaii Forest & Trail (guided hikes)

Hiking/Stream Flow Data

Sierra Club Hikes



HORSEBACK RIDING
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Cowboys of Hawaii

Dahana Ranch

Na’alapa Stables

Paniolo Riding Adventures

Waipi'o On Horseback

Waipi'o Ridge Stables

Waipi'o Valley Wagon Tours



KAYAKING
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Adventures in Paradise

Aloha Kayak Company

Ehu & Kai

Hawaii Pack & Paddle

Kahalu'u Bay Surf & Sea

Kohala Ditch Adventures

Kohala Kayak

Kona Boys Kayaks

Ocean Safaris

Ocean Sports



LAND TOURS
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Hawaii Forest & Trail

Mauna Kea Summit Adventures

Polynesian Adventure Tours

Roberts Hawaii

Waipi'o Valley Wagon Tours



OCEAN TOURS
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Body Glove

Captain Zodiac

Dolphin Discoveries

Fair Wind II & Hula Kai

Kailua Bay Charters

Kamanu Charters

Kona Boat Rentals

Lava Ocean Adventures

Lava Roy's

Ocean Sports

Sea Paradise

Sea Quest Rafting



PARASAILING
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UFO Parasail



SCUBA
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Big Island Divers

East Hawaii Divers

Hawaiian Scuba Shack

Jack's Diving Locker

Kohala Divers

Kona Honu Divers

Nautilus Dive Center

Neptune Charlies

Ocean Sports

Pacific Rim Divers

Manta Ray Dives

Sandwich Isle Divers



SNORKELING
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Ski Association of Hawaii

Ski Guides Hawaii



SNUBA
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Big Island Watersports (formerly SNUBA Big Island)



SPAS
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Ho‘ola Spa at the Sherton Keauhou

Mandara Spa at Waikoloa Beach Marriott

Mauna Lani Spa

Fairmont Orchid - Spa Without Walls



STARGAZING
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Hawaii Forest & Trail

Mauna Kea Summit Adventures

Star Gaze Hawaii



SUBMARINES
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Atlantis Submarine



SURFING
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King Kamehameha's Kona Beach Lu'au

Legends of the Pacific

Mauna Kea Beach Hotel Lu'au

Sheraton Keauhou Bay Resort Lu'au

Royal Kona Resort Lu'au

Waikoloa Beach Marriott Lu'au



DINNER CRUISES
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Body Glove

Ocean Sports

Spirit of Kona (AKA Blue Sea Cruises)



Rental Agents

RENTAL AGENTS
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Abbey Vacation Rentals

ATR Properties

Classic Resorts

Elite Property Management, LLC

Hawaii Resort Management/Kona Hawaii Vacation Rentals

Keauhou Property Management

Mauna Kea Resort Luxury Vacation rentals

South Kohala Management

SunQuest Vacations

West Hawaii Property Services



BED & BREAKFAST SERVICES
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Hawaii Island B&B Association



B&Bs / Vacation Rentals
Note: None of the following B&B and vacation rental listings have been reviewed by us. We have no details as to the quality, price or ammenities on specific listings. If you want to read reviews of resorts, click the header link "Resort aerials & reviews" at the top of this page.

KAILUA-KONA B&Bs/VACATION RENTALS
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Aloha Guest House (Honaunau)

Areca Palms Estate B&B

Bears' Place Guest House

Dragonfly Ranch (Honaunau)

Hale Ho'ola (Capt. Cook)

Hale Hualalai B&B

Hale Maluhia Country Inn

Honu Kai B&B

Ka'awa Loa Plantation (Kealakekua)

Kealakekua Bay B&B (Kealakekua)

Kiwi Gardens B&B

Kona Bayview Inn B&B

Kona Sugar Shack

Lion's Gate B&B (Honaunau)

S K Vacation Rental (Capt. Cook)

Rainbow Plantation (Capt. Cook)



HILO B&Bs/VACATION RENTALS
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Akiko's Buddhist B&B

At the Beach with Friends

Bay House B&B

Hale Kai B&B

Hilo Bay Hale B&B

Maureen's B&B

Old Hawaiian B&B



VOLCANO VILLAGE B&Bs/VACATION RENTALS
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Aloha Crater Lodge

Aloha Junction B&B

The Country Goose

Kilauea Volcano Cottages

Volcano Forest Inn

Volcano Rainforest Retreat



WAIMEA B&Bs/VACATION RENTALS (Back to top)

Aaah, The Views B&B

Belle Vue Cottage & Suites B&B



SOUTH EAST B&Bs/VACATION RENTALS (Back to top)

Absolute Paradise B&B (Puna)

Art & Orchids B&B (near Pahoa)

B&B Mountain View

Bali House (near Kehena Black Sand Beach)

Coconut Cottage B&B (Pahoa)

Hale Aloha Aina (Pahala)

Hale Makamae (Pahoa)

Hobbit House (Waiohinu)

Island Breeze Bungalows (Kea'au)

Kapoho Village Inn (Pahoa)

Lagoon House (Kapoho)

Ohia House (Pahoa)

Ramashala & Prana (Kapoho)



OTHER B&Bs/VACATION RENTALS (Back to top)

Center at Kahuna Falls (Honomu)

Waianuhea (Honoka'a)

Waipio Wayside Bed & Breakfast Inn (Honoka'a)



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