Big Island Useful Links
The Basics
Getting Here
Rental Cars
Motorcycles & Scooters
Buses
Getting Married on Hawaii
Traveling With Children
Hawaiian Language/Pidgin
Miscellaneous
- Ackerman Galleries
- Airport Lei Greeting
- Ali‘i Lei Greeting Service
- Aloha Theatre
- Basically Books
- Big Island Bees
- Big Island BookBuyers
- Big Island Candies
- Big Island of Hawaii Vacation Planner
- Blue Ocean Mariculture
- Botanical World Adventures
- Disability Travel Information (state-wide)
- Dovetail Gallery
- Downtown Hilo
- Farmers’ Markets
- Fike Farms
- Flying on Points (this site may be helpful)
- Fuku Bonsai
- Greenwell Farms
- Greeters of Hawaii (flower lei greetings)
- Hamakua Macadamia Nut Co.
- Hawai‘i Beach Safety (all islands)
- Hawai‘i Tribune Herald (Hilo’s newspaper)
- Hawai‘i Tropical Botanical Garden
- Hilo Farmers’ Market
- Holualoa Kona Coffee Company
- Hula Daddy Coffee
- Hulihe‘e Palace
- ‘Imiloa Astronomy Center
- Ironman Triathlon
- Island Grocery Service
- Kaloko-Honokohu National Park
- Kalopa State Recreation Area
- Keauhou Holua
- Kilauea Military Camp
- Kona Bay Books
- Kona Blue Sky Coffee
- Kona Coffee Cutlural Festival
- Kona Cold Lobster
- Kona Historical Society Museum
- Kona Joe Coffee
- Kona Stories
- Lapakahi State Historical Park
- Laupahoehoe Train Museum
- Lava Tree State Monument
- Lei Greetings
- Lyman Museum
- Manuka State Park
- Mauna Kea Observatories
- Mauna Loa Observatory
- Mauna Loa Visitor Center
- Merrie Monarch Festival
- Nani Mau Gardens
- Natural Energy Laboratory
- Ocean Rider Seahorse Farm
- Ocean Safety (all islands)
- Onizuka Center for International Astronomy
- Pacific Tsunami Museum
- Paleaku Peace Gardens
- Pana‘ewa Rainforest Zoo
- Parker Ranch
- Pest Hotline
- Pu‘uhonua o Honaunau National Historica Park
- Pu‘ukohola Heiau National Historic Site
- Subaru Telescope
- Tropical Dreams Ice Cream
- University of Hawai‘i Telescope
- Volcano Art Center Gallery
- Volcano Winery
- W.M. Keck Observatory
- Waipi‘o Valley Shuttle
- Weather & Surf Links
- West Hawaii Today (Kona’s newspaper)
- Woodshop Gallery
Kilauea & Other Volcano Related Sites
- 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
- Our Map of Where Lava was Last Flowing
- Our Volcano Page & Images
- Tropical Visions (sells videotapes of some of the best Kilauea eruption footage we’ve ever seen)
- U.S. Geological Survey
- U.S. Geological Survey Eruption Updates (official update site from the scientists that monitor the volcano)
- University of Hawaii Volcano Website (very comprehensive)
- Vog Meausurement & Prediction
- Volcano Watch
Activities
ATVs
Biking
Camping
Caving (Spelunking)
Fishing
Golfing
- Big Island Country Club
- Darrin Gee’s Spirit of Golf
- Hamakua Country Club
- Hapuna Golf Course
- Hilo Municipal Golf Course
- Hualalai Golf Club
- Kona Country Club
- Makalei Golf Club
- Mauna Kea Golf Course
- Mauna Lani North & South Courses
- Volcano Golf & Country Club
- Waikoloa Beach & Kings’ Golf Courses
- Waikoloa Village Golf Course
Helicopters & Airplanes
Hike to Flowing Lava
Hiking
Horseback Riding
Jet Skiing
Kayaking
Ocean Tours
Parasailing
Powered Hang Gliders
Scuba
- Big Island Divers
- Blue Wilderness
- Divers Alert Network
- East Hawaii Divers
- Hawaiian Scuba Shack
- Hilo Ocean Adventures
- Jack’s Diving Locker
- Kohala Divers
- Kona Diving Company
- Kona Honu Divers
- Manta Ray Dives
- Mauna Lani Sea Adventures
- Nautilus Dive Center
- Neptune Charlies
- Ocean Sports
- Pacific Rim Divers
Snorkeling
Snow Skiing
Snuba
Spas
Spearfishing
Stargazing
Submarines
Surfing & Stand Up Paddling
Tennis
Whale Watching
Ziplines
Lu‘au
Dinner Cruises
Vacation Rentals & Agents
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, you will find them under Resort Reviews & Bookings.