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Hilo Town and Beyond

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Mythical waterfalls and sandy ocean coves surround historic Hilo town on the bay.

Pu\'u \'O\'o vent of Kilauea volcano fumes,top center, above Hilo town.Onomea Falls at Hawai\'i Tropical Botanical Garden north of Hilo.A sprawling monkeypod tree above Hilo\'s bayfront park.The Boiling Pots falls of the Wainaku river above Hilo town.A snow-capped Mauna Kea overlooks Hilo bay.

Hilo location on Hawai\'i Island.Summary: Since their creation by lava flows, the black sands of Hilo bay have seen many layers of civilization lap onto its shores. Rebuilt since the tsunamis of 1946 and 1960, Hilo town is an amalgamation of cultures and a center of activity for eastern Hawai’i Island, where people enjoy the pleasures and infrastructure of community within good access to parks, rivers, waterfalls, coastline and ocean endeavors, not to mention Kilauea volcano and the Hamakua coast.

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Flowing Valleys of Hamakua

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The lush, contoured coastline of Hamakua offers abundant flowing and falling water.

The coastal cliffs of Hamakua on Hawai\'i Island.An inland waterfall of a Hamakua river on Hawai\'i Island.Waipi\'o valley far below Mauna Kea on the Hamakua coast.An irrigation bridge in the misty jungle of Hamakua.An upvalley view from Waipi\'o beach to headlands eroded into Kohala volcano.

Location of Hamakua coast on Hawai\'i Island.Summary: Spanning the northeastern coast of Hawai’i Island, the rural Hamakua district is a testament to the power of tropical erosion, its tradewind-fed rivers sculpting large valleys into the flanks of Mauna Loa and Kohala volcanoes. Incredible walks and adventures await in every waterfall, forest, cliff, and beach speckling this dramatic coastline.

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Oases of North Kona and Kohala

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Kohala’s Hamakua coast rounds ‘Upolu point into the oasis-filled deserts of Kona.

Pu\'u Kohola heiau, a powerful historical and cultural Hawaiian temple.A typical coastal desert view from the extinct Kohala volcano.Sunset over calm Kona waters from Puako bay on Hawai\'i Island.Kiholo bay, an old Hawaiian settlement and fishpond, is a modern-day oasis in the lava desert on Hawai\'i Island\'s Kona coast.Pololu beach and offshore islands on Kohala\'s Hamakua coast.

North Kona and Kohala location on Hawai\'i Island.Summary: Lava flows from Kohala, Mauna Kea and Mauna Loa volcanoes reach the northwest coast of Hawai’i Island, the mountains themselves creating a rainshadow for the island’s leeward Kona coast. Springwaters rise near beaches in a string of oases across the lava desert, some developed into megaresorts and some still pleasantly pristine in the presence of Hawaiian ruins.

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