Hilo Town and Beyond
DestinationsTags: beaches, boat charter, botanical gardens, hawaiian canoe, hiking, historic eruption, lava tube, ocean, snorkelling, waterfalls
Mythical waterfalls and sandy ocean coves surround historic Hilo town on the bay.
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.


