Kona has their own brewing company on island. Hop on over for great beer and pizza! They also offer Happy Hour from 3pm - 5pm Monday through Friday. Our favorite beers are the Kona Light, Big Wave and Longboard.
This is a smaller Big Island brewing company. They are notorious for different types of beer, seltzers, and ciders. Unfortunately, there is no happy hour here. But it's a perfect place to enjoy pupus (appetizers) and flights! Some of Seth and I's favorite pupus is their "Pestoroni" flatbread and pork tacos. We would not recommend going here to order a meal; they are mostly shared appetizers and regular "bar" food.
This is our favorite breakfast place on the island. You can get seats perfectly on the ocean. We recommend making reservations in advance to make sure you get that ocean seating. Our favorite entrees include the french toast (SO GOOD!!) and any of the eggs benedict!
This is a higher-end restaurant, but the prices are not too bad. We love their drinks and entrees. You really can't go wrong with anything you order. We do recommend saving room for dessert and ordering their Lilikoi cheesecake!
If you love BBQ - this is THE place on island!! Our favorite entrees include anything with brisket and their Brisket French Dip (SO DELICIOUS!) Expect good portions, especially with the French Dip, so it might be good to share unless you are super hungry!
We love going on Saturday mornings to Waimea's Farmers Market. They are open from around 8am - noon. But the perfect time is sooner than later to make sure all of the goodies are their to indulge on!
If you love coffee, this is the place to go! Also, order their acai bowl... in my opinion, it's the best one on island and is perfect to share.
This is another local coffee shop. Expect it to be more expensive, because it is farm-to-table ingredients and coffee used.
This is THE place to go to be on the beach. They have fun games, live music, great drinks and food! Definitely on the more expensive side, but highly worth it!
THESE ARE THE BEST BURGERS ON ISLAND! The beef used is the beef you see on the pastures in Waimea. Another farm-to-table restaurant.
Delicious homemade malasadas (deep fried donuts) are found here!
Another place to get the best homemade malasadas and a cup of coffee!
This place is a fun sandwich shop with different drink options. Our favorite is to split the reuben and the strawberry salad!
This is a homemade Italian restaurant. It is pricy, but extremely delicious if you are looking to indulge!
This restaurant has a beautiful view overlooking the bay. We recommend making reservations!
This is another delicious Italian place in the small town of Hilo.
Perfect place for an all-day breakfast option with other delicious choices as well. It's definitely a small diner feel and owned by THE Rock's family.
This is a pricey restaurant, but a great place if you are interested in a local place. There is also a location in Hilo. Reservations are needed.
Volcano National Park is a great place to visit. You will have to pay during the day to get in. But currently, the volcano is erupting, so if you go at night: 1. you don't have to pay and 2: you can possibly see the red lava glow.
Black Sand Beach with lots of turtles!
Beautiful white sand beach! Perfect place to swim.
This beach is next to Hapuna - so beautiful but limited parking. When you drive in ask for a parking pass and if there are spaces available, they will give you one. All you have to do from there is follow the road straight to the parking lot. Perfect place to swim!
This beach is beautiful for some fun waves and lava rock with white sand beach. Be careful of waves while swimming.
Beautiful place to sit and chill, but not the greatest place to swim.
Not a place to swim. But a perfect place for sunset and a cocktail!
Black sand, great place to snorkel and to see turtles.
Great place to swim and snorkel!
If you want to watch people surf... this is the place!
This is a dormant volcano. You can drive up to the visitor center without a four-wheel drive car. However, if you want to drive up to the top, you can with four-wheel drive. Either way, the visitor center is a nice place to watch the sunrise, sunset, or star gaze!
This place is a beautiful lookout area or a 20-minute hike down to the bottom.
Beautiful look out spot overseeing the valleys and coastline.
Drive-up waterfall area. So beautiful! If you're in Hilo, it's a must!
Beautiful waterfall scenic area. Perfect for everyone to walk and enjoy nature for a quick paved loop!