Diamond Head rising over the shore of Waikīkī and the outrigger canoes moored off the beach

The neighbour islands · a short flight

Hawaiʻi Island: an island guide

Kīlauea and Mauna Loa, Kona coffee, the Kohala Coast and the Merrie Monarch in Hilo.

The back story

  1. The back story

    Hawaiʻi Island: the volcanoes, Kona coffee and the Kohala Coast

    Hawaiʻi Island·In depth

    Kīlauea and Mauna Loa in Hawaiʻi Volcanoes National Park, coffee on Mauna Loa’s slopes, the Kohala Coast and the Merrie Monarch Festival in Hilo: the Big Island.

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What to see

  1. Kīlauea and Mauna Loa

    Hawaiʻi Volcanoes National Park

    Hawaiʻi Island·National park

    Two of the world’s most active volcanoes.

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