Papaikou, Hawaii
Hawaiʻi Tropical Botanical Garden
More than 2,000 species of tropical plants call this nature preserve and sanctuary home.
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Papaikou, Hawaii
More than 2,000 species of tropical plants call this nature preserve and sanctuary home.
Hilo, Hawaii
Earth's tallest volcano is sacred to Native Hawaiians, and home to a dozen world-class observatories.
Waimea, Hawaii
This Hawaiian cattle ranch acts as a museum devoted to the island cowboys that predate the wild west.
Puako, Hawaii
One of Hawaiʻi’s largest petroglyph fields contains a number of depictions of people.
Waikoloa Village, Hawaii
One of Hawaiʻi’s most notable historic petroglyph fields lies within a major resort.
Kailua-Kona, Hawaii
This unusual lava tube spouts seawater during high surf.
Captain Cook, Hawaii
Try your hand at old-fashioned coffee growing at this museum devoted to one of the world's most coveted beans.
Kealakekua, Hawaii
A controversial memorial at the place where Captain Cook met his violent end.
Captain Cook, Hawaii
These ancient sacred grounds granted amnesty to those who managed to reach them.
Hawaii
This black shoreline is made up of exploded lava particles.
Naalehu, Hawaii
A beach made of semi-precious green sand on the Big Island of Hawaiʻi.
Naalehu, Hawaii
The southernmost point in the United States is a beautiful place to look at but a deadly place to wade in.
Hawaiian Beaches, Hawaii
The easternmost point of Hawai'i plays a prominent role in local legends and is home to a lighthouse that survived a lava flow.
Pāhoa, Hawaii
In 2018, Pohoiki Road was severed by lava flowing from the eruption of Kilauea.
Pāhoa, Hawaii
Watch the newest land on the planet form before your eyes.
Mountain View, Hawaii
A true treehouse near Hawai'i Volcanoes National Park.
Hilo, Hawaii
Hide from the tourist hordes in these relatively unknown, and unguarded lava caves.
Hilo, Hawaii
This legendary urban waterfall creates a dazzling display of rainbows.
Hilo, Hawaii
Babe Ruth and others planted saplings for a 1930s tourism campaign. The saplings grew as the area faded.
Kalapana, Hawaii
Hawai'i Volcanoes National Park is home to one of Polynesia’s largest petroglyph fields.
Honolulu, Hawaii
Hawai'i's oldest wooden house was shipped around Cape Horn from Boston in 1820.
Honolulu, Hawaii
The only royal palace on U.S. soil has been a territorial capitol, a military headquarters, and a prison for a queen.
Honolulu, Hawaii
Once the site of the Hawaiian monarchy, this building was originally designed as a palace.
Honolulu, Hawaii
The last standing piece of a famous Honolulu landmark.