Big Island Vacation Guide 2009 - (Page 26) iB elt Ro Keähole Pt Natural Energy Lab of Hawaiÿi Gateway Center Wäwäloli Beach Park KONA INT’L AIRPORT (KOA) (Mämalahoa Hw y) To Kawaihae, Waimea, Hilo Ka ÿi ad To Waimea, Hilo Ellison Onizuka Space Ctr Dr KA LAOA La ni St Ha wa iÿ mi na ni Makalei Hawaiÿi Country Club To experience the way the Parker family lived, tour the Parker Ranch Historic Homes, two 19th century family residences furnished as they may have been back in the 1860s. If you’re in town on the Fourth of July, don’t miss the Parker Ranch Rodeo held at the Paniolo Park in Waimea. Kaloko-Honoköhau National Historical Park Dr Honoköhau Harbor na Hi Ka North Kohala Amazingly, North Kohala has been built down, not up, over the years. There are fewer residents here today than 100 years ago. North Kohala is home to a growing number of art galleries. The area attracts artists inspired by its beauty and history. You’re sure to find some unique gifts when browsing the small shops and galleries here. The Hamakua Macadamia Nut Factory ¯¯ in Kawaihae offers self-guided tours of the factory. The gift shop in the Visitor Center is a great place to pick up a variety of nuts, coffee and cookies to bring back home. Kealakehe Pkwy H ON O K Ö H AU KE ALAKE HE Police Old Kona Airport State Recreation Area Kailua-Kona Ka i lu a Ba y in Kuak Huliheÿe Palace Honl’s Beach Park Pala n Kaiwi Pt iR d Kona Coast Kamoa Pt Pähoehoe Beach Park Laÿaloa Beach Park Ku‘emanu Heiau Kahaluÿu Beach Park Hölualoa Keauhou Beach Resort Keauhou Shopping Center Sheraton Keauhou Bay Resort & Spa Birthplace of Kamehameha III Häpaiali‘i Heiau lo ko a Hwy alaho Mäm Queen Kaÿahum anu Hwy Hu y i Hw Aliÿi Dr Keauhou Bay Keauhou Kona Country Club alälai Rd Hölua Resort at Mauna Loa Village Kaukalaÿelaÿe (Pt) Kuamoÿo Battle Burial Ground, 1819 Honalo Keikiwaha Pt Kainaliu Kealakekua Kona Historical Society Museum Captain Cook Monument “Mo‘okini Heiau is one of Hawai‘i’s oldest, largest and most sacred historical sites.” Visit Pua Mau Place Botanical Gardens located on the dry, western slope of the Kohala Mountain. With gorgeous garden paths, picnic tables and birds to feed, it’s a great place to bring the keiki (children). See a reenactment of early Hawaiian life at Lapakahi State Historical Park, located about 12 miles north of Kawaihae on Hwy 270. The self-guided tour of this traditional fishing settlement will reveal the culture of past times. Considered Hawai‘i’s greatest king, Kamehameha I united all the islands into the Kingdom of Hawai‘i. Kamehameha’s birthsite is a state monument located off Hwy 270 (near mile marker 20) at the northernmost section of the island, just south of Mo‘okini Heiau, a National Historic Landmark that dates back to 480 AD. Mo‘okini Heiau is one of Hawai‘i’s Keawekäheka Pt Kealakekua Bay State Historical & Underwater Parks Captain Cook Amy B.H. Greenwell Ethnobotanical Garden Kona Coffee Living History Farm Manago Hotel Kealakekua Bay Hikiau Heiau Näpöÿopoÿo Beach Park NÄPÖÿOPOÿO Twelve Trees Educational Center Puÿuhonua o Hönaunau National Historical Park Hönau nau Bay St Benedict’s ‘Painted’ Church, 1875 H Ö N AU N AU Puÿuhonua Pt Kiÿilae Bay Loa Pt ® 0 0 1 1 2 3 2 mi 4 km Pukaÿana Church K EÄ L IA Keälia Beach HOÿ OKE N A Hoÿokena Beach Park ay kö B Kauha To South Point, Volcano, Hilo 26 www.bigisland.org http://www.bigisland.org
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