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Honoka'a. Once the home of thousands, opportunities on The Big Island, including
now only a few dozen inhabitants tend Hawaii Volcanoes National Park, and
their gardens, fish the bay and live in the Mauna Kea's Hakalau Forest National
old Hawaiian way. You can hike in, or call Wildlife Refuge, the first such refuge for
the Waipio Valley Shuttle at (808) 775- forest bird management, plus the Hilo
7121 for a 4-wheel drive tour, take the Ponds by the airport.
Waipio Valley Wagon Tour (808) 775-
0958, a mule-drawn surrey, or ride KOHALA COFFEE MILL &
horseback to Waipio waterfalls with TROPICAL DREAMS ICE CREAM
Waipi'o Ridge Stables, LLC. (808) 775- First rate ice cream (like Tahitian vanilla),
1007. 100% Kona coffee, plus macadamia-nut
tortes, lilikoi bars, Hawaiian honey and
WAIMANU VALLEY'S MULIWAI Hawaiian gifts are for sale. It is all good!
TRAIL This is a backpacking adventure In Hawi, off Hwy. 270.
into a huge, hidden valley, which could be
mistaken for Eden, were it not for the ATV TOURS Take a ride to some of
mosquitoes. If it is raining, forget it, Hawaii's out-of-the-way places, from
because of flash flooding. Permission and mountains to sea. For North Kohala tours
campsites are managed by the Division of contact either Kuku'i ATV and
Forestry and Wildlife. (808) 974-4221 Adventures at (808) 775-1701, or ATV
Outfitters Kohala at (808) 889-6000.
KOHALA MOUNTAIN SAFARI The Cowboys of Hawaii at Parker Ranch will
same Hawi company that does the Flumin' take you out onto the range on motorized
Da Ditch tours will also take you on a trip ATVs, or on hooved ATVs. (808) 885-
into remote, wild Kohala in a Hummer. 6755
(808) 889-6922
PARKER RANCH Once the world's
FLUMIN' DA DITCH North Kohala has largest cattle ranch, is where the paniolo
irrigation ditches from the sugar cane (cowboy) tradition began in 1809. Enjoy
industry days upon which you can take a the Parker Ranch Museum and Visitor
tame float on an inflatable kayak. (808) Center, ATV and equestrian tours, plus
889-6922 big game hunting excursions on the open
range of the vast Parker Ranch. (808)885-
POLOLU VALLEY LOOKOUT Jaw- 7311
dropping, spectacular viewpoint at the end
of the road past Hawi. PU'UKOHOLA HEIAU This sacred
temple was built by King Kamehameha I
BIRD WATCHING Although Hawaii is in 1791, after a priest predicted the king
the endangered bird capital of the world would unify the islands. The prophecy
there are extraordinary birding was finally fulfilled in 1810. Pu'ukohola
