Hawaii One Day Tours & Travel Guides

Holoholo: Day Trips

In the Hawaiian language, “holoholo“ means to go strolling or driving to see what you can see. That’s a great way to explore the Big Island, and you’re guaranteed to discover interesting places and people. To get you started, here are two itineraries for East and West Hawaii Island.

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Out & About in Hilo

Liliuokalani Gardens. Photo courtesy Big Island Visitor Bureau.

Hilo has more park space along its bay front than any other city in Hawaii, but that’s because it suffered hardest from the state’s worst natural disasters, the 1946 and 1960 tsunamis. Instead of tempting fate and rebuilding homes and businesses too close to the ocean, the tsunami-stricken areas were transformed into parks and sports fields.

Captain Cook monument. Photo by Aloha Kayak Co., Big Island Visitor's Bureau.

The South Kona/Keauhou Resort area has emerged as one of the Big Island’s finest destinations, imbued with Hawaiian history and blessed by sunny weather, but getting enough rainfall to keep the farmers happy. Contemporary island activities such as excellent golf, snorkeling, kayaking and scuba diving abound in this beautiful area south of Kailua-Kona.