Find your way around the Big Island

What are you looking for?

Six ways into the archive. Each card points at a live section already on the site.

Hapuna’s white sand, swimming at Carlsmith Beach Park in Hilo, and the rest of the shoreline archive.

Restaurants, farms, and what people actually eat on the island.

Trails and high country, including the site’s Mauna Kea notes.

Historical parks and island culture, from pieces like Lapakahi State Historical Park.

Scenic spots already mapped in the archive, from the coast to Mauna Kea.

A published guide to moving to Hawaii, including life on the Big Island.

How to drive Saddle Road (Daniel K. Inouye Highway): fuel up first, no services on the high stretch, and watch for fog.

A short, steep switchback trail down the cliffs at the northern tip of the island to ironwood trees and black sand.

A Keaukaha county park down Kalanianaole, where Hilo does its swimming and snorkeling.

The site already has a relocation guide: jobs, housing, and what the Big Island is like compared with the other islands. Read it before you pack.