Location: Hawi
Top Things to do in Hawi
Top 8 Free Things to do in Hawi, Hawaii (HI)
Hawi (Hawaiian pronunciation: [həˈvi]) is a census-designated place (CDP) in Hawaii County, Hawaii, United States. The population was 1081 at the 2010 United States Census.
Restaurants in Hawi
1. Elements Jewelry & Fine Crafts
Overall Ratings
5.0 based on 33 reviews
Reviewed By maryj90 - Greensburg, United States
Take the time to visit this wonderful shop with a expansive variety of gifts. Bought a pair of earrings, made locally, which were made using recycled materials. Love them! Also purchased a sea glass necklace which is gorgeous! Very friendly and helpful staff.
2. Kohala Mountain Road
Overall Ratings
4.5 based on 199 reviews
Reviewed By traveling_with_kathy - Lake Stevens, United States
What a lovely drive through acres upon acres of lush green pasture land. Saw lots of cattle. The Big Island is a land of diversity from lava fields to sandy beaches to lush countryside. It was a peaceful drive with quite the elevation gain.
3. Kohala Welcome Center
Overall Ratings
4.5 based on 44 reviews
Located at the gateway to North Kohala in Hawi, the Kohala Welcome Center invites you to venture to the northernmost point of Hawai`i Island, a rural region rich in history, culture and natural beauty. At the Welcome Center, you’ll be greeted by one of our volunteer guides from the community who will answer your questions and provide additional information to make your visit the best possible. Take in our beautiful hallway of storyboards that tell the story of Kohala, both past and present. Enjoy clean, public restrooms on our outdoor lanai overlooking a lush gulch. Place a pin in your hometown on our big world map. Browse our collection of memorabilia from the sugar plantation days. Shop our retail corner, offering refreshing cold drinks, an array of local books, CDs and quality t-shirts and caps as well local and island maps with directions to “must see” destinations in our beautiful historic district, the birthplace of King Kamehameha I. Learn about the wonderful community projects that the Welcome Center supports. Come, relax a bit, talk story and share a special aloha with people who know and love the community.
Reviewed By U3168CQsusanp - Broomall, United States
We met Jim who was volunteering at the welcome center. He gave us some good information about what to see and do in the Kohala area. The best tip was to head to Mahukona beach for great snorkeling and to see the whales when they arrive in the afternoon around 1:30pm. The whales arrived after 2pm and were pretty far out but they put on a good show. Jim and his wife were there and were great sources of information about the big island. I wish we had learned this earlier in our trip. We would have visited there more. Note: there isn't a beach. It is a rocky coast but there is an old port that has steps to get in and out while snorkeling. You can park right by the water and picnic there while you watch the fish because the water is so clear.
4. Gallery at Bamboo
5. Hawi Center: Hawaii Cigar & Ukulele
Overall Ratings
4.5 based on 20 reviews
Reviewed By mrsvleek - Red Deer, Canada
Everywhere else seems to specialize in vaping. Some of the tobacco shops in Hilo don't even carry cigars. Great selection, friendly owner.
6. Hawi Farmers Market
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4.0 based on 29 reviews
Reviewed By julesrichman - Ojai, United States
First, find the girl selling banana chocolate chip bread-Buy one of those. Then if in you’re there in the right month, find the couple selling dragonfruit smoothies— a blender full of FRESH dragon fruit, FRESH coconut milk & frozen mango- so you climb on their bike & blend your own drink. Then stroll over to the guy at back of market & buy a big bag of freshly made taro chips. On way out get some locally grown lettuce, cucumbers, & tomatoes for the evening salad.
7. Upolu Point
Overall Ratings
4.0 based on 17 reviews
Reviewed By 141derrickw - Kailua-Kona, United States
I have been down to Upolu Airport quite a few times. The point is actually on the other side of the runway .Not too many years ago it was possible to just walk across the runway on the start of a nice hike but the have built the fence up around the airport now so it's not worth doing that now. You can get some nice views through the fence though. This is a real small airport with almost no traffic at all. It is several miles down from the Highway. If you're trying to get to the end of the road in the same day then this area is way out of the way. On many days you can catch a nice view of Maui, this is the most Northern point on the Island and you're not very far from Maui across the channel. I've seen many people more or less stranded out here with flat tires because the rocks on the dirt road are fairy sharp. It's not worth it to go of the pavement here unless you have 4 wheel drive. and then you can really only go about 3 or 4 miles along the cliffs before you will need to turn around . For a nice hike; park at the airport and walk west along the the runway fence, then at the end of the fence turn north and go down the Hill this is where you will find the actual point. The dirt is really red here so bring some old clothes you don't care about to go hiking with, if the wind blows much you, your things, your vehicle get dirty fairly quickly. But the views are awesome!
8. Hawi Wind Farm
Overall Ratings
3.5 based on 15 reviews
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