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Island day trips in Hawaiʻi

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Hawaiʻi Island

• Hawaiʻi Island day trip: Hilo and the volcanoHawaiʻi Island · Start in Hilo with the free Liliʻuokalani Gardens and a loco moco at Café 100 or Ken's House of Pancakes (Hilo is where the loco moco was...

Kauaʻi

• Kauaʻi day trip: the North Shore driveKauaʻi · From Līhuʻe, drive up the east side through Kapaʻa to the Kīlauea Lighthouse, the Hanalei Valley Lookout over the taro fields, Hanalei town...
• Kauaʻi day trip: Waimea Canyon and the West SideKauaʻi · Head west from Poʻipū or Līhuʻe through Hanapēpē's art town and historic Waimea town, then climb to the Waimea Canyon Lookout, the "Grand...

Lānaʻi

• Lānaʻi day trip from MauiLānaʻi · Take the morning Expeditions ferry from Māʻalaea, snorkel Hulopoʻe Bay and see Sweetheart Rock, head up to Lānaʻi City for lunch (Blue...

Maui

• Maui day trip: Haleakalā and UpcountryMaui · Drive up Haleakalā (sunrise needs a reservation; daytime visits just need the park entry pass), then come down through cool Upcountry Maui...
• Maui day trip: ʻĪao Valley and the West Maui coastMaui · Start at ʻĪao Valley (reservation required for non-residents), then drive the coast to West Maui: Kāʻanapali's beach and Whalers Village...
• Maui day trip: the Road to HānaMaui · The famous winding drive along Maui's rainforest coast: start early from Paʻia, stop at the Garden of Eden Arboretum, the Keʻanae Peninsula...

Molokaʻi

• Molokaʻi day trip: Kalaupapa Lookout, macadamia farm and Pāpōhaku BeachMolokaʻi · A west and central Molokaʻi loop: Purdy's macadamia nut farm in Hoʻolehua, the Kalaupapa Lookout in Pālāʻau State Park, the quiet old...
• Molokaʻi day trip: the East End to HālawaMolokaʻi · Drive east from Kaunakakai along Kamehameha V Highway, the slow coastal road past old Hawaiian fishponds and St. Joseph Church, built by...

Oʻahu

• Oʻahu day trip: Pearl Harbor and historic HonoluluOʻahu · A history-filled day: the USS Arizona Memorial at Pearl Harbor in the morning, then downtown Honolulu for ʻIolani Palace, the King...
• Oʻahu day trip: the circle island driveOʻahu · The classic full-day loop: head east past Hālona Blowhole and Makapuʻu, up the windward coast through Waimānalo, Kailua and Kualoa, stop...
• Oʻahu day trip: the North ShoreOʻahu · Go up through the middle of the island to Dole Plantation and Haleʻiwa town, then follow the coast past Waimea Bay, Waimea Valley's...
• Oʻahu half-day trip: southeast coast and the PaliOʻahu · A half-day loop from Waikīkī around Diamond Head and the rugged southeast shore to Waimānalo and Kailua, then back over the mountains via...