Big Island

[Bill Turner]

Aloha,we are going to big island November would like know some places to see and eat.Like da kine local food we are staying at valcano house have one car any help thanks:cool:

[timkona]

Would this be Bootstrap Bill Turner of Pirates fame?

[Bill Turner]

No not drinking why you ask? Just trying find some good places to go and check out,Places of interest and some good places for some good food not to pricey you know plate lunch.

[timkona]

Mix Plate in Kailua Kona. Ono plate lunch.

Super J's in Honaunau. LauLau with poi and lomi salmon. True authentic.

Adrianas in Capt Cook. Mexican from a real El Salvadoran. Good Burritos.

[1stwahine]

Adrianas in Capt Cook. Mexican from a real El Salvadoran. Good Burritos.

I'm gonna try dat place myself in September!:D

Mahalo

Auntie Lynn

[Bill Turner]

Thanks. got any suggestions for Hilo side thanks.Any places to see how long does it take to drive from valcano house to Kona?If you know thanks for your help.

[beaker]

Hmmm, November...that could be wet...or maybe not. You never know.

Do you want to see the real hawaii, or the tourist version? Most people just come here to sit on beaches and look at waterfalls and the generic tourist stuff like they could anywhere else in the world. Bleh. Anything I'd recommend would require a strong pair of hiking boots, if you're interested in getting out in the wilderness and seeing the native things. Lots of wilderness high above Hilo.

Pretty much everything in Ka'u is worth seeing, except for some of the accursed cow pastures. Volcano house sounds like a nice location.

Volcano to Kailua is...uh, about 100 miles? You can get it from Google Maps. Give it a couple hours. Some of the road is straight and fast, and some is winding 35MPH.

Best restaurant in Hilo is Miyo's. Japanese-influenced place. Pahoa is a fun place to go for dinner in the evening.

[helen]

My Hilo experience is kind of out of date (mid to late 70's) but Ken's Pancake House is worth a trip any time of the day since it is a 24 hour place and is kind of close to the Hilo airport. It is also on the road that leads to the volcano.

Don't know the status of Cafe 100, Leongs or K's Drive Inn.

[timkona]

Leung's near the airport is old school Hilo. Super yummy.
Volcano House to Kailua-Kona town is 2 hours, or 85 minutes if you drive like me. Don't be afraid to go at least 64 mph on the straight parts.
Pahoa has The Godmother. Most excellent Italian-style.

[Bill Turner]

mahalo to everyone,I lived on oahu during the 70s went to Mckinley Gradulated 1971 like the local da kine food, this my wife 's fist time.My first time to big isle.Was on Oahu back 2006 April, May saw alot of rain hopefuly it won't rain that much while we are there. think of any more that be ok to thanks.We are burnig up here in Nevada 101 today had been 110 and up.Ok take care.B.T.

[Konaguy]

Volcano House to Kailua-Kona town is 2 hours, or 85 minutes if you drive like me. Don't be afraid to go at least 64 mph on the straight parts.


I would be careful to ease off the pedal in Hawaii Volcanoes National Park.Since it is federal park,the park rangers do speed enforcement. It is best advised to stay around the speed limit in the park.

[beaker]

Pahoa has The Godmother. Most excellent Italian-style.

Isn't that defunct? I thought that place was before Clementes, which is also defunct. Some people seem to like Paolo's in Pahoa, if you have the money.

[beaker]

Don't know the status of Cafe 100, Leongs or K's Drive Inn.

At least for a couple of those the status would be "artery clogging". :eek:

[jungbum]

I'm going to the Hilo this Sunday with my sister helping her move in. What would be the cheapest rental car that can be picked up from an airport for a day?

[tikiyaki]

I second the notion on Ken's.Their Teriyaki Combo is ONO !Sweet Bread French Toast for breakfast ! Just be prepared to NOT find parking...It's always crowded and the lot is small. :mad:

Bear's Coffee for breakfast (when you want a change from Ken's)

Ocean Sushi on Kiluea Ave is really great sushi and Cheep too. Some really unique rolls, they have.

Kuhio Grill. Excellent Local kine.

Volcano House breakfast buffet...awesome.

Also, when you go check out Akaka Falls (and you probably will),eat at that little Pizza place in town (Honomu) on the way. Pizza there is great.

[Cindy Blankenship]

We moved back to the Big Island in February and have been living up at Volcano ever since. I'll second Leungs...it's one of those little hole in the wall places, has been there for ages, and has great sweet and sour shrimp and chow mein. We have a plate lunch L&L's now too in Keauu. And check out the Hilo Farmer's Market (Wed and Sun). Don's Grill and as many mentioned Ken's Pancakes are favorites with locals.

We're around 45 to 60 min from Hilo up here at the Park and going towards Kona, about 45 min to Punalu`u Beach
If you like snorkeling, try Richardson's just outside of Hilot town. It has the prettiest coral reef I've seen as far as ones you can easily swim out to, and there's a little marine life center and brackish ponds and trails - just a really nice beach park. We like to climb on the rocks/cliffs at Punalu`u and Richardson's too. Punalu`u has beautiful tide pools and coves where the turtles hang out - away from the main beach. But the coves unfortunately are sometimes heavily littered with broken beer bottles and crap. Usually they're clean but I wouldn't go barefoot. The turtles are awesome.
Enjoy Volcano House and that great fireplace!

Aloha