Best Hilo shopping These stores are all together, just above the Hilo Airport. When you exit the Hilo airport you go left, up hill, about 1/3 of a mile and make a left on Makaala Street. You will see the Ross sign on your left before the turn. ...see more
Address: 381 Maka'ala Street, Hilo See the post for Walmart and Target. The Safeway is next to Target and 100 yards down the street from Walmart. Turn left where you see the Ross sign (Maka'ala) and pass Wallmart on your left. This is just...see more
Addresses: 50 N. Puainaku Street, Hilo (just above the Ross sign and Walmart) On Highway 11 just above Prince Kuhio Plaze. Before the modern grocery stores arrived such as Walmart, Target and Safeway, the big grocery stores in town were the...see more
Location: 1730 Kamehameha Ave., Hilo Hi 96720 Website: www.kenshouseofpancakes.com This is not a flashy restaurant and it doesn't pretend to be. It is a classic diner. The laminate counters are worn from a decade of use. The food is great and...see more
Café Pesto Address: 308 Kamehameha Ave., Hilo. Kamehameha runs along the water across downtown. Just drive until you reach the classic buildings. It is near the middle. There are only a few “great” restaurants in the...see more
Address: 333 Keawe Street, Hilo HI 96720. (808) 238-5324 website: www.pineappleshilo.com One of probably 6 "nicer" restaurants in Hilo. For me, it isn't so much the food, which is fine but not great, it is the fun atmosphere and location. It...see more
Address: 123 Lihiwai Street, Hilo HI 96720 Website: www.hilobaycafe.com. Closed Sundays As shown in the picture, below, the restaurant is nothing to look at. Pretty much a rectangular building up on stilts. The inside isn't much better as...see more
How Do I Find Lava! (updated July, 2022) Go to Hawaii Volcano National Park (HVNP). In short, lava is slowly filling up the Halema'uma'u crater in HVNP. This is the Kilauea's crater that you overlook when you are at the park. After the 2018...see more
MAP OF DOWNTOWN HILO HISTORIC SECTION Start Downtown Hilo Walking Tour: Park your car anywhere you can find parking. Since this is a loop it doesn't matter where you start. If you want to start at the statue of Kamehameha, turn on...see more
Where to Stay in East Hawaii (Big Island) Introduction: The only “large” town on the East side of Hawaii (Big Island) is the town of Hilo. Hilo is on the coast and in the middle of the coast (the coast running South/North). Hilo is...see more
