A place of enchantment, fun and relaxation.

The Big Island of Hawaii is not only the Orchid Isle and the largest in the Hawaiian chain (more than twice the size of all the others combined). It is also the youngest and boasts the southernmost point in the United States. Made up of five different volcanoes, the most of any Hawaiian island, it is getting larger every day due to the current, continuing eruption of Kilauea.

Active Volcano

Valley Waterfall

Green Sea Turtle

The Big Island is overlaid with scores of ancient lava flows and trimmed with dozens of beaches in a spectrum from white, to amber, to gray, to black, to olive green. Diversity best describes the geology and climate. In fact, 11 of the world's 13 climatic zones are found here, from tropical rain forests and sparkling waterfalls, to snowcapped mountains and desolate moonscapes, to sprawling ranch land and rolling meadows.

Pololu Valley

Hawaiian Heiau

The Big Island is also rich in history. Here is where King Kamehameha, who united all the islands under one leader, spent the last seven years of his life. Here is where the first missionaries landed and where the very first Christian church in Hawaii was constructed. Here is where Captain James Cook met his untimely death. A visit to the Big Island will fill you with wonder and awe as you experience this place of beauty, history, and extremes.

The Big Island offers a wide range of fun activities to make your hawaiian vacation a memorable one. Select one of the following links for an overview:
Air Activities | Land Activities | Ocean Activities.