- Our list of the best things to do in Kalapana, Hawaii, features the top 49 nearby activities — including 30 great attractions with user approval ratings of 90% or more!
- Kalapana, HI has a variety of great sights and experiences nearby. Top categories include: Outdoor Places, Tours, Museums & Galleries, and Adventures.
- The results below include the top 2 things to do within the city of Kalapana, HI , followed by 47 popular activities in nearby cities, including Pahoa, Volcano, Hilo, Keaau, Kurtistown, Mountain View and Volcanoes
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308 Kamehameha Ave, Suite 109, Hilo, HI 96720
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Featuring educational exhibits detailing the ecological history of the region, Mokupapapa Discovery Center offers visitors aquariums filled with native sea life. The center features displays with life sized animal models like seals, sharks, and more.
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The 30 acre Queen Liliuokalani Gardens, named after the last reining Hawaiian queen, is an Edo-style Japanese garden built in the 1900s. The garden contains bridges, Koi ponds, statues, pagodas, rock gardens, stone lanterns and a Japanese tea house.
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Covering 28 acres, the Coconut Island was made famous by the show Gilligan's Island. It has now the only laboratory built on a coral reef in America, and it is a part of the University of Hawaii.
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The Rainbow Falls is a 80 foot-long drop, and gets its name from the rainbows formed by the mist in the morning.
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During the golden years for American movie theaters, the Palace Theater in Hilo, opened in 1925 to an excited public. Known for its excellent, natural acoustics, today the venue hosts live shows, entertainment, and movies.
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Tour Hawaii's only active volcano, Kilauea, with Vavoom Volcano Tours, where visitors can embark on a number of hikes including the Crater Floor Hike or Crater Rim Adventure. All tours include a walk through a lava tube, with information about local geology and culture.
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KapohoKine Adventures
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224 Kamehameha Avenue #106, Hilo, HI 96720
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The volcano tours and the zipline tours are two of the most popular services offered by KapohoKine Adventures. Other services include whale watching and snorkeling. They have their own gear shop.
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The Pacific Tsunami Museum is housed in one of the few buildings which resisted the tsunami in 1946. It has a collection of photos and survival stories, as well as an interactive map of the 1946 tsunami.
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Arnott's Lodge & Hiking Adventures offers trips where tourists can watch Hawaiian sunrises and sunsets, stargaze, explore volcanoes and visit valleys and waterfalls. They can also accommodate multi-day hikes and custom hikes.
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Mauna Loa Observatory is a working atmospheric research facility that has been collecting climate related data since 1950. Tours are by appointment and only on selected days, visitors to this remote site will enjoy the stunning views on the drive up the mountain.