Hawaii Life Vacations - East Big Island

11/11/2019

ENTRANCE FEES ARE WAIVED at Hawaiʻi Volcanoes National Park in honor of Veterans Day, tomorrow, Monday, Nov. 11. This will be the last of five fee-waiver days held in 2019. Normally entrance fees are $25 per vehicle, which is good for seven consecutive days. See nps.gov/havo for more.

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10/23/2019

Our absolute favorite!! Poke!

"Poke’s come a long way from its origins in pre-contact times, when ancient Hawaiians feasted on freshly caught fish massaged with sea salt, seaweed and crushed inamona or kukui nuts. Today poke shops are popping up from Los Angeles to Kansas City to New York. But what of poke in the Islands?"

Keep reading to see... ❤️

The origins and evolution of Hawaii’s favorite dish.

08/13/2019

Exciting! We're following this closely!

HAWAIʻI VOLCANOES NATIONAL PARK - Water ponds observed at the bottom of Halema‘uma‘u crater are now joined, as scientists keep a close watch on the activity.

07/11/2019

One of my favorite beaches:

An aerial view of Waialea Bay on the Kohala coast of the Big Island. Or to the locals, the Kona side of Hawaii Island. This beach is a part of the Hapuna Sta...

06/28/2019

"Each issue of edible Hawaiian Islands magazine we invite a community member to Talk Story. For our summer issue we invited Sam Wilburn from Hawaiian Volcano Sea Salt to share his memories of cooking with his family. Read more here --> https://ediblehi.com/grilling/"

WRITTEN BY SAM WILBURN We invite a community member to TALK STORY and share a personal experience related to our issue theme. Would you like to talk story with our readers? Send us an email at

05/20/2019

"Changing visitor perceptions from the “volcano island” to the “island of endless adventures” is the objective of the multiyear marketing campaign launched jointly by the Hawaii Tourism Authority and the Hawaii Visitors and Convention Bureau, a nonprofit the HTA hires to market the islands."

Millions of dollars are being spent to promote non-volcanic attractions, but some of them aren't equipped to handle more visitors.

05/09/2019

Very well done! So many friends in this short documentary. ❤️

During the summer of 2018, hundreds of earthquakes shook the summit of Kīlauea, sparking the volcano’s largest eruption in 200 years. To some it was a disast...

04/29/2019

Please use safe sunscreen during all your water activities in Hawaii. Oxybenzone levels at five sites on Hawaii island’s west side were found to be 262 times greater than levels considered high-risk by the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency.

KAILUA-KONA, Hawaii >> Officials have found high levels of a chemical that’s found in sunscreen and believed to harm coral reefs in bay waters off Hawaii’s Big Island.

04/24/2019

HAWAIʻI VOLCANOES NATIONAL PARK - The National Park Service says most of Kīlauea Iki Trail reopened on Friday, April 19, in time for National Park Week.