Big Island, Hawaii Things to Do

This place is a fitness center, massage center, full-service salon, skincare retreat and health spa all rolled into one. The menu extensive menue features everything from the Ti Leaf Body Wrap to special weaves for hair. Partic... more

The four blocks that constitute downtown Lanai City are arranged around this park, creating a charming old-fashioned town square. Inside the park, old men stroll and little children play on the playground. Tall trees provide a... more

This Manele Bay Hotel restaurant's well-appointed interior has the look of a lounge or supper club; the porch features a lovely view of the Pacific Ocean. The hours recently expanded to include dinner. Lunch is rather unremarka... more

Jenna (Gentry) Majkus's wonderful boutique, open since 1999, is the first of its kind on the island, featuring clothing and accessories that are not the standard resort-shop fare. (Visiting and local women alike make a b... more

It's easy to spot this place. It's located in downtown Lana'i City, just a few doors down from Blue Ginger (a local hangout spot). Funny little ornaments, many of them made during childrens' art classes, hang around the outside... more

This free, self-guided tour takes walkers through Kanepu'u Preserve, one of the last remaining forests that once covered all of the dry lowlands of the islands. Led by informative trail signs, the short hike offered year-round... more

The same rough waves that gave this beach its name make it a dangerous place to swim. However, the rusting hulks offshore draw plenty of sightseers. One unfortunate Liberty ship ran aground a few hundred feet out and remains th... more

This is the quintessential tropical bar. It is located by the side of the pool, just a few hundred yards from the ocean. The dress code is nonexistent; most people dine before, after or during a dip in the pool. The ceiling pro... more

About the only kind of adventure to be had on Lana'i is of the "eco" variety. This secluded island is one of the last populated Hawaiian Islands to remain largely untouched by civilization or commercialization. Much of it is on... more

Neither indoor nor outdoor, dark nor light, this bar could only exist in Hawai'i—or perhaps, in the movies. There's no wall on the sea side, just a low cement overhang that shades people from the sun while letting in the balmy... more