There is no safe swimming at this park, but it is spectacularly beautiful with its ironwood (lignum vitae) trees and black rocks. It is the site of a tsunami in 1946 that swept some schoolchildren and teachers away. There are restrooms, showers, picnic facilities and stone barbeque pits. It is open all day and admission is free.
Location:
Laupahoehoe Harbor, Hilo Hawaii
Other Hawaii State Parks nearby:
(Hilo) Akaka Falls State Park
(Paauilo) Kalopa State Recreation Area
(Napoopoo) Kealakekua Bay State Historical Park
(Kawaihae) Lapakahi State Historical Park
(Hilo) Laupahoehoe Point Park
(Pahoa) Lava Tree State Park
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12/05 Coming to The Hilo area
Annual Maui Steel Guitar Festival Maui HI April19-21 Featured performers will also conduct on-site school visits to various Maui schools to educate and and inform Maui's youth about the Hawaiian steel guitar. These visits, targeted specifically for students of these schools, includes both educational sessions and entertainment by the visiting performers.
Maui Classical Music Festival Maui HI May10 Over the years the Festival has received extensive coverage in national newspapers including the Los Angeles Times, USA Today, the New York Times, the Hawaii newspapers, and travel and airline magazines. Feature articles written about the Festival have appeared in important musical publications such as Musical America, Chamber Music America, and American Record Guide.
Merrie Monarch Festival Hilo HI June7-9 Merrie Monarch Festival is a week-long cultural event held annually in Hilo on the island of Hawaii. Festivities start on Easter Sunday and culminate with the Hula competition events at the Edith Kanaka'ole Tennis Stadium - Miss Aloha Hula on Thursday, Hula Kahiko on Friday, and Hula 'Auana on Saturday.
Hawaiian Slack Key Guitar Festival Maui HI June23 Various artists, food, crafts, Guitar exhibitor, and more.
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