Guidebook for Naalehu
Food Scene
Patty is a very good cook and always brings a wonderful meal! Check out her pies too!
40 locals recommend
Hana Hou Restaurant
95-1148 Naalehu Spur RdPatty is a very good cook and always brings a wonderful meal! Check out her pies too!
Punalu'u Bake Shop
95-5642 HI-11Very good Bakery with a peaceful pretty garden to sit.
Drinks & Nightlife
A short walk away, with food and drinks, Fresh Poki is a plus!
16 locals recommend
South Side Shaka Restaurant & Bar
95-5673 Mamalahoa HwyA short walk away, with food and drinks, Fresh Poki is a plus!
Parks & Nature
The beach has black sand made of basalt and created by lava flowing into the ocean which explodes as it reaches the ocean and cools. This volcanic activity is in the Hawaiʻi Volcanoes National Park. Punaluʻu is frequented by endangered hawksbill and green turtles, which can often be seen basking on the black sand.
77 locals recommend
Punalu'u Black Sand beach
Ninole Loop RoadThe beach has black sand made of basalt and created by lava flowing into the ocean which explodes as it reaches the ocean and cools. This volcanic activity is in the Hawaiʻi Volcanoes National Park. Punaluʻu is frequented by endangered hawksbill and green turtles, which can often be seen basking on the black sand.
Honuapo was once a busy sugar cane center and the pier that today has fallen apart was once an important shipping facility. The sugar cane boom in Honuapo lasted from the 1870s to the late 1930s. In 1946 a tsunami wiped out the pier and in 1948 the land was turned into a park. The Hawksbill Sea Turtle can also be seen here at times.
28 locals recommend
Whittington Beach Park
Hawaii 11Honuapo was once a busy sugar cane center and the pier that today has fallen apart was once an important shipping facility. The sugar cane boom in Honuapo lasted from the 1870s to the late 1930s. In 1946 a tsunami wiped out the pier and in 1948 the land was turned into a park. The Hawksbill Sea Turtle can also be seen here at times.
Adjacent to our house, this park sports tennis courts, basketball courts, a baseball field, a playground. We have the balls, frisbees, tennis rackets and croquet set to go with all of the fun that this park offers!
Naalehu Park
Mamalahoa HighwayAdjacent to our house, this park sports tennis courts, basketball courts, a baseball field, a playground. We have the balls, frisbees, tennis rackets and croquet set to go with all of the fun that this park offers!
Kaʻū Forest Reserve
Shopping
Will & Grace Filipino Variety
95-5657 Mamalahoa HwyGood fresh vegetables
Bee Boys
78 Mamalahoa HwyLocal organic skin care made from beeswax.
Ka‘u district's hillside coffee plantation for locally grown & roasted java offers tastings & tours.
39 locals recommend
Ka'u Coffee Mill
96-2694 Wood Valley RdKa‘u district's hillside coffee plantation for locally grown & roasted java offers tastings & tours.
Essentials
Washtime LLC
95-5657 Mamalahoa HwyRight across the street there is an excellent laundry.
UNION 76 Wiki Wiki Mart Na'alehu
95-5591 Hawaiʻi Belt RdGood local small market for most essentials.
NAALEHU ACE HARDWARE
95-5656 Mamalahoa HwyThis hardware store has many of the unexpected extras!
Sightseeing
Green Sands
This is a great little hike to a Green Sand Beach.
Wood Valley Road
Wood Valley RoadJust a pretty drive
Entertainment & Activities
Every Wed and Sat Naalehu has a variety of fun at the Farmers Market.
13 locals recommend
Ka’u (Na’alehu) Farmers Market
95-5656 Hawaiʻi Belt RdEvery Wed and Sat Naalehu has a variety of fun at the Farmers Market.