05-14-2009, 10:18 AM
We've vacationed there a couple times, and it is truly beautiful. You're on the right track, too, with your attitude, I believe. My wife and I always try to "fit in" as best we can, wherever we go, and we haven't had a problem in Puna, at all. A little common sense works well, for example, we don't leave valuables in our car in our own driveway at home, much less at a public beach in a strange place. That's just an invitation for a disappointment.
Get the "blue book", if you haven't already: "Hawaii Revealed" by Wizard Publications. They show all sorts of things to see and do, places to eat and stay, and it's very detailed and very accurate.
One activity I'd specifically recommend is the Hawai'i Tropical Botanical Gardens in Onomea, maybe 10 miles north of Hilo. Take a camera, some water, and some mosquito repellant. It's truly gorgeous.
Good luck, best wishes.
Aloha! ;-)
Get the "blue book", if you haven't already: "Hawaii Revealed" by Wizard Publications. They show all sorts of things to see and do, places to eat and stay, and it's very detailed and very accurate.
One activity I'd specifically recommend is the Hawai'i Tropical Botanical Gardens in Onomea, maybe 10 miles north of Hilo. Take a camera, some water, and some mosquito repellant. It's truly gorgeous.
Good luck, best wishes.
Aloha! ;-)
Aloha! ;-)