Hawaii’s Big Island Plantations, Farms and Gardens

The eastern side of Hawaii’s Big Island, from Hilo to the Hamakua Coast, blooms with unique gardens and plantations. They include Hilo’s Liliuokalani Gardens, a Japanese garden complete with bonsai trees, rock gardens and canal bridges; Hawaii Tropical Botanical Garden featuring over 2,500 species of tropical plants; the World Botanical Gardens with impressive Umauma Falls and Akatsuka Orchid Gardens, in the Volcano area, housing the largest orchid collection in Hawaii.

The Puna and Kau districts are also home to tropical flower and foliage nurseries, fruit orchards and coffee farms.

On the western, or Kona side of the island, be sure to visit one of the many dozens of coffee farms in the region’s volcanic slopes in Holualoa, Kailua-Kona and Kealakekua. Take a tour and find out what makes 100% Kona coffee so unique and full of flavour.

Be sure to check out the upcountry ranches of Waimea with their cattle, sheep and goats and the district’s award-winning fresh flowers and produce.

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  Coffee Plantations on Hawaii’s Big Island

  There are hundreds of coffee farms in Kona, from Holualoa to Kealakekua, that harvest the uniquely Hawaiian Kona coffee bean, as well as boutique coffee plantations in Kau, Puna and Hilo.
  
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  Hawaii Regional Cuisine on Hawaii’s Big Island

  Hawaii Regional Cuisine inventively blends the Big Island’s freshest flavours with the cuisine of the world.
  
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  Resorts of Hawaii’s Big Island

  From the Kohala Coast to Keauhou, the resorts of Hawaii’s Big Island offer world-class amenities, amazing restaurants, spas and golf courses.
  
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  Sig Zane’s Favourite Places in Hilo

  Celebrated fashion designer Sig Zane shares his favourite spots in Downtown Hilo.