The Pana'ewa Rainforest Zoo, located off Highway 11 on the Hilo side of the "Big Island" of Hawaii, is the only tropical rainforest zoo in the United States. This 12 acre attraction is home to more than 75 species of animals, birds, and reptiles, including Namaste', a 500-pound white Bengal tiger who resides in his own beautiful one-acre compound. Amongst the vast variety of rainforest animals living at the zoo are the native Hawaiian gallinule, 'io(hawk), and nene(goose). You are invited to picnic in the shade of over 100 varieties of palms or stroll with peacocks in the zoo's extensive collection of bamboo and tropical rhododendrons. Visit our Monarch Butterfly House, and our new Primadome. The zoo and the gift shop are both open daily from 9am to 4pm, except Christmas and New Year's Day. The tiger feeding is daily at 3:30pm. The Children's Petting Zoo hours are 1:30-2:30 on Saturdays. There is no entrance charge. For more information call (808)959-9233