Hawaii Island guidebook

We are in Rural area and buses only come twice a day.

It has always been the custom for Hawaii to not wear shoes indoors. Please honor our custom. Mahalo :)

When you explore our Aina( land), please only leave only your footprint and Malama ( take care) of our land. Please take your trash with you. Aloha and Mahalo.

When you see this sign, KAPU, this means STAY OUT! You are on Private lands or Sacred lands. Mahalo.

If you plan to Hire a travel guides, helicopters, please call ahead and book as they maybe booked.

Aloha means hello, goodbye and love. You will generally hear it used as a greeting. Mahalo means thank you. While you can always say thank you, it’s nicer if you say mahalo instead. It’s pronounced “mah hah lo.” Ohana means family. You might hear of restaurant meals served ohana-style, which would mean family-style. Keiki means child or children. You might see keiki menus or events and activities for keiki. E komo mai means welcome. Hale means house or home. (Haleakala means house of the sun.) Wahine means lady, female. Restrooms may be labeled wahine instead of women. Kane means man, m

Have Aloha always