Travel Reference
In-Depth Information
One mile south of the hotel (at the boundary of the overall resort area), there's a small
salt-and-pepper beach at
Honokaʻope Bay
. When seas are calm, swimming and snorkel-
ing are fine but not fantastic. Walk here by an old coastal trail or drive toward the golf
courses and turn left at Honokaʻope Pl.
Located at the Fairmont Orchid,
Pauoa Bay
is an excellent, little-known snorkeling
spot, but is accessible to guests of the hotel only.
Holoholokai Beach Park
BEACH
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Forget about sand and gentle waves here. Instead enjoy picnicking and strolling at this
pleasantly uncrowded beach, blanketed by chunks of white coral and black lava. On the
calmest days, the waters are fine for snorkeling. Facilities include restrooms, showers,
drinking water, picnic tables and grills.
To get here, take Mauna Lani Dr and veer right at the circle; turn right on the marked
road immediately before the Fairmont Orchid. The Puako petroglyphs are accessed from
the park.
Sights
Puako Petroglyph Preserve
HISTORIC SITE
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With more than 3000 petroglyphs, this preserve is among the largest collections of an-
cient lava carvings in Hawaii. The simple pictures might not make sense to you, but
viewed altogether they are fascinating and worth a visit.
The 1200m walk from Holoholokai Beach Park to the preserve adds to the experience:
take the easy, well-marked Malama trail at the
mauka
(inland) side of the park.
Kalahuipuaʻa Historic Trail
HISTORIC SITE
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(68-1400 Mauna Lani Dr, Mauna Lani Bay Hotel & Bungalows;
) This easy trail
starts on the hotel's inland side, at a marked parking lot opposite the resort's little grocery
store.
The first part of the historic trail meanders through a former Hawaiian settlement that
dates from the 16th century, passing
lava tubes
once used as cave shelters and a few oth-
er archaeological and geological sites marked by interpretive plaques. Keep a watchful
