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ing views of a small rocky bay and the motley collection of experienced local surfers
who bravely venture out into its dangerous shore breaks and strong currents.
There are lots of other picnic tables, too, if someone else has claimed the throne. The
marked turnoff is about 1.5 miles before the Pololu Valley Lookout.
Kamehameha the Great Statue
MONUMENT
The statue on the front lawn of the North Kohala Civic Center has a famous twin in
Honolulu, standing across from ʻIolani Palace. The Kapaʻau one was the original, con-
structed in 1880 in Florence, Italy, by American sculptor Thomas Gould. When the ship
delivering it sank off the Falkland Islands, a second statue was cast from the original
mold. The duplicate statue arrived in 1883 and took its place in downtown Honolulu.
Later the sunken statue was recovered from the ocean floor and sent here, to Kame-
hameha's childhood home.
Activities
Kohala Zipline
ZIPLINING
don't have any dramatic long zips over tropical rivers here, but the fun of a forest canopy
tour with nine easy zips, five elevated suspension bridges between platforms, and two
rappels. The course is new, with three-hour tours departing every half hour from 8am to
2:30pm. Check online for discounts.
ATV Outfitters
ADVENTURE TOUR
(
888-288-7288, 889-6000;
www.atvoutfittershawaii.com
;
53-324 Lighthouse Rd, btwn MM 24
and 25)
Offers three all-terrain-vehicle (ATV) trips: a 1½-hour trip along the Kohala ditch
system to a secluded beach (driver/ passenger $129/80); a two-hour, 15-mile waterfall
tour with a swim (driver/passenger $179/130); and a three-hour, 22-mile journey that
combines both (driver/passenger $249/130). For the more adventurous at heart, ATV
trips are a blast. Check online for discounts.
Kohala Ditch Adventures
KAYAKING
(
888-288-7288, 889-6000;
www.kohaladitchadventures.com
;
53-324 Lighthouse Rd, btwn MM
24 & 25; tour per adult/child under 12yr $139/75; Mon-Sat 7-11am & 12:15pm-4pm)
After an
off-road excursion by Pinzgauer, a six-wheel Austrian military vehicle, you embark on a
2.5-mile kayaking trip through historic plantation irrigation ditches, or flumes, including
10 tunnels. Lots of family fun. Nine 2½-hour tours per day. Check online for discounts.
