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The cherry on top: the secret staircase that ascends to a rooftop room with four-poster
bed. Add hawks, whales, sunsets and endless tranquillity, and you have a big problem:
you won't want to leave. Ever.
Shopping
Waipiʻo Valley Artworks
ART GALLERY
little shop wears many hats. Stop for ice cream, muffins, sandwiches and coffee. Browse
through the koa wood furniture, bowls and other crafts for gifts at all price points. Ar-
range overnight parking for camping in Waimanu (per day $15); call first in July and
August or if you want to park before 8am.
A DRIVER'S PARADISE
While many people think of the Big Island as tropical paradise, it is also a driver's
paradise. From the ocean to the top of Mauna Kea, and from the dry side to the wet
side, this is one enormous area with nicely paved roads, very few people on them,
and staggering views all around. It is absolutely screaming for a convertible. So
without further ado, here are some of the island's greatest drives.
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Saddle Road (Hwy 200)
- ever drive between the two largest peaks in the world's
oceans? (
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Kohala Mountain Rd (Hwy 250)
- an exhilirating trip down the spine of the Ko-
hala Peninsula. (
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)
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Old Mamalahoa Hwy
.- a winding journey through the backcountry of Ahualoa.
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Hamakua Coast (Hwy 19)
- twist and turn across deep tropical valleys plunging
toward the ocean. (
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)
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Hilina Pali Rd
- coast beneath a big sky through the volcanic wastes of Hawaiʻi
Volcanoes National Park. (
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)
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Kaʻalaiki Rd
- only Kaʻu locals know about this freshly paved jaunt amidst green
hills and distant sea. (
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)
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