Aloha kakou…Come, meet us in Hilo! Destination Hilo’s Annual Meeting and Luncheon will be held on Thursday, September 22, 2011, from 11:30 to 1:00 at the Hilo Hawaiian Hotel – Moku`ola Room, at 71 Banyan Drive, Hilo.  Members and guests welcome. We will introduce our new web-based Hawai`i Big Island Discount Museum Pass.  Guest speaker will be Hawaii […]

Where: Basically Books 160 Kamehameha Avenue Hilo When: 2:00 pm Saturday, July 16 Details: This novel about “ice” on the Big Island is written in classic noir style with colorful, believable characters, and a hard hitting storyline that tells it like it is. Talk story with the author as he shares a glimpse into our […]

You’re invited to Holo ka Wa`a, ā Pae i Kula, “The Canoe Sails On, Until Land Is Reached,” a very special exhibit of canoe models from the Pacific region on display now through September 3. Canoes representing Polynesia, Melanesia, and Micronesia, as well as Alaska, are supplemented by vintage photographs, maps, and informational panels that place canoes in their historical and cultural contexts.  Monday-Saturday, 10:00 a.m.-4:30 p.m.

CELEBRATING King Kamehameha’s Birthday in Hilo with Lei Draping on June 10 and the day-long Festival on June 11. Kamehameha Day (June 11) is a State holiday honoring the memory of the great king, Kamehameha I, who united the Hawaiian Islands and became Hawai`i’s first king in 1810. The annual LEI draping of Hilo’s King […]

If you’re going to be in Hilo in early August 2011, you wont want to miss the 59th Annual Hilo Orchid Society Show, Sale and Mini Classes being held August 5, 6 and 7. Thousands of orchids in displays created by top notch growers and amateurs entice audiences in this three day spectacle at Edith Kanaka’ole […]

Note:  In 2011, Destination Hilo continues to operate the Aloha Room and to provide music and dance to welcome our cruise line passengers arriving at the Hilo Pier.  With support from our members and the County of Hawaii, we will continue serving our visitors with Aloha.  With the pending renovation work at the Pier, our […]

The Lyman Museum invites you to experience an artistic tradition unique to Hawai`i as it proudly presents an exhibition of featherwork and demonstrations by Lei Hulu of Hilo from May 2 through May 13, 2011. For the past six years, Aunty Doreen Henderson and her students, collectively known as Lei Hulu of Hilo, have delighted […]

The Annual Merrie Monarch Festival is just around the corner and Hilo is preparing for the large number of festival goers and the many events around Hilo Town.  Again this year ‘Imiloa Astronomy Center of Hawai‘i is partnering with the Merrie Monarch Festival to offer four days of hula-related workshops and demonstrations during the upcoming […]

April 18, 2011, 7:00-8:30 p.m.  Stalking the Wild Limu of Hawai`i presented at the Lyman Museum. Prior to Western contact, limu was a regular part of the Hawaiian diet and accompanied most meals.  Today more than 500 species of marine microalgae or seaweeds are known from the Hawaiian Islands, some of which are still relished […]

April 11, 2011, 7:00-8:30 p.m.  ENCORE PRESENTATION, BY POPULAR DEMAND at the Lyman Museum. Mauna Loa, the largest volcano on Earth, comprises more than half the surface area of Hawai`i Island.  Mapping and dating have shown that 98% of this active volcano is covered with lava flows less than 10,000 years old, and since 1843 […]