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Our next day was a “travel” day – leaving Waikoloa Beach, stopping first at the Kaloko-Honokohau NHP (see below map). We also visited the “Painted Church” and Greenwell Farms for a coffee farm tour. After the coffee tour, we had about a 2 hour drive to the rim of the Kilauea volcano. We stopped midway at the Southernmost Point of the United States. (more detailed posts to follow)

Kaloko-Honokōhau National Historical Park. A quiet, free National Park. We took the Ala Mauka Makai trail and saw the petroglyphs along the way at the Petroglyph Boardwalk trail. The park brochure says the trail is rough and uneven – after about 1/3 mile, they aren’t lying! You definitely need to watch your step!

The trail ends at the ocean and if you turn left it continues to the Ai’opio Fishtrap (trail is about 1 mile each way). This coastal trail is part of the Ala Kahakai National Historic Trail.

Other posts for this trip:
Post 1 – The Big Island of Hawai’i (includes Waikoloa area and Mauna Loa road)
Post 3 – The Big Island (Hawai’i) – the Painted Church
Post 4 – The Big Island (Hawai’i) – Greenwell Farms coffee tour
Post 5 – The Big Island (Hawai’i) – South Point