Big Island Roads
Around the island of Hawai'i.



Banyon Drive in Hilo. The trees were planted by famous people of the 30's.Each tree bears a commemorative plaque.

Manoa, one of the most-off-the-beaten track towns in all of Hawaii, said to be the last place in the Islands where commercial fishing is done with traditional canoes.

Angel trumpets mark a side street south of Kona.

Lush vegetation tells you that rain is common on this road north from Hilo.

The Saddle Road crosses the Big Island between the peaks of Mauna Loa and Mauna Kea. A lava field covers the pass at 6600 feet.   Coming from the sunny Kona side of the Island, the rainy clouds of Hilo will often be seen ahead.
 

A park on the north coast provides a view of Maui on clear days.

Where the road ends on the north coast of the Big Island.



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