Hawai‘i is beginning to open to visitors. We are glad to see you. Please follow County regulations for keeping safe. Our HeART OF HILO HAWAIIAN CULTURAL CELEBRATION is live with HULA, STORYTELLING and MUSIC. Stroll through Downtown Hilo on the SECOND SATURDAY of the month through June 2021. Find our tent in front of one […]
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Join on Saturday, December 12th, 2020 from 11am – 2pm for a Hawaiian Cultural Celebration supporting Downtown Hilo and presented by Downtown Hilo Improvement Association and Destination Hilo.
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Who dares describe Hawai‘i’s iconic lava tubes as fossilized tunnels, bereft of life?! Since 2015, UH-Mānoa’s Dr. Megan Porter and a team of cave biologists from around the U.S. have been studying the communities of animals living in lava tubes on the island of Hawai‘i. Learn all about these creatures and their nether world, on […]
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Join us at the Moʻoheau Bandstand for our weekly program – Hilo Hula Tuesdays – from 11AM – Noon every Tuesday!
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Join us at the Moʻoheau Bandstand for our weekly program – Hilo Hula Tuesdays – from 11AM – Noon every Tuesday!
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“Roadside Geology of the Island of Hawai‘i: Three Interesting Explorations” Monday, September 30, 2019 7:00 – 8:30 pm, evening AND Tuesday, October 1 3:00 – 4:30 pm, matinee at the Lyman Museum.
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Learn how to tell if a soil is healthy and what you can do to enhance soil health (whether in a community garden, large or small farm, or your own backyard), twice on Monday, June 24: from 3:00 to 4:30 p.m. and again from 7:00 to 8:30 p.m., at the Lyman Museum.
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An international controversy is brewing over the proposed renaming of the Russian Fort Elizabeth State Historical Park on Kaua‘i, to “Pā‘ula‘ula/Fort Elizabeth.” The fort was built by Hawaiians as part of King Kaumuali‘i’s residential compound in 1816-17, when the King was allied with Dr. George Anton Schäffer of the Russian-American Company (RAC).
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By popular demand, Kele Kanahele, master shell lei maker from the island of Ni‘ihau, returns to the Lyman Museum to teach this authentic art of Hawai‘i on Friday, November 9 and Saturday, November 10, from 10:00 A.M. to 4:00 P.M. both days.
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Join us at the Moʻoheau Bandstand for our weekly program – Hilo Hula Tuesdays – from 11AM – Noon every Tuesday!
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Through collaboration with public and private industry, Destination Hilo strives to increase visitor satisfaction, extend length of stay, and provide innovative visitor activities offering unique Hawaiian experiences. Efforts are focused on improving quality of life for residents by contributing to a healthy social and economic culture. Destination Hilo’s flagship “Hawaiian Greetings Program” provides music, entertainment, and networking services to thousands of visitors arriving at Hilo Pier and in Downtown Hilo.
