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Best Things To Do With Kids On Big Island, Hawaii
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The Big Island of Hawaii offers a huge variety of activities to do with children. Here is a list of several kid and family friendly activities.
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Kids can safely play and snorkel here. More at: Anaeho'omalu Bay Beach
Snorkeling here is great and sea life abounds. More at: Kapoho Tide Pools / Wai'opae Tidepools Marine Life Conservation District
You can watch turtles warming themselves on the black sand here. More at: Punalu'u Black Sand Beach Park
With its fine white sand beach and calm water in the summer this beach is perfect for families. More at: Kua Bay / Manini'owali Beach
This amazing beach is located by the Mauna Kea Beach Hotel. More at: Mauna Kea Beach / Kauna'oa Bay
Clear blue water and white sand makes this is great beach for kids. More at: Hapuna Beach State Park
This can be a slightly difficult beach to reach but being one of only two green sand beaches in the world is worth it! More at: Papakolea Green Sand Beach
Lots of tide pools for families to explore. More at: Honaunau Bay / Two Steps
View life under the sea without getting wet in a submarine. More at: Atlantis Submarines
Swim with dolphins at Dolphin Quest. More at: Dolphin Quest
Take a tour of this unique farm and see how seahorses are bred. More at: Ocean Rider Seahorse Farm
Visit a Botanical Garden or two
Take your pick of the many botanical gardens located in the Big Island. More at: Hawaii Tropical Botanical Garden, University of Hawaii at Hilo Botanical Gardens, Amy B. H. Greenwell Ethnobotanical Garden, and Queen Liliuokalani Gardens to name a few.
Visit Parker Ranch's historic homes Monday through Friday. More at: Parker Ranch
The hike to Rainbow Falls is so easy that anyone can do it. More at: Rainbow Falls
Visit the only tropical rainforest zoo in the USA! More at: Pana'ewa Rainforest Zoo & Gardens
See many different types of endangered birds, bats, and plants. More at: Hakalau Forest National Wildlife Refuge
Visit this living memorial to the people who loves their lives in past tsunamis. More at: Pacific Tsunami Museum
Learn about Hawaiian history and what life was like 150 years ago. More at: Lyman Museum & Mission House
Take a trip back in time to the beginning of the Hilo Railroad. More at: Laupahoehoe Train Museum
Tour a working bee farm and see everything that bees and honey help make. More at: Big Island Bees
Located in the Ellison Onizuka Kona International Airport at Keahole (KOA), this space center is dedicated to the memory of Hawaii’s first astronaut who perished during the Challenger Mission in 1986. More at: Ellison S. Onizuka Space Center
With all that there is to see and do here you could spend all day here. You can find the Thomas A. Jaggar Museum, Thurston Lava Tube, Kilauea Visitor Center, along with lava flows, steam vents, Sulphur Banks, and so much more. More at: Hawaii Volcanoes National Park
Stop at the visitors center to acclimate before heading up to the summit. More at: Mauna Kea Observatories
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