普豪那欧何纳拉国家历史公园

我喜欢这里的黄昏，与亲爱的在这慢步走着，欣赏著美丽的风景，真的好幸福。我好想再去，非常值得一游的景点与大家分享

从教堂出来，下一站就是小木人公园：普豪那欧何纳拉国家历史公园. (哇哇哇，吐槽一下夏威夷的这些地名真的好坑爹啊！全部都是一大长串翻来覆去就是记不住啊记不住，每次都要现查！) 这个公园很大很大，风景也很漂亮，据说也常有海龟出没，我们在里面匆匆转了一下，决定第二天一早再来一次仔细逛，因为今天的重点是浮潜，折腾了半天还没浮上呢！小木人公园里的海边，这里海水清澈，还经常出现来觅食的海龟。公园里的椰树我超爱的，长的错落有致，比别的地方都好看些。普豪那欧何纳拉国家历史公园的浮潜也是久负盛名，但是浮潜地点并不在公园里，而是在出门左转之后的一个小海滩。这里虽然立着禁止停车的牌子，但是很多车都横横竖竖的停着，我们就也找个角落泰然的停下来了。在夏威夷混了几天，一个很大的心得是这里的交警很不敬业，禁止停车的地方经常停满了车而没有罚单，马路上也极少看到有抓超速的警车。在这里浮潜也特别推荐水鞋，因为下水的地方是礁石而不是沙滩，光脚踩在上面还是挺容易划伤的。个人觉得这里的浮潜质量要比恐龙湾自然保护区好，水底的活珊瑚很多，鱼的种类也多，我看见了好多大大小小的海胆，还有红色的大肥海胆，一条可怕的大鳗鱼在珊瑚之间蜿蜒，还有重头戏大海龟！两只！这个浮潜去看野生大海龟的梦想从去年去墨西哥的时候一直拖到现在，如今我终于觉得夏威夷之行圆满了，海龟亲亲，你们终于肯来见我了，嘿嘿嘿嘿！这种颜色鲜艳的小黄鱼都喜欢集中在岸边特别浅的地方。这个小哥水性了得，只带着面罩和呼吸管就可以扎下去那么深，佩服佩服。大海龟你别跑啊！珊瑚的缝隙里面都是黑色的长满刺的海胆。看过海龟之后，尽兴的lz终于浮出海面，正看见lg立在礁石上兴奋的招呼我去看海豚，真是好大一群小海豚！他们时不时的就要跳出水面来个转体好几百度，一群小家伙玩的特别high。有几个胆子大的浮潜的人已经在朝海豚游过去了，不知道他们能不能成功追上海豚呢。总之这片小小的沙滩真是让人惊喜无限，Big Island Aina Tours的原生态果然是名副其实的啊。

My husband and i were really looking forward to visiting this historic sight. We enjoyed our brief time there and marveled at the amazing wall, the sheer scale of which is mindboggling. My only beef with this otherwise beautiful park were the string barriers run with cloth/plastic strips to keep people from the water - it reduced the beauty and significance of the place dramatically. However, we still enjoyed our brief visit and for the $5 entry fee it was time and money well spent.

go for sunset by the picnic tables on the ocean. Amazing! close by is the snorkeling beach also amazing.

Nice historical park. Helpful staff. I liked the recreation of what life was like. You could park outside and walk in but parking is only $5 and good for 7 days! If you walk in there is a $1 charge. Bathrooms are nice. No swimming or snorkeling within park boundaries. But, adjacent to boat dock is a bay open to the public. See Honaunau Bay reviews.

This is a National Historical Park operated by the National Park Service. It is a beautiful 420 acre site with many coconut trees, several re-built temples and sacred sites, re-created fish ponds, and a large stone wall built without mortar that marks the City of Refuge. It is an idyllic setting, fitting for royalty, and one can imagine the king ruling his country from this location looking out on the ocean. There is a handy map with a numbered guide to the various sites around the park. It's about a half-mile loop and can be done in less than an hour. There is a small gift shop and restrooms.

Very peaceful area, great on your own walking tour with well marked points of interest. Great photo ops with ocean and palm tree backdrops.

We visited in the late afternoon of a cloudy day with sprinkles of rain. None of those kept us from enjoying a very interesting and special place. We got there too late to hear any ranger talks, but we used the NPS map/guide to the park to help us understand what we were seeing. Some of the interest points are not well-marked or explained, and that made us work a little harder to visualize what it looked like centuries ago. Overall, the site is very impressive and helpful to understanding Hawaiian culture. The beautiful location alone makes it worth visiting.

This park a good 20 mile drive south of Kona so take your time to get there and be careful of the fog and windy roads up in the hills. $5 entrance fee per car. We sat and listened to the 35 minute ranger talk prior to exploring - he was fantastic! Very funny and lots of great stories. You will be able to pronounce the name of the park by the time you are done! Lol.We are so glad we stopped here to learn more about Kamehameha and the history of the island. Nice gift shop and clean toilets. Coffee shop at the top of the hill by the main road. Worth an hour of your time!

I think if we hadn't gone out of our way to get here, it would have been more impressive. From the pictures, we thought there would be more of the carved totems and were a little disappointed. We did the walking tour and can see how this is an important part of Hawaii's history, but it wasn't worth the hour drive to get there.

There is very little of interest visually. The historical information can be obtained more comfortably and in greater detail from a book in the shade.

We found this little gem by accident when we were looking for another unmarked landmark (a far too familiar story in Hawai'i).This national park is well worth the $5.00 per vehicle. Well maintained, with a gift shop, bathrooms, a theatre showing informative movies, and a superbly maintained, and well marked route throughout the historic site. A bonus is the tidal pools that one can walk around (not in) and see colourful fish, perhaps a turtle, and other sea life.They even have specially adapted wheel chairs with huge rubber tires that will roll through the pathway.Make sure to grab the little brochure at the beginning as it very clearly explains the various interest points. If you want, bring your bathing suit and snorkel gear and spend some time at the beach next to it.The left side is lovely for children and those less brave in the water. You may want to have your beach shoes with you. Also bring your camera and big lens and get some lovely photos of three or four different types of coloured birds.We spent an enjoyable five hours between the two places.

The City of Refuge is a place you don't want to miss if you're interested in the Hawaiian culture. It will keep the attention of both young and old. You'll see where and how the Hawaiian people lived, the games they played and their rituals. It is handicap accessible. Check out their web site...bring your bathing suit and snorkeling gear because there is a beach within walking distance from the site. There's a fee for parking unless you have a senior park pass.

To be honest, we drove right by the first time - look for the Hawaiian name only - no "place of refuge" anywhere on the sign off the main road.For some reason the park service is paying a ranger to sit in the gate booth to NOT take money (great govt management at its best), but admission is 'supposed' to be $5 per car. Plenty of parking & it's worth seeing. Apparently the orange net barricades in part of the village is because they had some surf damage; but there's plenty to see and it was not crowded, so we did not feel rushed.Be sure to take a park brochure (yes, they're free too) near entrance - it will help you with a self-guided, leisurely tour & each area is numbered so you can understand the functions of various areas.Adjacent snorkel beach was busy, but when visiting the historical part of the park, please respect the rules of no smoking, sunbathing, wading or making self- aggrandizing "art" with stones or shells in the compound. You probably shouldn't be here if you're that type of disrespectful visitor. No picnicking in the preserve itself, but it looked like a picnic area is designated near the parking lot.Tip: wear closed toe shoes... The trails go over some rocky areas and the sand is large & coarse - not very sandal friendly.

one of the several National Historic Parks on the Big Island [ Hawaii ] . located on the West Coast of the island south of Kona/Keahou region off Highway 19 the Queen's Highway. The refuge so-called because it was a sanctuary for anyone who offended the Kings , who might otherwise have been killed for their offenses. There are a number of exhibits depicting the history, animal life, archaeiligical and historical objects as well as the marine life of the area. Uniformed Park Service people do a great job of explaining the many, many interesting features. in addition, there are often individuals present who demonstrate early crafts in 'native' costume depicting many of the important parts of the history of King Kamehameha and his successors who unified the islands before the USA, deposed the royal leaders