This Scenic 107-Mile Drive Just May Be The Most Underrated Adventure In Hawaii
By Megan Shute|Published May 07, 2018
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Megan Shute
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With more than 10 years of experience as a professional writer, Megan holds a degree in Mass Media from her home state of Minnesota. After college, she chose to trade in her winter boots for slippahs and moved to the beautiful island of Oahu, where she has been living for more than five years. She lives on the west side but is constantly taking mini-road trips across the island and visits the neighboring islands whenever she can getaway. She loves hiking, snorkeling, locally-grown coffee, and finding the best acai bowl on Oahu.
Even though we can’t take a traditional road trip like our friends on the mainland, the Hawaiian Islands are home to several incredible scenic drives just waiting to be explored — and we can almost guarantee that our views are better. And while we love Maui’s Hana Highway as much as the next person, there is one underrated drive on Hawaii Island we’d like to share with you today: the breathtaking drive from Hilo to Hawi. This incredible 107-mile scenic drive includes both the Hamakua Heritage Corridor and the Kohala Mountain Road and is punctuated by lush, tropical rainforests, cascading waterfalls, panoramic seaside views, and rural vistas. The best part? It’s easily doable in a single day!
Without further ado, here is the perfect itinerary for exploring this incredible stretch of road: