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Outside Traveler 2004
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Out There: Hawaiian Road Trip
Holoholo Hawaii (cont)
Access and Resources

holoholo, hawaii, the big island
(map by Susanne Ducker)
DAY ONE: The pros at Hawaii Lifeguard Surf Instructors (808-324-0442, www.surflessonshawaii.com) offer two-hour lessons for $115 and five-hour classes for $165. Doubles at the Fairmont start at $399 per night; outrigger training sessions cost $75 for one day, $150 for three (800-845-9905, www.fairmont.com/orchid).

DAY TWO: Evening charters with Jack's Diving Locker (800-345-4807, www.jacksdivinglocker.com) include two dives and dinner for $105 (snorkeling, $75). Doubles at the Manago Hotel start at $68 (808-323-2642, www.managohotel.com).

DAY THREE: The $10 entrance fee per car at Hawaii Volcanoes National Park (808-985-6000, www.nps.gov/havo) is good for a week. Rent mountain bikes and racks from HP Bike Works in Kailua-Kona (808-326-2453, www.hpbikeworks.com) from $35 a day. Cabins at the Namakani Paio campground are $45 a night (reserve through Volcano House, across from the Kilauea Visitor Center, 808-967-7321, www.volcanohousehotel.com). Doubles at Carson's Volcano Cottage start at $110 (800-845-5282, www.carsonsvolcanocottage.com).

DAY FOUR: In Hilo, rent kayaks from Aquatic Perceptions Multi-Sport Tours (808-935-9997, www.multi-sport-hawaii.com) for $20 a day; a shaved ice loaded with sweet red adzuki beans, ice cream, and two flavors of syrup at Wilson's by the Bay (224 Kamehameha Ave., 808-969-9191) will set you back about $2.25. Doubles at the Shipman House Bed and Breakfast Inn start at $169 (808-934-8002, www.hilo-hawaii.com).

DAY FIVE: Summit and stargazing tours with Hawaii Forest & Trail (800-464-1993, www.hawaii-forest.com) cost $155 and include a hot picnic dinner.

DAY SIX: Na‘alapa Stables (808-775-0419) leads two-hour rides for $75 per person. Most companies won't insure rental cars on Saddle Road. Harper Car and Truck Rentals will, for a price—four-wheel-drives start at $100 a day (800-852-9993, www.harpershawaii.com).
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