Hamakua
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Hāmākua lies on the north coast of the big island of Hawai‘i and is approximately fifty miles long ending at Waipi‘o Valley.
Many little towns sprang up around sugar plantations which were operating along the Hāmākua Coast around the turn of the twentieth century, notably Honoka‘a (the largest).
Driving the Hāmākua Coast from Hilo to Kohala is a very scenic excursion and can be completed in about an hour. Laupāhoehoe lies midway and is a beautiful park area that can be reached by following a side road leading to it.