PUNA, HAWAII is one of those still "barely discovered" corners of the Big Island. A place which welcomed the children of the 60s and the drop outs and adventuresome of the 80s and 90s. The main town of Pahoa with it's wooden sidewalks and dilapidated store fronts is starting to perk up now with new restaurants and shops, but still retaining the air of the sugar cane railroad town it once was. KAPOHO which is about a 15 minute drive from Pahoa is the closest swimmer friendly area to the town.

Now imagine leaving Hilo airport and driving only 35 minutes thru sugar cane fields and papaya plantations on roads completely canopied by Koa trees. You travel past an extinct volcano covered in lush tropical rainforest and then arrive in the small community of cottages and vacation homes of Kapoho in what is called the sunny side on the East Coast of Hawaii. learn more...