
Hilo and the Big Island
- ★ 4.4
- 45-minute flight to ITO
- Day trip from Honolulu
Hilo on the Big Island a 45-minute flight from Honolulu is the rainy east-side town where the loco moco was invented at Cafe 100 in 1949 and the Hilo Farmers.
Checked by Elliot Marsh against its source.
The trip
- Famous for
- Cafe 100 loco moco, Big Island Coffee Roasters, Hilo Farmers Market
- Getting there
- Hawaiian Airlines or Southwest from HNL to Hilo ITO
- Distance
- 45-minute flight to ITO of Honolulu
Make a night of it
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