Traveling concerns include low temperatures, snow and severe weather in winter months, and altitude sickness. Star-gazing programs are from 6 to 10 p.m. every evening. Some travel restrictions apply. The only zoo in the United States located in a tropical rainforest. Features exotic birds and animals, including a white Bengal tiger and pygmy hippos.
Tours are self-guided or docent assisted.
When it comes to big-game fishing, the waters off Honokohau Bay are some of the richest in the world. March through October is prime fishing season.