Most people, imagine Hawaii with white sand beaches, coco palms, and warm, clear waters. Hawaii Island, the biggest and most diverse in terms of terrain and climate offers much, much more to discover — an active volcano, tropical rainforests, the world’s tallest mountain as measured from the ocean floor, rolling hills and ranch land, quaint upcountry towns and ocean side villages are among the many places and things to explore.

Championship Golf Underway This Week at Hualalai Resort

One of Hawaii Island’s most anticipated sports events of the year tees off this week at Hualalai Resort. The 21st annual Mitsubishi Electric Championship, the season opener for this PGA sponsored tour, begins Thursday, January 18 with the final round set for Saturday, January 20. This year some of golf’s most legendary players – Fred Couples, Miguel Jimenez, Tom Watson and defending champion Bernhard Langer among them – will compete in the three-day competition.

Music and Light Festival Kick Starts the Season

The annual Festival of Lights in upcountry Holualoa – just three miles up Mt. Hualalai from busy Kailua-Kona, but light years away in “old Hawai‘i” – is set for Saturday, December 2, 2017 from 5:30 pm to 8:30 pm and signals the start of the holiday season here on Hawai‘i Island.