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Hawaii Volcanoes National Park vs Ho'okipa Beach Park
Both are rated highly by professional reviewers. Overall, Hawaii Volcanoes National Park scores slightly higher than Ho'okipa Beach Park. Hawaii Volcanoes National Park scores 86 with positive reviews from 4 reviews like Travel + Leisure, Fodor's and Lonely Planet.
Hawaii Volcanoes National Park
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Hawaii National Park, Hawaii Volcanoes National Park, Island of Hawaii, HI
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Frommer's
"Hawaii’s premier natural attraction, home to an active volcano and one of only two World Heritage Sites in the islands."
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"Few visitors are familiar with this 116,000-acre portion of the national park...hike through forest and fields that include a cinder cone, tree molds from an 1866 lava flow, and ranchera relics."
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Note: There are restrooms but no drinking water.
Fodor's
"Since the latest eruption began in 1983, Kilauea Volcano has been adding new land to the Big Island rather steadily."
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If you do nothing else on the Big Island, do the volcano.
Lonely Planet
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"Even among Hawaii's many wonders, this national park stands out: its two active volcanoes testify to the ongoing birth of the islands."
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For hikers, it's heaven.
Travel + Leisure
"The awe-inspiring and ruggedly beautiful Kilauea is called the drive-in volcano because paved roads allow you to traverse it by car."
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Ho'okipa Beach Park
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Hana Highway, Paia, Maui, HI 96768
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"The wild north shore beach of the same name is certainly hospitable to wave riders... it’s among the world’s top spots for windsurfing and kiting."
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Fodor's
"To see some of the world's finest windsurfers, hit this beach... also one of Maui's hottest surfing spots."
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Lonely Planet
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"Hoʻokipa is to daredevil windsurfers what Everest is to climbers. It reigns supreme as the world’s premier windsurfing beach."
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"For some inexplicable but astounding reason, over a dozen sea turtles bask on the sand at Ho‘okipa Beach Park at sunset."
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