Driving Directions

Kona International Airport
to Hale Pohaku

  • Take the Airport Exit Road until you reach the traffic light at Highway 19 (aka the Queen Kaahumanu Highway).

  • Turn right onto Highway 19; continue for 0.5 miles.

  • Turn left onto Kaiminani Drive; continue for 3.6 miles.

  • Turn left onto the Hawaii Belt Road (aka Mamalahoa Highway); continue for 19.4 miles.

  • Turn right onto Daniel K. Inouye Hwy (Saddle Road); continue for 23.3 miles.

  • Turn left onto the Mauna Kea Observatories Access Road; continue for 6.4 miles.

  • Hale Pohaku will be on your right, just past the Visitors Center.  Turn right into the driveway and park in any available space in the front or side parking lots.

Please call us at 808.961.3756 for further directions or assistance.