Mauna Loa offers a golf course called Kaluakoi Golf Course which sits 3.4 miles from the city center. It's an 18-hole course with interesting and challenging holes, and allows for newer golfers to improve. Visitors come to Hawaii for the great surfing, and Makapu'u Beach offers some of the best surfing in the state. For those who enjoy diving, Moloki Fish and Dive Corp prepares each traveler for an adventure.
No one can visit Hawaii without seeing at least one beach while in this beautiful state. Visitors can take their pick from several beaches including Kawakiu Beach, about a 20 minute walk from the city; Kaupoa Beach, Kepuhi Beach, located about four miles from the city center and Papohaku Beach, also known as Three-Mile Beach.
With so much culture and entertainment in Mauna Loa, it's easy to find interesting sights. For example, take a submarine ride with Atlantis Submarine and see the coral reefs and exotic fish, or take a snorkeling cruise with Pawai Bay Snorkeling cruise. To learn a bit about the local culture, visit Mauna Loa Museum and Cultural Park, home to many events. See where Macadamia nuts are grown at Purdy's All-Natural Macadamia Nut Farm and learn how the trees were brought over from Australia.
Hawaii's best known attraction is its very active volcanoes. The largest volcano on Earth, Mauna Loa's summit rises 56,000 ft above sea level and descends into the ocean at a depth of 4.7 miles. The mountain covers more than half the island of Hawaii, and accounts for 85 percent of the size of the state as a whole. Mauna Loa sits adjacent to the state's most active volcano Kilauea, situated in Hawaii Volcanoes National Park. This park offers great views of the erupting volcano, hiking tours and even horseback riding.
