Hawi

HAWI

Hawi is a small but picturesque and historic village. It is located on the northern coast of the island. It is one of 2 main towns in the northern Kohala district with a population of only 924. Part of its pride is the Bamboo Restaurant and the Kohala Coffee Mill and Tropical Dreams Ice Cream store -- excellent home made ice cream! Incidentally, they are located right across each other along Hwy 270.

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Tropical Dreams Ice Cream, Hawi

Tropical Dreams is upscale ice cream. People travel to this small town to try it. Fortunately, their ice creams are becoming more widely available over the island. The ice creams at Bamboo, Sam Choy's, the Kohala Coast resorts, and many Kohala Coast restaurants are Tropical Dreams brand. This is owned by a couple who learned their ice-cream making skills from a local ice cream maker trained in the Italian gelato style. Their main store is in Hilo & is up for sale. Debbie Bleier, the owner, has moved to Ohio to take care of her ill mother while her husband, Louie, divides his time between Hawaii & Wooster. She's still intent on making ice cream & developing new flavors. Debby Bleier only uses the best ingredients (green tea from Japan to the best raspberries to be found). A four-gallon batch of ice cream or sorbet needs ten pounds of fruit. She believes that people are willing to pay more if it's the real thing. I liked the Peach Sorbet a lot. It had chunks of peaches, creamy, and 98% fat free! Can't believe it's low calorie! The Macadamia Nuts, & Tahitian Vanilla (their signature flavor) were also good. Hopefully in the not-too-distant future, Tropical Dreams will be available across the U.S.

POLOLU VALLEY

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Not too far from Hawi, we drove to the Pololu Valley lookout in North Kohala. This northern tipmost part of the Big Island was quite a rewarding stop for driving to the end of the road. This spectacular vista along the Hamakua Coast displays the raw and primitive side of the Big Island. Four hundred feet below is a 15-20 minute trail (each way) through the lush vegetation. The trails may be slippery when wet from the rains. Several spots have black sand beach that are formed as water constantly chips away at the lava river bed.

...the true face of Hawaii - born in fire, drenched in tropical moisture, and destined to remain, at least in the forseeable future, the only place where new real estate appears out of nowhere. (author unknown, source: http://www.geocities.com/CapeCanaveral/Lab/3559/hawaii.html)