Big Island · South Kohala

Puakō

Puakō
Photo: Yoshi Canopus · CC BY-SA 4.0

Puakō is a small unincorporated residential community of approximately 800 residents on the South Kohala leeward coast — the only oceanfront residential…

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How to visit

Puakō is a residential village, not a beach park. The houses are people's homes. Park in the limited shoulder spaces, do not block driveways, do not photograph private homes or yards. Use the small unmarked shoreline access points and walk down to the rocks; do not cut across private lots. The reef offshore is the village's working amenity — do not stand on coral, do not feed fish, take only photographs. Hokulōa Church on the village road is small and active; quiet hours.

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