I live on this island, and this is my absolute favorite spot. Only place on the island you can see Mauna Kea with a huge body of water underneath it. Simply stunning views. Also has immediate access to Banyan Drive (80+ banyans) & the largest Japanese Gardens in the U.S.

A great little island that jets out from near Liliuokalani Park and Gardens. Plenty of facilities, places to picnic, open green, great jumping spots and nice swimming and fishing spots all around. If you’re lucky, on a clear day, a sensational view of Mauna Kea to the north.

I Love the location! Its near a swim area as well as Liliuokalani Gardens, Hotels, and Restaurants. Its a area where everyone can enjoy the scenery, eat, play, swim, and socialize.

Cool little outlook. History with gorgeous views can also fish and snorkel here or just swim. Or just relax and have picnic.

Mokuloa or Coconut island, Island of Life, or Healing Ilsland. Ancient Hawaiian lore says that if your swim around the island three times you will be healed of whatever ails you. Warriors would come here to cleanse their hearts. Local legend says the the Hawaiian God Maui hooked the island Maui with his giant hook and tried to drag it here. A piece of it broke off and thats what we are standing on today.

Located close to our hotel. Some people fishing on the coast in the small bay area. Very pleasant area.

Very nice place. If you’re lucky you can see turtles swimming around.

Beautiful little spot to walk to from our hotel. The Castle Hilo Hotel. Pretty spot. We played catch with a football because a youth team was out practicing.

Very nice little island. Puffers in the water. The bridge needs more management as its rusting.

We had the opportunity to camp overnight and learn from the resident scientists. We did a plankton lab and learned SO MUCH. The next day we had a tour of the island. It was an amazing experience.

Great little walk over a pedestrian bridge to coconut island! It was a fun little island to walk around and a good spot to view sunset (although it was a little blocked by the hotels).

Cute place to hangout, not super great for swimming. Rocky, but there is sandy areas to wade in the water. Plenty of parking.

In the city and beautiful. You can swim or just relax.

An exquisite little park on its own small island.

There are no concessions good view of the Bay and also Hilo Waterfront several picnic tables with grassy area for playing frisbee or other field sports small Beach for swimming and at our local kids jump into the water

We ALWAYS have a good time here. Great place to bring the kiddos. Amazingly scenic view. Nice, calm beach area to float around in. Great place to throw up a tent and hang out all day. Theres a giant field to run in or play frisbee or throw a ball. Probably not big enough for kites, but a decent sized grassy area nonetheless. There are clean public bathrooms. A pavillion you can rent our for parties. Ample space to have an impromptu party for free. Someone had a hammock up today. Lots of tanning space. And again, the views are breathtaking. Also fishing. Not much parking, so you may have to walk a little ways from the park.

Turtle and Crabs. Nice and scenic. Good for a picnic and small exploration but not much more.

So beautiful! I wish I had time to snorkle there! I want to go back!

Once to BBQ and hang out, but the water quality isnt the best. I wouldnt let my kids swim here. But the grass area is nice for kids to play around in.

Very pretty and has a welcoming family friendly atmosphere. The essence of Aloha in Hawaii.

Clear and clean water today!

Great placd

The county has done such a great job cleaning this place up and providing beautiful access to the ocean. I appreciate how clean the shoreline is, and the views cannot be beat. Its awesome to see how many people utilize this beach park.

Extremely well maintained and beautiful. Breathtaking views of the bay and the mountains. Also a great place to swim without worrying about right water, as it is sheltered by the breakwater. There is a stone tower that the locals dive from.

Great teragami inlet to island conservatory. State park, carefully kept to an isolated cove of island fish and wildlife preserve. A modern bridge brinks the island to the isolation and privacy ventured there. Beautifully kept.

Loved this place! Visitors need to be mindful not to put out cigarettes and leave empty cans on the beautiful grounds and trees. Please remember to be respectful of the area!

Lovely well maintained park with grass, covered areas, restrooms and showers and swimming. It can get pretty crowded on weekends and during events. Popular place for birthdays and parties. If you want one of the covered areas you need to reserve it through the parks department. Do yourself a favor and look up the history of this island before you go there.

Beautiful beach but.... those trees gatta go, good for shade but sucks if your walking barefoot which mostly everyone does, it hurts, and its uncomfortable to sit on if you have no chairs, other than that really good beach, oh must go early for parking.. parking lot is to small for a popular beach like that.

We enjoyed visiting Moku Ola park after going to the Pacific Tsunami Museum. Here at the park you can see a palm tree marked with the water levels from several tsunamis. This is a nice place to continue or start your stroll along with the nearby Japanese garden park.

This place is the best .. for a walk...jog..run.... for clearing your head.... enjoying the weather .... people watching.... playing frisbie. . A little fishing.... family bbq ... educational.... bring your dog...... all daytime events.... now night time probably not the best place to hang out...

Been going here since I was a kid. My favorite place to hang out in Hilo.

Nice place for family and friends to do picnics or just hangout and go swimming. Island has a bridge connected to it so it is very accessible even with a person on a wheelchair. Got some good views and nice cool breeze.

Easy parking, walk over the foot bridge, good amenities and good fishing. Also saw a lot of turtles over there.

Beautiful little place. You can see very old lava flows frozen in time. Picnic spots. Open grassy area. Good swimming.

Wonderful spot to spend the afternoon, calm pools for little to splash in, and a cool jump off tower.

Nice family friendly lagoon with a cliff jump attraction.

So fun and beautiful great place for the kids too.

Great place to just chill.

Another view of Coconut Island.....from distances.

Perfect for private party with friends and family or you just like going fishing.

Moku Ola/ Coconut Island is a nice place to relax and it was an educational experience for me. I loved it! Mahalo Nui Kumu Pele!!

Beautiful late April rainy day.

Great place to relax and take a load off. Plus they got a tower to jump off of. Completely safe for people of all ages.

You can imagine old Hawaii here. Parking lot is often full. Local swimming and barbeque spot.

Beautiful

We always love coconut island!

Great place to bring the kids jumping tower plenty room to play and swim

Magical swim three times a round for your healing

Great place for kids. Ours loved running around looking for fish in the pools, and we plan on going back with bathing suits to jump in and swim. Showers to rinse off are available as well as bathrooms.

Great place to picnic and swim. The pond near the high dives contains hot springs!

Good for snorkeling, wear gloves and water shoes.

Beautiful Park. Very unique setting as you are completely surrounded by water after you go over the concrete footbridge. You can get some amazing pictures here. Great place to have a picnic and great for kids to play and swim.

This is a nice quiet park. No play structure but there are areas to picnic. Views of Hilo are great without having to be on a boat. Waves crashing against the wall are fun to watch.

Its a beautiful place, they lndscape it daily.

Theres absolutely no information about the concrete steps and structures that are slowly decaying around the park. It was a nice, quick, free parking lot and walk, but the park was full of teens smoking pot when we were there on a Saturday afternoon.

Almost 300 years ago a small group of Christians were sent here by Gods great grace, through two hawaiian converts. And boy did it take deep root. Thank you Jesus for your kindness to us. Yes, there were explotations by some, but welcome to the human race. But knowing Jesus, and his love you can or should know the difference. My Dear mother bought me here to Moku Ola 66 years ago. And as I come here after being gone for 62 years, I have nothing but choked up tears of gratitude to God for the wonderful memories of this place. My precious mother raised 3 children by herself, making 4 dollars an hour after 24 years with one company. She never accepted welfare and eas home with us ever evening. She worked till she wss 87. And went to be with Jesus at almost 93. Soo, I have nothing but praise and gratitute at 70 years old.

Nice place to hang out if youve got kids. I recommend getting takeout to eat there and enjoy the views. Suisan nearby sells fresh poke bowls (bed of rice with raw sushi-style fish chunks on top)

Went to see the sunrise. It was beautiful.

Very Aloha oriented and beautiful place!

Beautiful place for a walk. We accidentally drove into the area and immediately knew we had to park and look around more.

Such a great time for friends and family. Not many coconuts I could see, but watch out less they do fall on your head.

Small Park. No Playground. However it is interesting to compare the tsunami wave height here and on the light house by the singing bridge as the heights differ by year

Amazing place for picnics, events, fishing, yoga and much more. free parking, public restrooms. handicap paying and wheelchair accessible, picnic tables. lots of kayaking, paddle boarding and 24 hour fishing.

Nice little park. Couple of ponds to swim. Might spot some sea turtles hanging around. Cool place for a picnic. Pretty views of the bay.

Coconut Island is an interesting small island with BBQ facilities and a small bridge that connected to it. Good place to walk your dog or just enjoy some picnic time!

Awesome place. Nice to swimming

A lovely little spot for swimming, a picnic, or diving off a great stone ledge with two heights in to what seems like 15-20 feet of water.

A very quiet park. Great for a picnic lunch.

Beautiful!

Love this place

Best place ever.... absolutely beautiful

Great spot to watch the fireworks on the fourth. Really awesome, just get there early and get a spot close to the waters.

Great place to take the family for a day at the beach

Very fun park. My favorite in Hilo.

Swim, sit on the sand, watch all the fun in a bueatiful place

A gorgeous place to hang out. One of the best sunrises in Hilo. I brought my fiancée her for her surprise sunrise engagement. She said yes!

Beautiful place to visit in Hilo. Its like its own small island. Lots of coconut trees and palm trees, picnic tables.

Nice area to picnic. Great views on clear days and nice swimming for kids

This little spot is a wonderful place to catch the sunrise on the water, plus a beautiful location to enjoy the sunset over the mountains!

Awesome Park with cool wall to jump in water from. Also cleanest bay water in Hilo

Lots of good energy projected on this island from the ocean

Fun fun fun!

Fantastic local park. Bring your swimsuit and get in the water.

If you like having treacherous stuff to climb down to get in the water and you HATE the idea of long, sandy beaches, then this is THE place for you!!!

Amazing place for a splash!!

Awesome

Park is utilized for lots of family, group, and club functions. Great for lots of activities--fishing, swimming, exercising, hanging out.

Beautiful place for ohana gathering

Worship n fellowship..always a blessing to be here..cleanse the soul

My favorite weekend getaway spot, while living in Hawaii. Great place to meditate. I couldnt visit Hilo side of the Big Island, and not visit Coconut Island. This is a great spot to relax, barbecue, walk, yoga, or release your inner child by diving off one of the platforms into the water.Another thing i loved about Hilo side are the sound of Coqui frogs, which I miss a lot! The sound of the Coqui frog gives me peace, and that overall feeling of being in Hilo, Hawaii.I have had the pleasure of visiting Coconut Island during Hilo To Volcano Ultra Marathon, Hilo Marathon, and a birthday weekend getaway from Oahu. This small island is what it is, and if you enjoy peace, it is actually that with Liliuokalani Park and Gardens outside to give you extra things to catch your eye outside of Coconut Island.Enjoy!

Great place for the family.... And its free!!

Great spot for walking, running, swimming, fishing, picnicking, etc. Lots of coconut trees too.

Great place to work out or have a family day

I like walking/jogging here while rounding liliuokalani park....I also occasionally will tan here when I want to avoid crowds on weekdays....its pretty crowded on weekends. Gave 4stars because swimming is eh water always very murky

Great place for the children and full of Hawaiian History.

Nice picnic area with beautiful view of the town. Crowded on the weekends

Great views, quiet and relaxing

Beautiful, the local kids running around and screaming profanities took a little away though...

Can get a little busy, but has a great view of the bay/ocean and is a nice place to relax a bit. Bathrooms on site.

Nice place to wander around on a quiet day.