South Point Hostel in Hilo 

Hostel $25 Drug Free South Point Hostel, Inc. 93-2073 South Point Rd, Naalehu, HI 96772 Call (808) 939-9939 www.southpointhostel.com Black Sands Beach – Wow! Swim with Turtles – Cool! Green Sands Beach – Wow! Ka’u Forest Reserve – Hike! South Point – First Polynesian landing 700 AD with hand hewn stone canoe moorings – Amazing!!!! Famous Fishing Spot –Yum! Waiohinu – Historic trading village between fishing and farming villagers – Cool! From Hilo or Kona take the free Kau Bus South bound, asking the driver to let you off at South Point Road; walk 1.4 miles down road to cabins on right. Our South Point Hawaii Hostels offers affordable backpacker opportunities to Green Sands Beach, Black Sands Beach, Kahuku Hawaii Volcanoes National Park and State of Hawaii Kau Forest Reserve Park. At the end of your backpacker adventure hike in our parks and beaches enjoy a hot shower, a hot meal you cooked in one of our Hawaii hostel’s kitchens.

Bus and Car Directions to South Point Hostel on South Point Road. We are located about 1/2 way between Kailua-Kona and Hilo on the south end of the Big Island called South Point Road. South Point Road is between the 69 and 70 mile markers on the main highway. From Hilo we are 69 1/2 miles. From Hawaii Volcanoes National Park - Main Entrance we are 40 miles. From Hawaii Volcanoes National Park - Kahuku Entrance we are about 1 1/2 miles. From Kailua-Kona we are 59 miles. FIRST BUS DIRECTIONS: From Kona Airport: Monday through Saturday the Hele-On Bus departs Kona Airport 4:50 PM arriving at South Point Road and the main highway at 6:45 PM, which in the winter will be dark. If you’re coming on that bus call me in advance at 929-9505. Please ask the bus driver to let you off at South Point Road for me to pick you up. From Hilo (there is no Hilo Airport bus pickup): Monday through Friday the Hele-on Bus departs the Kamehameha Ave main bus terminal on Bayfront Drive 2:40 PM and also Prince Kuhio Mall 3:05 PM arriving at South Point Road and the main highway at 4:55 PM, which in the winter is still daylight. NOW CAR DIRECTIONS: From either Kona or Hilo go in the direction of Hawaii Volcanoes National Park. You’ll continue to the Ka’u District’s South Point Road between the 69 and 70 mile markers. Go down the South Point Road 1.4 miles to 93-2073 South Point Road. On the right you’ll see multiple cabins with a 3 story home in the back. Please call 929-9505, letting us know your progress, particularly if you get stuck, needing help. Latitude 18.986508 Longitude -155.666938

Physically our facility has 8 cabins ranging in size from 8 X 10 to 20 X 20 and a 3 story home with 3 communal kitchens with dining, cooking, and bathing facilities on the first floor. The upper two floors were my foreman's quarters with 2 bedrooms on the top and a private bath and kitchen with a dining/living room, which later will be rented also.

We have converted our organic orchards' employee housing to a hostel/lodge, looking for ways to welcome hostelers. We also welcome work/rent exchange to help us on our farm, ranch, and hostel. Our facility is located on South Point Road, Hawaii Island, between the Ka'u Forest Reserve/Hawaii Volcanoes National Park - Kahuku Entrance and South Point/Green Sands Olivine Beach. To get there from either Hilo or Kona drive South down the only main highway #11 to the South Point Road (between the 69 and 70 mile markers in Ka’u). Go towards the ocean 1.4 miles and on the right side you’ll see our sign “South Point Hostel”, multiple cabins, and a main 3 story home. South Point area is famous for; 1. Original landing for the 700 and 1,200 AD landings of the original Polynesian settlers (original hand hewn in rock canoe moorings), 2. Green Sands Beach made from natural olivine crystals, 3. many interesting features between canoe moorings and Green Sands Beach, 4. white sand and lava rock beaches, 5. Ka’u Forest Reserve, 6. Hawaii Volcanoes National Park – Kahuku Entrance (between the 70 and 71 mile markers in Ka’u). (open 1 day per month pending more volunteers), 7. fishing (continue to the end of South Point Road about 10.6 miles from Hostel), 8. Diving for lobsters and crabs Nearby about 14 to 15 miles East (highway 11 towards Hilo) is the Punalu’u Black Sand Beach famous for its nesting turtles and medicinal Noni. About 40 miles East (highway 11 towards Hilo) is the main entrance to Hawaii Volcanoes National Park. About 15 miles North West (highway 11 towards Kona) is the world’s largest macadamia nut orchard called Mac Farms of Hawaii. About 2 ½ miles away are both the Hawaii Volcanoes National Park’s new Kahuku Entrance, only open 1 day per month and the Hawaii State Kau Forest Reserve. Our place is really for people interested in hiking, fishing, swimming, organic farming etc., in a rural environment with community dining, cooking and bathroom facilities. For example a guest can cook the Pacific Ocean fish he just caught at the end of South Point Road or a guest can eat oranges, tangerines, and tangeloes fresh from our trees.