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Greg Vaughn |
Lili'uokalani Gardens, named for the Hawaiian monarch Queen Lili'uokalani, is a beautiful 30-acre park bordered on one side by the rocky shoreline of the Waiakea Peninsula facing Hilo Bay and the Hawaii Naniloa Resort 9-hole golf course on the other. The ornamental Japanese park was built to honor Japanese immigrants. The Yedo-type gardens are planned around the serene Waihonu Pond in the center, with charming footbridges and gazebos, weeping willow trees, azaleas by the score, bamboo glades, and acres of manicured oh-so-green grass.
Across the drive from the park is Coconut Island, an intriguing little island reached by a slender footbridge. The Hawaiians knew the island as Moku'ola, the "healing island", and came to the island seeking cures for diseases that afflicted them.
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