For those who love to swim, snorkel, dive, boogie board, or surf, the Hawaii Beaches, Surfrider, and Lilikoi vacation rentals offer outstanding beach access to east Hawaii's best beaches. The Hilo bay, along Hilo's Keaukaha shoreline, is laced with bays, inlets, lagoons, and grassy beach parks with picnic tables, lifeguards, showers and restrooms. Richardson and Leleiwi beaches are located adjacent to each other, and are excellent for swimming, snorkeling, and diving. The best surfing is beyond the enclosed cove at Richardson beach. These Hawaii beaches are far less crowded than other Big Island beaches, and offer great family fun all year round.

All Hawaii vacation rentals at the swimming beaches are equipped with boogie boards, limited snorkeling equipment, beach umbrellas and cozy beach towels. Lifeguards are present at the Hawaii vacation rentals at both Richardson's and Leleiwi beaches during the days.

Richardson Beach is the last beach on the Hilo Bay. With a black sand beach, accessing the water is easy. Richardson beach offers a protected diving or snorkeling experience that is perfect for beginners and kids. Water temperature is always comfortably warm and refreshing. For the adventurous, swim beyond to a nice reef and lots of fish and usually sea turtles too - be careful during high surf conditions, and watch out for surfers! For folks who prefer to stay out of the water, enjoy the ocean from the sandy beach area or explore the lava rock tidepools to the far right of the beach area. Lifeguard on duty everyday.

HOUSES FRONT RICHARDSON BEACH

BEACHES HOUSE 3BR - 2BA Richardson Beach	SURFRIDER 2 (3)BR - 1 (2)BA Richardson Beach

Onekahakaha Beach is known as the "children's beach." Protected, white-sand beach makes this a favorite for families with very young children. Large boulders block waves from the protected swimming area. For older kids, this beach may quickly become "boring," but it is perfect for little ones. This beach is located next to Leleiwi beach, and two beaches away from Richardson Beach. Lifeguards are on duty year-round. The park has picnic pavilions, rest rooms, and showers. Hawaii Beaches, Surfrider, and Lilikoi houses are within close proximity the children's beach.

Ahalanui Warm Pond is a three-acre beach park with a ½-acre pond heated by a volcanic steam opened in 1993 to replace earlier beach parks that were lost to lava flows. The pond here is good for swimming, but the nearby ocean is rough. Pond is volcanically fed from a spring at one end and the ocean at the other. Pond temperatures vary but are often around 90. The surrounding palm trees offer shade and great picnic opportunities.

HOUSES CLOSE TO AHALANUI WARM POND

MANGOS 3BR - 2BA	PALMS 3BR - 2BA	ORCHID 1 BR - 1 BA

Hawaii vacation rentals: Palms, Mangos, and Orchid are located along the ocean in a quiet, residential, setting in a highly desirable oceanfront neighborhood. Guests can hike along the Puna coastline, explore tidepools, or fish off the cliff. The Palms and Mango houses are absolutely oceanfront, with outstanding whitewater views. The Orchid has a partial oceanview with coastal access. Richardson, Leleiwi, and Onekahakaha swimming and snorkeling beaches are 25 minutes drive from these Hawaii vacation rentals. The volcanically heated Ahalanui warm pond swimming area is 15 minutes drive from these homes.

PALMS: 3BR/2BA
oceanfront
sleeps: 1-6

MANGOS: 3BR/2BA
oceanfront
sleeps 1-6