Coconut Island, Hilo

A tiny island park in Hilo Bay. There are a few small sand corners, plenty of swimming holes, and an old tower for jumping. Built by the Navy for training divers, it’s become a water park for local kids. 

There wasn’t a bridge back in the day (and people still lived here) and it made for challenging evacuations during the tsunami in 1960. That’s when they turned it into a park.

This shows the tsunami water levels!