Adding to this magnificent residence is its location. Along the scenic Hamakua Coast between Hilo and Laupahoehoe on the Big Island is the small town of Pepeekeo. Pepeekeo sits on the east coast of the Big Island, about eight miles north of Hilo (population 48,000), and is one of the many charming, small towns along the scenic Hamakua Heritage Corridor Drive from Hilo to Waipio Valley.

Surrounded by emerald green, slightly rolling pastureland, Pepeekeo has a rural yet suburban feeling. Neighborhoods are tidy and compact with comfortable single-story homes. Larger properties like Beach Road sit on town edges, with livestock grazing here and there.

It started as a sugar plantation in the late 1800s but today is a quiet, residential place with views of both the Pacific Ocean and 13,803 foot tall Mauna Kea, a sacred volcano and the highest point in Hawaii. Today the former sugarcane lands are used to grow agricultural products such as bananas, tropical fruits and macadamia nuts. More than half of the island’s bananas are grown in this area.

The Pepeekeo Point Lighthouse was originally established in the 1880s to warn passing ships to stay clear of the rocky coastline. During much of the 1900s the area around the lighthouse used as a sports and recreation area by residents of the town, which at that time was known as Pepeekeo Mill Camp. Pepeekeo is one of the many charming, small towns along the scenic Hamakua Heritage Corridor Drive from Hilo to Waipio Valley.
Surrounded by emerald green, slightly rolling pastureland, Pepeekeo has a rural yet suburban feeling. Neighborhoods are tidy and compact with comfortable single story homes. Larger properties like Beach Road sit on town edges, with livestock grazing here and there.

The nearby Hawaii Tropical Botanic Garden is an amazing tropical rainforest with a spectacular coastline, waterfalls, and 1,800 plant species.