My home is south of Hilo in the district of Puna. Rain is overstated here. We usually have sun every day too!
There are varied climates on the Big Island from desert to rainforest.
Volcanoes National Park is a popular tourist destination best accessed from Hilo.
Click for many narrated pictures of:
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<li><a href="http://pahoahi.tripod.com/
volcano/volcano.htm" target="map">Volcanoes National Park</a>
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<li><a href="http://pahoahi.tripod.com/pahoa/pahoa.htm" target="map">Pahoa Town</a>
<li><a href="http://pahoahi.tripod.com/puna/puna.htm" target="map">Puna</a>
<li><a href="http://pahoahi.tripod.com/kona/kona.htm" target="map">Kona & Ka'u</a>
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<a href="http://pahoahi.tripod.com/hawaii.htm" target="map">http://pahoahi.tripod.com/hawaii.htm</a>
The picture above is of Liliuokalani Japanese Gardens on <a href="http://pahoahi.tripod.com/hilo/banyan.htm" target="map">Banyan Drive</a> in Hilo.