Denise Mackey
Julie Mitchell
Denise Mackey
Julie Mitchell
August 30, 2025
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Schedule
Friday, August 29, 2025
Dinner
5:45 pm
123 Lihiwai Street, Hilo, HI 96720
We are so excited you are coming, and we want to spend as much time with you as possible! You are welcome to meet us for dinner at one of our favorite restaurants, which overlooks scenic Hilo Bay. A quick heads-up--everyone will cover their own meal. RSVP required (16 maximum on our reservation). Restaurant website: https://hilobaycafe.com
Saturday, August 30, 2025
Ceremony & Reception
5:30 pm
77 Laehala St, Hilo, HI 96720
From formal to casual nice, dress up or dress down. Please note that Hilo Yacht Club dress code applies: collared shirts required for men and no shorts, jeans, or slippers.
Venue website: https://www.hiloyachtclub.org
Sunday, August 31, 2025
Brunch
9:00 am
110 Keawe Street, Hilo, HI 96720
Want to meet up with us for a low-key, informal brunch at this casual restaurant? All wedding guests are welcome! A quick heads-up--everyone will cover their own meal. This restaurant does not take reservations, so just show up and grab a table. Restaurant website: https://theboochbarhilo.com
Beach Park Hangout
11:30 am
74 Onekahakaha Road, Hilo, HI 96720
We reserved a covered pavilion with picnic tables at the far-right end of this easy-access, family-friendly beach park… to hang out, talk story, and enjoy the views. Bring your own lunch, snacks, and beverages (hard or soft). Pack a bathing suit, towel, and sunscreen if you want to take a dip in the shallow sea, protected by a breakwater from the open ocean. Let’s hang loose Hawaiian style! From Kalaniana'ole Street, turn left onto Onekahakaha Road. Before the road ends, go right into the parking lot on the right side of the beach park. If there’s room, park in the small gravel parking lot at the far end beyond the big paved parking lot. It’s down a narrow gravel drive past a fence and a small bathroom. The last pavilion (#7) is on the far-right grassy area of the beach park right next to the small gravel parking lot.
Travel
Flight
Hilo International Airport (ITO)
Flight
Kona International Airport (KOA)
Hotel
Grand Naniloa Hotel Hilo - a DoubleTree by Hilton
This is the first of the two nicer hotels in Hilo. (There are also a few more modest hotel options. Plus, there are many vacation rooms and homes for rent in and around Hilo.)
Hotel
Hilo Hawaiian Hotel
This is the second of the two nicer hotels in Hilo.
FAQs
Question
Which airport should we use?
Answer
Hilo airport is smaller with a 15-minute drive to the Hilo Yacht Club. Kona airport is bigger with a 2-hour drive to the Hilo Yacht Club.
Question
Where should we stay?
Answer
There are a couple nicer hotels (see above) as well as some modest hotel options in Hilo. Of course there are lots of options for vacation rooms and homes in and around Hilo.
Question
Where should we park for the wedding?
Answer
Hilo Yacht Club has a parking lot out front.
Question
Do you have a gift registry?
Answer
Your presence is our present! If giving gifts is one of your love languages, and you simply must get us something, we created a New Zealand honeymoon fund (see below).