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The Shops at Mauna Lani – 68-1330 Mauna Lani Dr. #100, Puako. The only dog-friendly shopping center on the Big Island! Open-air shopping center with shops, restaurants, and live stage performances. Dog-friendly restaurants include Pele’s Wok (outdoor seating area only) and Mauna Lani Coffee Company. Some shops allow dogs, but please ask permission first before entering. Dogs NOT allowed in Foodland grocery store. The Shops is the site for our annual My Furry Valentine event! Alii Gardens Marketplace – 75-6129 Ali’i Drive, Kailua-Kona.  A variety of vendors in a peaceful garden setting.  The owner of the Marketplace LOVES and welcomes dogs! Tuesdays through Sundays, 10:00 a.m. to 5:00 p.m. Aloha Paws – Hilo’s Dog & Cat Boutique – Located in Manono Marketplace at 697 Manono St, Unit 105, Hilo, Hawaii 96720.  808-333-3530  Pepper and I attended the grand opening on July 25, 2015 and fell in love with everything we saw.  Products include grain-free dog and cat food from The Honest Kitchen, Merrick, Acana, Earthborn, and Orijen, as well as Hawaii-raised/made raw dog food...

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Liliuokalani Gardens – Hilo

Where: Between Banyan Drive and Lihiwai Street Website: http://www.to-hawaii.com/big-island/gardens/liliuokalanigardens.php Very popular with dog owners.  Incredibly beautiful and well-maintained Japanese garden by the Hilo waterfront that allows leashed dogs.  Great place to socialize your dog, have a picnic, cool down in the Hilo Bay water, or just to stop and stretch your legs when just passing through town.  Please bring and use poop...

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Pebble Beach

Other names: Kaohe Beach, Ili Ili Beach (Ili ili is “pebbles” in Hawaiian) Location: Kona Paradise Subdivision, South Kona Directions: Access to Pebble Beach can be a bit of a challenge.  The most common route is through the Kona Paradise subdivision, about an hour’s drive south of Kona.  Between mile markers 96 and 97 on Highway 11, turn towards the ocean onto Kaohe Road.  From here, you will follow a very steep winding road leading to Mapuna Road, which leads to the beach.  It is 6,000 feet long and drops 1,000 feet in elevation.  A 4-wheel drive vehicle is best for this terrain.  Parking is limited. Pebble Beach gets its name from the black lava pebbles that line its coast (That means it can be HOT on paws and bare feet, so please go early morning or early evening!).  This beach has a rich marine ecosystem with an array of reefs teeming with fish and other native marine life.  This sounds like the perfect snorkeling spot, but the shorebreak can be treacherous...

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Hilo – Big Island Pizza

Big Island Pizza Where: 760 Kilauea Avenue, Hilo Call: (808) 934-8000 Website: http://www.bigislandpizza.com  Open Monday through Saturday from 11:00 a.m. – 9:00 p.m.; Sunday from 3:00 p.m. – 6:00 p.m. Open Lanai dining.  Lava Dogs’ friend, Marty, says, “We’ve gone for lunch and dinner with our friends.  They accept cash, credit card, and check. I had one of my dogs go missing a few years ago, and they had their delivery drivers keep an eye out for my baby until we found her. Such a great family pizza shop. Oh, and my dogs love their crust, they even have come out to give our dogs pepperonis!” Mahalo to Marty for sharing this dog-friendly spot with...

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Hilo Shark’s Coffee (CLOSED)

Where: 99 Keawe Street, Hilo Call: (808) 933-8685 Website: http://www.hilosharkscoffee.com/ and on Facebook Open Monday through Thursday from 7:30 a.m. – 6:00 p.m.; Friday and Saturday from 7:30 a.m. – 7:00 p.m.; Sunday 8:00 a.m. – 6:00 p.m. New location that opened May 2014, Hilo Sharks Coffee Shop is a re-purposed gas station. The large lanai area is great and open to have your dogs out on long leash. Open from 7:30am-6pm. Cash or credit cards accepted.  Its right across from Bear’s Coffee, another pet friendly eatery.  Spacious lanai, and you can pull your car up onto the lanai sleeve. Lava Dogs’ friend Marty says that the Pesto Breakfast Sandwich is her favorite!  Mahalo to Marty for sharing this dog-friendly spot with us! From the business Specialties We proudly serve our own freshly roasted and locally grown 100% Hawaiian coffee and gourmet Hawaiian chocolate.  We also offer smoothies, shakes, Hilo Homemade ice cream and an array of delicious breakfast and lunch sandwiches all made with local ingredients and served with aloha. History Established in 2008. Hilo...

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