For a final show-stopper, look for the "Mauna Kea" lava rock sign in the town of Puako (near mile marker 69) to reach classy Mauna Kea Beach Hotel. After sustaining damage in 2006 from a powerful earthquake (6.6 magnitude) off the Kohala Coast, the renowned hotel, first built by Laurance S. Rockefeller in 1965, is once again poised to shine.
