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Hawaiʻi Department of Transportation Harbors Division
Details on each of the ports and passengers cruise schedules.
Hawaiʻi Department of Land and Natural Resources, Division of Boating and Ocean Recreation
Details on the Kailua-Kona Pier passengers cruise schedule.
Take Hele-On to the Ports
Hele-On provides limited bus service to the Hilo Harbor in Hilo, Kona Pier in Kailua-Kona and the Kawaihae Harbor in Kawaihae.
Hilo Harbor
Hele-On provides service between Moʻoheau Bus Terminal Keaukaha and the Hilo International Airport via Route 101: Keaukaha. Additional destinations served include Aupuni Center, County of Hawaiʻi Building, Hilo Shopping Center, University of Hawaiʻi at Hilo, Hawaiʻi Community College, Prince Kuhio Plaza, Target/Safeway, Walmart/ Walgreens/Office Max/Ross, Hilo Harbor, Keaukaha neighborhood, Hawaiian Homes, King's Landing, Richardson Beach County Park and Banyan Drive. This route operates seven days a week.
In order to catch this bus, passengers would need to walk from the Hilo Harbor along Kuhio Street to the intersection of Kalanianaole Street and Kuhio Street. If traveling to Moʻoheau Bus Terminal, board the Hele-On bus stop at the bus stop sign next to the Oceanfront Kitchen. If traveling to Richardson Beach County Park, cross the street and board the bus at the bus stop next to Keaukaha Market.
Passengers destined for other destinations beyond downtown Hilo, should consult the routes and system map shown on the Bus Schedules and Maps page. Be advised that service between Hilo and Hawaiʻi Volcanoes National Park is very limited and cruise times may not coincide well with visiting that park in one day.
Additional local information is provided by the volunteers of Destination Hilo at the Aloha Room at the Harbor or at the Moʻoheau Bus Terminal on Tuesday and Saturday.
Kona Pier
Hele-On provides service to the Kona Pier located at the three-way corner of Aliʻi Drive, Kaahumanu Place and Palani Road via Route 201: Kona Trolley, seven days a week.
Additional local information is provided by the volunteers of Destination Kona Coast at the Pier every cruise ship day.
Kawaihae Harbor
Hele-On provides limited service to the Kawaihae Harbor, seven days a week, via the following route:
Passengers would be required to flag the bus along the State Route 270 or request the bus operator to drop you off next to the harbor. Only one trip operates on both of these routes. In the A.M., the routes travel southbound along State Route 270 towards Kailua-Kona. In the P.M., the routes travel northbound along State Route 270, towards Hawi.