Big Island Practical Information

• Banks: Bank of Hawaii (☎808-322-9377), on Mamalahoa Hwy. in downtown Kealakekua. Open M-Th 8:30am-4pm, F 8:30am-6pm. 24hr. ATM.
• Bookstore: Island Books, 79-7430 Mamalahoa Hwy. (☎808-322-2006), in the Kainaliu Center. Shelves an impressive collection of used and new titles, as well as used CDs and DVDs. Open daily 10am-8pm.
• Library: Kealakekua Public Library (☎808-323-7585), on Mamalahoa Hwy. in Kealakekua. Internet access with a 3-month visitor’s card ($10). Open M-Tu noon-6pm, W 1-7pm, F 11am-5pm, Sa 10am-4pm.
• Laundromat: Hale Holoi Laundromat, mi. past Napoopoo Rd., next to Cap’s Drive-In, north of downtown Captain Cook. Wash $2, dry $1.75. Open daily 6am-9pm.
• Weather: ☎808-961-5582.
• Police: A substation on Mamalahoa Hwy. in the center of Captain Cook is sporadically manned. The nearest district station (☎808-935-3311), north of Kona, fields calls.
• Pharmacy: Oshima Drugs, 79-7400 Mamalahoa Hwy. (☎808-322-3313), south of mi. marker 113. Open M-F 9am-6pm, Sa 9am-5pm.
• Hospital: Kona Community Hospital (☎808-322-9311), on Haukapila St. in Kealakekua. Follow the signs from Rte. 11 around mi. marker 112. 24hr. emergency room.
• Internet Access: At the Kealakekua Public Library and The Funkyard, 81-6394 Mamalahoa Hwy. (☎808-345-7421), in downtown Kealakekua near mi. marker 111. In addition to hip T-shirts and psychedelic art, it has 4 Internet terminals. $2 per 15min., $6 per hr. Open Tu-Sa 9am-5pm and occasionally M and Su.
• Post Office: Kealakekua Post Office, Mamalahoa Hwy. (☎800-275-8777), in Central Kona Center. Open M-F 9am-4:30pm, Sa 9:30am-12:30pm. Captain Cook Post Office, Mamalahoa Hwy., just past mi. marker 110. Open M-F 8am-4pm, Sa 9am-noon.
• Postal Codes: 96750 (Kealakekua); 96704 (Captain Cook).