Hilo Christmas Lights

Here is your 2018 guide to Christmas Light Displays. This list is a partial carry over from 2017, and should be accurate*. However, not all of the displays have been confirmed as of yet! 

All of the Hilo lights are included below, starting with some of the best displays in Panaewa. Other neighborhoods are listed below that. You can use the buttons to shortcut you to the particular sections you're interested in, or just scroll down. 

NOTE: Listings with this ✅ mark, are 2017 verified.
NEW LISTINGS: (yet to be categorized below)

• ​350 Lehua St. 
• 1220 Ainako 
• Two houses near the corner of Kawailani and Kilauea St.
• 240 Noelani is this years best NEWEST entry
• near 141 Naniakea St. Really cool display

Did I miss any good ones? If you find a display with more than 10 strands of lights and some yard art, please submit the details to me and I'll add it to the listings.
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PANAEWA

• 95 Waianuhea Pl. and 2714 Waianuhea Way –Great light displays on two houses in this dead end street. The houses, carport and yard all included in each display. NOTE: This is a dead end street so be courteous and turn off lights with turning around.✅
• ​2322 Awapuhi St. Care Home. The 3rd highest rated display in Hilo. Has lots of house lights, yard decorations, and inflatables. Even a singing Santa.✅
• 2301 Awapuhi St.  Right across the street From another top rated place. These guys even have two arches that are great for posing and taking pictures✅
• 2305 Awapuhi St. More neighbors are chiming in and adding light displays! Very good for a first year!!✅
• 2372 Awapuhi St. Care Home. A fifth house on this street has added decent display to the mix. This is the best street in town to be sure not to miss!! ✅
• 2094 Awapuhi St. Hilo. You can see this tree from the Highway, right across from McDonalds Puainako! Their lights aren't very good this year. :-( ✅

 

KEAUKAHA

• 234 Nahale-A Ave. A nice group of inflatables and house lights!
• 49 Pua Ave. Probably among the top 8 displays in Hilo. Worth the drive! Nice work!
• 407 Todd Ave. Pretty good set up of new inflatables this year (2017) However, now they have IN ADDITION: Window projections…and a live Santa giving out candy and can take pictures with. to check out!✅
• 169 Desha Ave. Get good lights and nice use of yard space!
• 1355 Kalanianaole ave. Excellent use of lights on and between the coconut trees on the property just before Onekahakaha beach road.

 

WAIAKEA (LOWER)

• 2337 Kilauea Ave. – A great light display (on makai side of street) with lots going on. Minus 10 points for being hard to see down hill from Kilauea ave. Shucks! Still pretty awesome though! ✅
• 2701 Kilauea Ave. – A great light display (on makai side of street) Nicely balanced lights on house, stairs, trees and more!✅
• Naniakea’s “Blue Light Special”. 360 Naniakea St., Hilo. (near Kawailani st.) An abundance of Blue lights and yard stuff! ✅
• Naniakea Landscape Animals – 2436 Mikaele Pl., Hilo. (Lights on Naniake St.) Great integration of animals into the landscape. Lights seem to go off early at this house. ✅
• Four of Five other Naniakea Houses. I would be remiss if I didn’t mention the other cool displays on this road. In total there are five houses on the Mauka side and there are two more on the makai side (corner of Kawailani st) with neat tree lights.✅
• Puainako St. Inflatable Zoo (Across Waiakea Inter. Sch.) The name says it all! ✅
• 304 Puainako St., Hilo.  – I was told this display has gotten bigger this year. I have verification it is there, but we haven’t seen it yet personally.
• ~29 Laula Rd. – Nice display. LOVE the “Merry Christmas wall display!
• ~105 Haihai St. – Good display to look for on your way to others.
• “Candy Cane House”. 1969 Kilauea (near Puainako st.) LIGHT DISPLAY THIS YEAR!✅
• “Balikbayan Box” house.1554 Kilauea Ave.  Very good display! Lots going on. Lights on every side of house. Too bad you can’t pull over.
• 1556 Kilauea Ave. –  Nice little set up right next to the Baliknayan house!✅
• Atebara Chips. 717 Manono st. Hilo. The decoration on the buildings is good this year.  ​

(UPPER) WAIAKEA

• Life Care Center. 944 Kawailani St., Hilo. Tons of stuff. This is the 2nd highest rated display. Lights, writing on the roof. Lots to see. Park, get out & look around.✅
• ​~1432 Ku’Ulei St. – Nice light display in between Life Care and the Ko’ele St. displays.✅
• ~1514 Mailani St. – Fun Display on this dead end street.
• Koele Street Figurine Display. 761 Koele St.  6th highest rated light display in all of Hilo. Ken, corrected me on the address. Four houses on this street with lights!✅
• 804 Nou St. - not bad
• 1524 Alu St. -Good lights on the way to/from Lifecare to/from Koele St. Light Displays.✅
• Leilehua Street house. 1698 Leilehua St. Worth the trip, especially since there are several others nearby. ✅ 
• Heahea St. Group 491 to 705 Heahea St., Hilo. - More houses on this street than I can count, with lights. Mostly on the Haihai side, makai. Couple mauka in the culdesacs more further down.✅ 
• 460 Ekela St. 42' high, masted Boat covered in lights with lights on trees and front of house. He's added animation, dolphins and waves this year!! Awesome, Must see!✅​ 
• 1712 Keone St.- (Corner of Keone & Haihai st.) Love the inflatable Husky!✅ 
• DISCONTINUED?? --> 1045 Pukana St. 

WAIAKEA UKA

• The Happiest Christmas Tree in Hilo! 27-1243 Ho’ohoaloha St. (corner of Ho’ohoaloha Pl.) These guys have an inflatable tree with blinky eyes and a smiley face! A very unique one! Love it!

 

Sunrise/Komohana St

• 385 Hilinai St. - Good little set up! NEW this year, and glad to add it to the tour! Thanks!✅ 
  
• 1065 Kuahiwi Pl. - Nice light display on this tall two story house on the end of this culdesac.✅ 
• 362 Kahikini St. -A second great display on this street! Helps make up for the loss of the chinese house on the street below.✅  
• 370 Kahikini St. I love the lights on the columns, AND the Dolphins!✅ 
• 847 Kukuau st. – AWESOME DISPLAY!! Nice, balanced display of lights. On the columns, on the fountain, and on the house, etc!✅ 
• 1027 Kukuau st.- Nice elegant light display with extra points for lighting uniqueness and bows on the house, etc.✅
• Top of Kukuau st., last home on the right. Love the row of 20 or so 1′ tall Christmas Trees lining the driveway.✅
• Kipuni st. Loop. Bunch (4 or  houses) Several houses on this loop worth checking out. Hit Kipuni on the way up to the top of Kukuau, or turn left on Kipuni on the way back down. The turn is right where the corner house (1010 Kukuau) is located on the Mauka side of the street.✅
• 1010 Kukuau St. ??? NO DISPLAY? Nice light display with lights on house trees and fixtures. Not too shabby.
• 🚫468 Ohukea st. NO DISPLAY THIS YEAR! 🚫 ;-( Some have called it the Chinese house. I’ve yet to confirm that title. But there is no disputing the lights. Very good! This might have beat out Awapuhi St. if only they had music!  ​​

 

KAUMANA

• 1106 Malanani Pl. - Top 20 display and great to see if you're in the area.✅ 
• 1220 Ainako Ave. – Hilo. Pretty cool. Lots of yard stuff going on. Neighbor did his house a little too.​
• 202-A Chong St.  MESSAGE FROM THE OWNER: “DISCONTINUED. Unfortunately, we are moving to the mainland and have sold our light displays to another local individual.”✅
• 1210 Kaumana Dr. Really nice lights! Thank you! 
• Melemanu Dr. - Nice lights and column display!! ​
• 1976 Keo St. (Wilder Road) - Two nice displays on neighboring houses. If you're in the area, worth the look.✅ 

 

 

DOWNTOWN HILO

• 605 Mohouli St. very nicely decorated coconut tree up front and grounds.
• ​​1064 Kinoole St. (Across ADRC Building) One of the best light displays in Hilo, mostly because they use a lot of different types of yard fixtures, lights on the house, in the yard and a cool tower of lights in the shape of Christmas tree!! LOVE THIS ONE!!✅

WAINAKU/KAIWIKI

• Aikane Loop by Kaiwiki Gym. 80 Aikane Loop. Three houses on the loop back there worth seeing. Love the lights in the carports.
• “Disco Ball house” 1766 Kaiwiki Rd. Funny, small display, but worth it if you also come up for the Aikane houses.