Took the route from Hilo to Kona area. Overall the route is two lanes headed up the mountain each way and then one lane coming down each way, hence three lanes. A relatively smooth route from one side of the island to the other. A...More

Nice Drive. A must do drive, you get to see unique lava landscape. Road is very well maintained. Cuts travel from one side to other side of the island

When we first began coming to the Big Island there were places where the road dropped down to a single-wide road. It's now a major highway and easy to travel across the island in a short time. It's wide and safe now. We have travelled...More

A steady up and then a steady down.. road was in great shape and an easy drive. Watch the speed limits!

There was a time when driving the Saddle Road was banned for rental cars. No more. The new, improved road , I swear is the best on the island. We traveled from Waikoloa to Hilo in 1 hour while observing the speed limits. Speeding of...More

Drive down from Waimea to Daniel K highway for the best scenes. Pity the road to Mauna Kea still closed due to current protests on new telescope.

I don’t know why people are saying new Saddle Road is scary (except at night— I didn’t see any lights.) This is nothing compared to any of the Sierra Mountain Passes which are white knucklers. The road is wide, each curve is easy to anticipate...More