Love Big Island

Who are the people behind this website?

Aloha! We are Joey and Gerrit, the loving hands behind Love Big Island. Born and raised on the Big Island, Joey has always been passionate about the people, culture and scenery of Hawaii and was excited to share this with Gerrit when they first visited the island together in 2008. That trip was the first of many, but Gerrit was immediately struck by how difficult it was to find non-biased, quality information about the island and decided to start blogging about his experiences there. What started as a small passion project grew steadily throughout the years and has resulted in this collection

Your website is called Love Big Island, but I see you also have a LOT of information on the other Hawaiian islands (Oʻahu, Maui, Kauaʻi). How come?

We started as a travel guide for the Big Island as Joey was born and raised there. After the first few million visitors it became clear that there was a lot of demand for the kind of information we were giving for the other islands, and so we decided to expand. We now work with local people and professional tour guides to make sure we offer the same quality of content for each of the 4 Hawaiian islands.

Why do you give away so much for free?

Because planning a trip to Hawaiʻi is expensive enough on itself! This website is made by a small family team and maximizing profits has never been our aim. We make what we need through commissions (see the explanation above), and are happy to supply our monthly newsletter, our free email courses and itineraries, and all the information on this website for free (no paywall!).

I hear so much about your free itineraries. Where can I find those??

You can find free itineraries for the Big Island, Maui, Kauaʻi, and Oʻahu, on our itinerary overview page.

I don’t see any ads or sponsored content. How do you make your money?

We show no advertisement on our site because we don’t like ads. We do not allow sponsored posts because we want you to have full confidence that the opinions you read on Love Big Island are our own and are without bias. Rather, we are affiliate partners of some of the companies we recommend on our website. We make sure to pick our partners with care and only team up with companies that we use ourselves and recommend to our friends and family. What is affiliate marketing? Affiliate marketing is the process of earning a commission when a visitor buys a product from an affiliate partner. Learn mo