Hilo 2026: Hawaii's Last Affordable Town — Is It Worth It?

Phil and H Travel - Is It Worth It? Top Travel Destinations Explored! · Mar 29, 2026 · 48m · transcript

Flight searches to Hilo are up 60%, airfares are down 26%, and

Kilauea is erupting with 41+ episodes and counting. But Hawaii

just raised its hotel tax to 18.5% — and Hilo has months before

TikTok finds it.

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🌋 WHAT THIS EPISODE COVERS

Phil and H go deep on the Big Island's quiet side — Kilauea's

live eruption from the crater rim, Punalu'u's black sand beach

with sea turtles, the Hilo Farmers' Market's $12 poke bowls,

the 18.5% hotel tax ambush, and the three logistics traps that

cost unprepared visitors hundreds before they've left the

airport car park.

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💸 REAL 2026 COSTS — EVERY…