Welcome to Hobby Garden Hawaii

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SEE
ENJOY
LEARN
& PLAY
Open Daily 9am - 5pm except Mon-Tue

Please call before you visit 982-5604

School Excursions and Birthday Parties Welcome

up to 50 persons

You may bring your own food and soft drinks

Please call 982-5604 now to reserve your time slot.

General Admission* :
Ages 3 - 17 $3.00
Adults (18+) $5.00
Infants free
Train Ride
for children age 10 and below only
$4.00

*Admission is limited to a 2 hour visit.

** Group visitors, birthday parties and school groups may stay up to 3 hours.

Train Ride is optional and
is not included in the
General Admission price.

Hobby Garden Train Price is $4.00 per child (once around the track) Please purchase your tickets at main counter at the entrance.

Train Ride:

Please see below for
very important Train Rules.

These Activities
are Included Free
with Admission:

9-Hole Miniature Golf Course

Basketball Hoop - auto return

Toddler Play Area/Picnic Area

Computer Game Area

Exercise Machines

Mini Musuem of model boats, planes,cars, trucks,
tanks and trains.

Small Fishing Poles - "catch and release" tilapia and catfish Parents and guardians must supervise for safety, we provide small fishing poles and bait. No outside fishing poles, hooks, nets or baits allowed.

See a G Gauge(Garden Railway) Hawaiian Sugarcane Train and model landscape with smoke-blowing volcano layout

See the New International Miniature Worlds train set layout with interactive features.

Notice to parents and guardians:

Please remember that we are not babysitters. Parents and guardians must pay for admission, accompany and supervise their children while inside Hobby Garden. Parents and guardians are responsible for the behavior, safety and prevention of injuries of their own children. Everyone must read all safety signs, rules, notices etc.

All exhibits are subject to change without notice.

We give notice when you enter Hobby Garden property that all who enter, do so at ther own risk. We try to keep this a safe place for all family members, so if we see bad behavior or disturbing the peace by anyone in your group, we will ask you to leave immediately with no refunds.

This is a country setting so please bring mosquito repellant for you and your children.

We want you to have an enjoyable and safe visit.

Message by owner and management, Johnson Lum.

Train Ride:

(not included in admission price)

Only Ages 2 - 10 may ride the Hobby Garden Train for $4.00 (once around the track) Please purchase your tickets at main counter at the entrance.

Please Read Important Train Rules:

Due to safety reasons no one over 10 may ride the train and infants (under 2) are discouraged from riding the train. Height and weight restrictions may apply.

Passengers must sit still, hold onto bars and ropes and no rocking allowed.

Parent or guardian must walk alongside of riding toddlers to make sure they are holding on properly.

Schools and Groups must inform parents and school aides of the train rules.

Management has the right to refuse anyone from boarding the train at their discretion.

Ample Parking

Clean Restrooms

Drug & Alcohol-Free Zone

Smoking in Designated Areas Only

Ongoing and New Exhibits

Visitors and
Residents Welcome

Take a trip to the country

Only 20 minutes from Hilo Airport

Educational School Excursions

See and learn about

model building and engineering

We now have a covered

BBQ Party Area!

Click above for details

Great for Birthday Parties

or other Groups

Flowers and plants for sale

"Catch and Release" Tilapia and Catfish


Guilin, China Miniature Worlds Display

Solar Power Display

9-Hole mini golf and train

New Gaming Center

New Exercise Machines

Garden Railroad train layout
with working volcano


Miniature Worlds

Tugboat "Honu Kai"
as seen in Tribune Herald

Museum quality models

Giant working dinosaur


Interactive Robosapien Robot

Computer Games
more info about dog houses

Models display area

Great Wall of China

Toddler Play Area

Auto-return basketball

Prehistoric Animals Display

Golden Gate Suspension Bridge


BBQ and Picnic area with sink

Over and Under the Suspension Bridge

Military Battle Scenes

Great Wall of China


Polynesian village scene

Construction Zone
Hobby Garden School of Model Building

Classes now offered, please click here for more information

Rabbit Petting Area

Polynesian village with taro patch and fishpond

Solar Power Boat

Airplane Model Under Construction

Model Cars, LGB Model Trains, Ships, Planes and much more

Come visit our hobby shop:

Hobby and Gift Shop

Chinese Liniment and
Massage Treatment

Hand-crafted
Dog Houses for Sale