The Hilton Hawaiian Village's Penguin Enclosure is located right outside of the Ali'i Tower. You won't have any trouble finding it. Just look for the crowd. There are also a number of turtles which share the space with the penguins. They love to lie on the rocks in the late afternoon sun.
You can catch one the wildlife staff, either Kristin or Kevin feeding the penguins and turtles around 8:00 a.m. in the morning or 3:00 p.m. in the afternoon.
You can also sign up for a reasonably priced penguin encounter where you'll have the chance to meet one of the penguins close up and even get to pet him or her. I was lucky to spend some time with Icarus, a young male penguin who was hand-raised at the Steinberg Aquarium in San Francisco and is very people friendly.
Here is a brief guide to help you identify the penguins by their colored bands:
- Malia (F) - orange band
- Pu (M) - orange band
- Icarus (M) - red band
- Mana (M) - black band
- Kalia (F) - yellow band
- Remy (F) - white band
- Shaka (F) - green band
- Betty (F) - blue band
