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Kailua-Kona & the Kona Coast
Kailua-Kona & the Kona Coast Highlights
Kailua-Kona
City Walk
Around Kailua-Kona
Keauhou Resort Area
Holualoa
South Kona Coast
Honalo
Kainaliu
Kealakekua
Captain Cook
Kealakekua Bay
Honaunau
Puuhonua o Honaunau National Historical Park
Hookena & Around
Milolii
North Kona Coast
Honokohau Harbor
Keahole Point
Kaupulehu
Kailua-Kona & the Kona Coast
Why Go?
The main access point to the Big Island presents visitors with multiple destinations possessed of very distinct identities. Kailua-Kona is the urban heart of the west side, although you're free to place air quotes around 'urban.' Here you'll find tour offices, shopping centers and some very fine restaurants. Up the mountain, Holualoa is a breezy artists' enclave.
The Kona coast extends north and south of Kailua 'town.' To the north you'll find the edges of the great Hawaiian lava deserts, as well as hidden coves, Hawaiian ruins and resort communities. The South Kona Coast is a fascinating microcosm of Big Island ecosystems and cultural groups. Coffee farms tended by mainland transplants and generations-deep Japanese families stud the jungle hills, which smooth down to a coast studded with superlative snorkeling opportunities. Connecting the South Kona Coast to Kailua is Keauhou, a slice of mainland condo-country carved out of the Big Island.
When to Go
AJun A two-day festival at Puʻuhonua o Honaunau celebrates traditional Hawaiian culture.
ANov The Holualoa Village Coffee & Art Stroll showcases the region's produce and artistic output.
AMar Get your microbrew on with a cold beer on the beach at the Kona Brewers Festival.
Best Places to Eat
A Umekes
A Da Poke Shack
A Annie's Island Fresh Burgers
A Sushi Shiono
A Teshima's...
Table of contents
- Table of Contents
- Welcome to Hawaii, the Big Island
- Hawaii, the Big Island's Top 15
- Need to Know
- What's New
- If You Like
- Month by Month
- Itineraries
- Accommodations
- Getting Around
- Eat & Drink Like a Local
- On the Land
- Hiking & Biking
- Driving
- On the Water
- Diving & Snorkeling
- Surfing
- Green Hawaii
- Travel with Children
- Regions at a Glance
- Kailua-Kona & the Kona Coast
- Kailua-Kona & the Kona Coast Image Gallery
- Kohala & Waimea
- Kohala & Waimea Image Gallery
- Mauna Kea & Saddle Road
- Hamakua Coast
- Hamaua Coast Image Gallery
- Hilo
- Hilo Image Gallery
- Puna
- Hawaii Volcanoes National Park
- Hawaii Volcanoes National Park Image Gallery
- Kau
- Understand Hawaii, the Big Island
- Hawaii, the Big Island Today
- History
- People of the Big Island
- Hawaiian Arts & Crafts
- Lei
- Landscapes & Wildlife
- Directory AZ
- Transportation
- Behind the Scenes
- Our Writers