Guidebook for Kailua-Kona

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Guidebook for Kailua-Kona

Food Scene

World class food options throughout the island…
Great food, drinks and people watching on the beach at the tip of Kailua Bay. Great views of the bay and canoe races!
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Fish Hopper Seafood & Steaks
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Great food, drinks and people watching on the beach at the tip of Kailua Bay. Great views of the bay and canoe races!
Best poke in town
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Umekes Fish Market Bar & Grill
74-5599 Pawai Pl
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Best poke in town
Cheapest lunch in town, Gas too!
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Costco Wholesale
73-5600 Maiau St
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Cheapest lunch in town, Gas too!
Best views, cocktails and music. Directly OVER the bay.
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Huggo's
75-5828 Kahakai Rd
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Best views, cocktails and music. Directly OVER the bay.
Best Lanai sunset view in the area... and super close, just above the Keauhou Shopping Center.
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Sam Choy's Kai Lanai
78-6831 Ali‘i Dr
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Best Lanai sunset view in the area... and super close, just above the Keauhou Shopping Center.
Because they serve SPAM and eggs with rice for breakfast!
McDonald's
75-5729 Kuakini Hwy
Because they serve SPAM and eggs with rice for breakfast!
Great stop on the way to the volcano and Hilo, wonderful and famous bakery. Nice grounds with a koi pond to enjoy your bread pudding and malasadas. Large clean restrooms
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Punalu'u Bake Shop
95-5642 HI-11
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Great stop on the way to the volcano and Hilo, wonderful and famous bakery. Nice grounds with a koi pond to enjoy your bread pudding and malasadas. Large clean restrooms
Fun and delicious!
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Donkeys Balls Chocolate Factory
79-7411 Hawaiʻi Belt Rd
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Fun and delicious!
Best pizza around, walking distance!
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Bianelli's Gourmet Pizza and Pasta
78-6831 Ali‘i Dr
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Best pizza around, walking distance!
Great food and fun cocktails in Hilo
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Pineapples Island Fresh Cusine
332 Keawe Street
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Great food and fun cocktails in Hilo
Amazing food with a more local clientele
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Jackie Rey's Ohana Grill Kona
75-5995 Kuakini Hwy
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Amazing food with a more local clientele
Fun little authentic taco stand
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Los Habaneros
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Fun little authentic taco stand
Great sushi
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Kenichi Pacific
6831 Ali‘i Dr
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Great sushi
It will blow your poke mind... they do lunch and run out of the best stuff early
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Da Poke Shack
76-6246 Ali‘i Drive
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It will blow your poke mind... they do lunch and run out of the best stuff early

Entertainment & Activities

Great Luau, just a few blocks away from the condo. The only luau I have ever been to where the food was actually GOOD!
Island Breeze Lū'au at the Sheraton Kona Resort
78-128 Ehukai St
Great Luau, just a few blocks away from the condo. The only luau I have ever been to where the food was actually GOOD!
Golf next door to condo!
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Kona Country Club
78-7000 Ali‘i Dr
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Golf next door to condo!
A great luau in a very historical setting. Great food
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Island Breeze Luau
75-5660 Palani Rd
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A great luau in a very historical setting. Great food
Great place for Hawai’ian freehand tribal ink. Yes, he’s Hawai’ian....
Native Flesh Tattoo
35 Shipman St
Great place for Hawai’ian freehand tribal ink. Yes, he’s Hawai’ian....
Fun booze cruises and more
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Body Glove Hawaii
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Fun booze cruises and more
Excellent, must see!
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Pu'uhonua O Hōnaunau National Historical Park
State Highway 160
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Excellent, must see!
Super interesting. There is a Hawai’ian language (olelo Hawai’i) mass every Sunday.
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St Benedict Catholic Church
84-5140 Painted Church Rd
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Super interesting. There is a Hawai’ian language (olelo Hawai’i) mass every Sunday.
4wd to get there.
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Mo'okini Heiau
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4wd to get there.
Kuemanu Heiau
78-6676 Ali‘i Dr
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Hamakua Macadamia Nut Co Inc
61-3251 Maluokalani St
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Shopping

Just a block up the hill, everything you need!
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Keauhou Shopping Center
78-6831 Ali‘i Dr
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Just a block up the hill, everything you need!
You need to go!
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Hilo Farmers Market
Mamo Street
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You need to go!
Local grocery store
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KTA Super Stores
74-5594 Palani Rd
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Local grocery store
Everything you need because the TSA took it out of your carry on....
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Longs Drugs
78 6831 Ali‘i Dr
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Everything you need because the TSA took it out of your carry on....
Fun, close and all the kitch for the folks back home
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Kona Farmers Market
75-5767 Ali‘i Dr
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Fun, close and all the kitch for the folks back home

Parks & Nature

Natural beauty is why people come to Hawai’i. It is well worth the time and effort to experience all you can while you are here!
Amazing Japanese gardens and park in Hilo. The largest Japanese garden outside of Japan.
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Parque e Jardins Liliuokalani
189 Lihiwai St
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Amazing Japanese gardens and park in Hilo. The largest Japanese garden outside of Japan.
Tough to get to, locals will drive you there for a small fee. Truly amazing
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Praia de areia verde Papakōlea
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Tough to get to, locals will drive you there for a small fee. Truly amazing
Amazing cultural heritage site
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Pu'uhonua O Hōnaunau National Historical Park
State Highway 160
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Amazing cultural heritage site
Beautiful falls just a few miles from downtown Hilo. You can drive right up to them if the lot has space. Make sure to read the plaques to learn the story of Maui and his mother at this spot.
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Cachoeira do Arco-Íris
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Beautiful falls just a few miles from downtown Hilo. You can drive right up to them if the lot has space. Make sure to read the plaques to learn the story of Maui and his mother at this spot.
Another beautiful natural waterfall well worth the visit.
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‘Akaka Falls
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Another beautiful natural waterfall well worth the visit.
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Kona Cloud Forest
73-1865 Hao St
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Excellent small estate coffee growers
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Hula Daddy Kona Coffee LLC
74-4944 Mamalahoa Hwy
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Excellent small estate coffee growers
Bigger production Kona coffee. Does great tours with a small cafe with the most amazing view!
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Kona Joe Coffee LLC
79-7346 Mamalahoa Hwy
23 moradores locais recomendam
Bigger production Kona coffee. Does great tours with a small cafe with the most amazing view!

Drinks & Nightlife

Best places for everything from mimosa to maitai...
Good food and apps... Close by and you can walk home from the one at Keauhou Shopping Center!
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Tropics Ale House - Waikōloa
69-1022 Keana Pl
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Good food and apps... Close by and you can walk home from the one at Keauhou Shopping Center!
You can’t get much more beachy than this, unless you climb the tree to get your own coconuts...
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On the Rocks
75-5824 Kahakai Rd
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You can’t get much more beachy than this, unless you climb the tree to get your own coconuts...
Wonderful evening live music and truly breath taking views from comfortable couches... (traditional tables and chairs too)
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Huggo's
75-5828 Kahakai Rd
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Wonderful evening live music and truly breath taking views from comfortable couches... (traditional tables and chairs too)
Great food, seating on the water
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Magics Beach Grill
77-6452 Ali‘i Dr
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Great food, seating on the water
Good view of the bay
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Laverne's Sports Bar
75-5819 Ali‘i Dr
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Good view of the bay
For when you get tired of Hawai’ian music
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Gertrude's Jazz Bar
75-5699 Ali‘i Drive
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For when you get tired of Hawai’ian music
Great happy hour starting at 3. Then hit Hapuna Beach for the sunset
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Seafood Bar and Grill
61-3642 Kawaihae Rd
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Great happy hour starting at 3. Then hit Hapuna Beach for the sunset
Disappointing, bad food, bad drinks and lousy service. Unless you like that...
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Pancho & Lefty's Cantina
75-5725 Ali‘i Dr
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Disappointing, bad food, bad drinks and lousy service. Unless you like that...

Beaches

Why else do you come to Hawai’i? Sun and sand!
If you are looking for the big white sandy beach... this is the one. $5 to park (sometimes), has restrooms, showers, pavilions and lots of powdery white sand and decent waves to play in.
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Praia de Hapuna
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If you are looking for the big white sandy beach... this is the one. $5 to park (sometimes), has restrooms, showers, pavilions and lots of powdery white sand and decent waves to play in.
Very nice and very close white sand beach with good waves. It is also called Majic Sands because the sand can disappear overnight and turn to boulders. Has a great little espresso and snack bar next to the restaurant.
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La'aloa Park
77-650077 Ali‘i Dr
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Very nice and very close white sand beach with good waves. It is also called Majic Sands because the sand can disappear overnight and turn to boulders. Has a great little espresso and snack bar next to the restaurant.
Great beach walking distance from the condo, close to the house. Well sheltered from the waves for a great snorkeling experience. The north side of the cove has great waves for beginning surfing. There is also a surf shop across the street for rentals!
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Kahaluu Beach
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Great beach walking distance from the condo, close to the house. Well sheltered from the waves for a great snorkeling experience. The north side of the cove has great waves for beginning surfing. There is also a surf shop across the street for rentals!
Close and fun beach
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Magic Sands Beach Park
Ali'i Drive
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Close and fun beach
A short walk from the condo, across from Kahalu’u Beach Park. Rents gear and offers surf lessons right there!
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Kahalu'u Bay Surf and Sea
78-6685 Ali‘i Dr
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A short walk from the condo, across from Kahalu’u Beach Park. Rents gear and offers surf lessons right there!

Diving Adventures

Highly recommended by several guests for single day dives
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Kona Honu Divers
74-5583 Luhia St
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Highly recommended by several guests for single day dives