Guidebook for Kailua-Kona
Food Scene
Da Poke Shack
76-6246 Ali‘i DriveLocal Favorite!
Umekes Fish Market Bar & Grill
74-5599 Pawai PlLocal favorite
Basik Cafe
75-5831 Kahakai Rdgreat breakfast Acai bowls!!
Great beer flights and hot wings! Local made beer! Live Music on Sunday Nights beginning at 5pm
226 locals recommend
Kona Brewing Company
74-5612 Pawai PlGreat beer flights and hot wings! Local made beer! Live Music on Sunday Nights beginning at 5pm
Best breakfast, the biggest pancakes you have ever seen!
58 locals recommend
Hawaiian Style Cafe - Waimea
65-1290 Kawaihae RdBest breakfast, the biggest pancakes you have ever seen!
808 Grindz Cafe
75-5660 Kopiko Stgreat local breakfast!
delicious food for lunch and dinner that uses local ingredients
102 locals recommend
Merriman's Big Island
65-1227 Opelo Rddelicious food for lunch and dinner that uses local ingredients
Red Water Cafe
65-1299 Kawaihae RdLive music and good food!
Lava Lava Beach Club
69-1081 Ku'uali'i PlSansei
201 Waikōloa Beach DrGreat Sushi!
Our perfect little quiet and quante Coffee Shop just 5 minutes from the house!
57 locals recommend
Kaya's Kawanui Inc
79-7300 Hawaiʻi Belt RdOur perfect little quiet and quante Coffee Shop just 5 minutes from the house!
Peaberry & Galette
78-6831 Ali‘i DrMmmm, Crepes and Coffee!
Cute but well known coffee shack in Captain Cook with gorgeous costal views
137 locals recommend
The Coffee Shack
83-5799 Mamalahoa HwyCute but well known coffee shack in Captain Cook with gorgeous costal views
Enjoy the beautiful sunsets over a cocktail right on the beach at Beach Tree- Four Seasons! Great for lunch and dinner. Reservations are recommended.
28 locals recommend
Beach Tree Bar
72-100 Kaupulehu DrEnjoy the beautiful sunsets over a cocktail right on the beach at Beach Tree- Four Seasons! Great for lunch and dinner. Reservations are recommended.
Parks & Nature
Breathtaking views! When you get to the bottom it has a black sands beach! Make sure to bring water! It is NOT an easy hike
140 locals recommend
Pololu Valley
Breathtaking views! When you get to the bottom it has a black sands beach! Make sure to bring water! It is NOT an easy hike
Akaka Falls State Park
875 Akaka Falls RdEasy hike with amazing waterfall!
This is where they filmed part of Jurassic Park! You CAN'T drive down in the van. This is a very hard hike both down and up but definitely worth it! Make sure to bring plenty of water and snacks! Black Sand Beach! Tip: There is a Foodland grocery store on your way in Waimea. This is where we usually stop and stock up for the trip down into the Valley.
117 locals recommend
Waipio Valley
This is where they filmed part of Jurassic Park! You CAN'T drive down in the van. This is a very hard hike both down and up but definitely worth it! Make sure to bring plenty of water and snacks! Black Sand Beach! Tip: There is a Foodland grocery store on your way in Waimea. This is where we usually stop and stock up for the trip down into the Valley.
On of my favorite beaches on the island. Some of the softest white sand and crystal clear blue waters, It's a little bit of a hike but not to high intensity and it's just a straight walk. Take backpacks with sandwiches and drinks, towels, snorkel gear and you will feel like you are on the set of a Corona commercial!
80 locals recommend
Makalawena Beach
Hawaii 19On of my favorite beaches on the island. Some of the softest white sand and crystal clear blue waters, It's a little bit of a hike but not to high intensity and it's just a straight walk. Take backpacks with sandwiches and drinks, towels, snorkel gear and you will feel like you are on the set of a Corona commercial!
The van can't make it to the top but you can get to the visitor center. If you would like to find a tour guide to take you to the top in a 4 wheel vehicle let me know and I can give you some companies!
161 locals recommend
Mauna Kea
The van can't make it to the top but you can get to the visitor center. If you would like to find a tour guide to take you to the top in a 4 wheel vehicle let me know and I can give you some companies!
Great 3.8 mile hike to a beautiful snorkeling area about a 15 minute drive from the house. Go early as it will be to hot if you go in the afternoon. No shade. Bring lots of water and pack light. Easy going down but you'll be hiking at an incline coming back up!
64 locals recommend
Captain Cook Monument Trail
Napoopoo RoadGreat 3.8 mile hike to a beautiful snorkeling area about a 15 minute drive from the house. Go early as it will be to hot if you go in the afternoon. No shade. Bring lots of water and pack light. Easy going down but you'll be hiking at an incline coming back up!
Essentials
Safeway
75-971 Henry StWalmart
75-1015 Henry StKTA Super Stores
74-5594 Palani RdEverything Else
Just 5 min from the house! KTA grocery store, movie theater and much more!
58 locals recommend
Keauhou Shopping Center
78-6831 Ali‘i DrJust 5 min from the house! KTA grocery store, movie theater and much more!
Drinks & Nightlife
Laverne's Sports Bar
75-5819 Ali‘i DrLate night hang out with DJs on Friday and Saturday Nights
Humpy's Big Island Alehouse
75-5815 Ali‘i DrGreat for the Sports Fanatics!
Shopping
Waikoloa Village
Great Farmers Market and local outdoor shopping downtown on Alii Drive. Great place to pickup some Hawaiian souvenirs!
68 locals recommend
Kona Farmers Market
75-5767 Ali‘i DrGreat Farmers Market and local outdoor shopping downtown on Alii Drive. Great place to pickup some Hawaiian souvenirs!