Guidebook for Kailua
Food Scene
Delicious place for breakfast walking distance from the house (about 6 mins)! If going on the weekends, may sure you show up early for their homemade (and limited) muffins! Lovely to sit outside!
62 locals recommend
Moke's Bread & Breakfast
27 Hoolai StDelicious place for breakfast walking distance from the house (about 6 mins)! If going on the weekends, may sure you show up early for their homemade (and limited) muffins! Lovely to sit outside!
Wonderful breakfast - try their red velvet pancakes! Make sure you go early on the weekends or be prepared to wait for a table if you show up later than 9am! Drive =2 mins away, walk = 10 mins.
84 locals recommend
Cinnamon's
315 Uluniu StWonderful breakfast - try their red velvet pancakes! Make sure you go early on the weekends or be prepared to wait for a table if you show up later than 9am! Drive =2 mins away, walk = 10 mins.
Wonderful - 'fancy comfort food' & great wines- perfect for a 'nicer night out' (skip for lunch). Walking -7 mins away. Free wine tasting on Sunday afternoons! Lovely to sit outside in front or back!
86 locals recommend
Kalapawai Cafe & Deli
750 Kailua RdWonderful - 'fancy comfort food' & great wines- perfect for a 'nicer night out' (skip for lunch). Walking -7 mins away. Free wine tasting on Sunday afternoons! Lovely to sit outside in front or back!
Near Kailua Beach, best place for shave ice, perfect after a long, hot day at the beach! Get it with ice cream on bottom and a 'snow cap' on top! Yum!
61 locals recommend
Island Snow Hawaii
130 Kailua RdNear Kailua Beach, best place for shave ice, perfect after a long, hot day at the beach! Get it with ice cream on bottom and a 'snow cap' on top! Yum!
Great place for coffee, breakfast snacks, and ice cream sandwiches. About 5 mins walking from house -- lovely place to work with free wifi/seats inside and outside.
23 locals recommend
ChadLou's Coffee • Cafe & Roastery
45 Hoolai StGreat place for coffee, breakfast snacks, and ice cream sandwiches. About 5 mins walking from house -- lovely place to work with free wifi/seats inside and outside.
Great place for coffee and breakfast/lunch snacks. About 10 mins walking from house -- lovely place to work with free wifi/seats inside and outside. Live music certain nights.
49 locals recommend
Morning Brew
600 Kailua RdGreat place for coffee and breakfast/lunch snacks. About 10 mins walking from house -- lovely place to work with free wifi/seats inside and outside. Live music certain nights.
Shopping
Rusty Chain Cyclery
28 Oneawa StGreat for short term bike rentals!
Walking =15 mins, great for all the staple items/pharmacy. Great place to buy bikes if you will be here longer than a week - sell them to a local bike shop afterwards, it's cheaper than renting!
83 locals recommend
Target
345 Hahani StWalking =15 mins, great for all the staple items/pharmacy. Great place to buy bikes if you will be here longer than a week - sell them to a local bike shop afterwards, it's cheaper than renting!
Entertainment & Activities
World famous beach - street parking only. Lovely place to spend the day -- about 6 mins driving from the house or a longer 30-40 min bike ride away.
276 locals recommend
Lanikai Beach
World famous beach - street parking only. Lovely place to spend the day -- about 6 mins driving from the house or a longer 30-40 min bike ride away.
Sightseeing
Wonderful, fairly easy hike to beautiful views overlooking ocean. 1 hour to get up (1 hour to get down) on a mostly dirt path if you are taking your time. Sunrise is lovely there - or pack a picnic!
178 locals recommend
Pillbox Hike
265 Kaelepulu DrWonderful, fairly easy hike to beautiful views overlooking ocean. 1 hour to get up (1 hour to get down) on a mostly dirt path if you are taking your time. Sunrise is lovely there - or pack a picnic!
Waterfall hike - awesome, just be careful if it's been raining a lot due to mud and flash flood warnings!
45 locals recommend
Maunawili Falls Trailhead
1201-1209 Kelewina StWaterfall hike - awesome, just be careful if it's been raining a lot due to mud and flash flood warnings!
About 15 mins bike ride away or driving about 4 mins - parking lot available. Lovely place to spend the day/watch kite boarders, play in the grass.
200 locals recommend
Kailua Beach Park
526 Kawailoa RdAbout 15 mins bike ride away or driving about 4 mins - parking lot available. Lovely place to spend the day/watch kite boarders, play in the grass.
Lovely bike/walking trail along preserved/undeveloped marsh. Great for bird/duck watching/feeding or to take kids! About 4 mins walking from house.
12 locals recommend
Kawainui Marsh
Lovely bike/walking trail along preserved/undeveloped marsh. Great for bird/duck watching/feeding or to take kids! About 4 mins walking from house.
Essentials
Thursday Night Farmer's Market! Thursday nights, 5-7:30pm at the Kailua Town Center fronting Longs and Pier-1 Imports. Great dinner food/deserts, fruits/vegetable vendors, live music, people watching!
13 locals recommend
Banán - Kailua Town Center
609 Kailua RdThursday Night Farmer's Market! Thursday nights, 5-7:30pm at the Kailua Town Center fronting Longs and Pier-1 Imports. Great dinner food/deserts, fruits/vegetable vendors, live music, people watching!
Sunday Day Farmer's Market! Sunday's, 8:30-11:30am at Kailua Elementary School. Great breakfast/lunch food, fruits/vegetable vendors, live music, people watching!
17 locals recommend
Kailua Elementary School
315 Kuulei RdSunday Day Farmer's Market! Sunday's, 8:30-11:30am at Kailua Elementary School. Great breakfast/lunch food, fruits/vegetable vendors, live music, people watching!
All the groceries you could need, awesome prepared/hot/cold food bar, coffee/ice cream, and Windward Bar with tons of beers/wine on tap and great seating outside (happy hour pricing). Cooking classes!
370 locals recommend
Whole Foods Market
629 Kailua RdAll the groceries you could need, awesome prepared/hot/cold food bar, coffee/ice cream, and Windward Bar with tons of beers/wine on tap and great seating outside (happy hour pricing). Cooking classes!