Guidebook for Kailua-Kona

Ann Marie
Guidebook for Kailua-Kona

Getting Around

Top rated rental car establishment. Recommend renting a car as there's no public transport.
11 locals recommend
Enterprise Rent-A-Car
74-5583 Luhia St
11 locals recommend
Top rated rental car establishment. Recommend renting a car as there's no public transport.
Top rated rental car establishment. Recommend renting a car as there's no public transport.
Alamo Rent A Car
73 106 Aulepe St
Top rated rental car establishment. Recommend renting a car as there's no public transport.

Essentials

Membership required. Great for families: groceries in bulk and many locally sourced foods.
153 locals recommend
Costco Wholesale
73-5600 Maiau St
153 locals recommend
Membership required. Great for families: groceries in bulk and many locally sourced foods.

Food Scene

Kona landmark since 1970. Excellent happy hour every day with great mai tais and flatbreads.
162 locals recommend
Huggo's
75-5828 Kahakai Rd
162 locals recommend
Kona landmark since 1970. Excellent happy hour every day with great mai tais and flatbreads.
For an authentic old time Japanese experience.
54 locals recommend
Teshima's Restaurant
79-7251 Hawaiʻi Belt Rd
54 locals recommend
For an authentic old time Japanese experience.
Taste fresh Punalu'u sweet bread.
185 locals recommend
Punalu'u Bake Shop
95-5642 HI-11
185 locals recommend
Taste fresh Punalu'u sweet bread.
Your friends will thank you for bringing these back!
6 locals recommend
Donkeys Balls Chocolate Factory
79-7411 Hawaiʻi Belt Rd
6 locals recommend
Your friends will thank you for bringing these back!
A beautiful scenic outdoor cafe, gift shop and roasting tours.
23 locals recommend
Kona Joe Coffee LLC
79-7346 Mamalahoa Hwy
23 locals recommend
A beautiful scenic outdoor cafe, gift shop and roasting tours.
The best artisan bread and sandwiches.
137 locals recommend
The Coffee Shack
83-5799 Mamalahoa Hwy
137 locals recommend
The best artisan bread and sandwiches.
One of the longest running restaurants in Kona. Delicious pizzas and their famous pink sauce.
22 locals recommend
Bianelli's Gourmet Pizza and Pasta
78-6831 Ali‘i Dr
22 locals recommend
One of the longest running restaurants in Kona. Delicious pizzas and their famous pink sauce.
Great burgers with a hearty vegan and vegetarian options.
45 locals recommend
Annie's Island Fresh Burgers
79-7460 Hawaiʻi Belt Rd
45 locals recommend
Great burgers with a hearty vegan and vegetarian options.
A local favorite.
27 locals recommend
Gypsea Gelato Kailua-Kona Coconut Grove Marketplace
75-5809 Ali‘i Dr
27 locals recommend
A local favorite.

Sightseeing

One of only 2 royal palaces on US Soil.
9 locals recommend
Hulihee Palace Grounds
9 locals recommend
One of only 2 royal palaces on US Soil.
The Grande Dame of the coffee plantation era.
35 locals recommend
Manago Hotel Restaurant
82-6155 Hawaiʻi Belt Rd
35 locals recommend
The Grande Dame of the coffee plantation era.
See how coffee plantation life was for the local coffee farmers.
10 locals recommend
Kona Historical Society & H.N. Greenwell Store Museum
81-6551 Hawaiʻi Belt Rd
10 locals recommend
See how coffee plantation life was for the local coffee farmers.
This fascinating historical church depicts biblical scenes painted on the walls.
35 locals recommend
St Benedict Catholic Church
84-5140 Painted Church Rd
35 locals recommend
This fascinating historical church depicts biblical scenes painted on the walls.

Parks & Nature

Iconic Hawaiian vistas on the Northern Shores of Hawaii Island. A vigorous hiking trail down to a georgeous black sand beach.
89 locals recommend
Pololu Valley Lookout
52-5100 Akoni Pule Hwy
89 locals recommend
Iconic Hawaiian vistas on the Northern Shores of Hawaii Island. A vigorous hiking trail down to a georgeous black sand beach.
Of course you have to pose next to the massive wooden carvings of Hawaiian gods.
270 locals recommend
Pu'uhonua O Hōnaunau National Historical Park
State Highway 160
270 locals recommend
Of course you have to pose next to the massive wooden carvings of Hawaiian gods.
Go Sunday mornings for the farmers market. Stay to tour the Volcano National Park. See the sulfur banks, steam vents and take a guided hike from one of the rangers.
7 locals recommend
Volcano Village Lodge
19-4183 Kawailehua Rd
7 locals recommend
Go Sunday mornings for the farmers market. Stay to tour the Volcano National Park. See the sulfur banks, steam vents and take a guided hike from one of the rangers.
On some days, see turtles swimming in between the tide pools.
45 locals recommend
Kaloko-Honokohau National Historical Park
45 locals recommend
On some days, see turtles swimming in between the tide pools.
Black Sand Beach, because the volcanoes has influenced the sand's color.
175 locals recommend
Punalu‘u Beach
175 locals recommend
Black Sand Beach, because the volcanoes has influenced the sand's color.
Why not be on top of the world. Taller than Mt. Everest when measured from the bottom of the ocean.
161 locals recommend
Mauna Kea
161 locals recommend
Why not be on top of the world. Taller than Mt. Everest when measured from the bottom of the ocean.

Entertainment & Activities

Great unusual photos from your vacay!
9 locals recommend
UFO Parasail Kailua Kona
75-5660 Palani Rd
9 locals recommend
Great unusual photos from your vacay!
Snorkel with the fishes and scuba dives.
21 locals recommend
Body Glove Hawaii
21 locals recommend
Snorkel with the fishes and scuba dives.
You came all this way- you gotta do this!
50 locals recommend
Manta Ray Dives of Hawaii
74-380 Kealakehe Pkwy
50 locals recommend
You came all this way- you gotta do this!
Ride the rim of the valley. Stunning views.
12 locals recommend
Waipi'o on Horseback
48-5158 Honokaa-Waipio Road
12 locals recommend
Ride the rim of the valley. Stunning views.

Shopping

Bring home some local crafts and souvenirs.
28 locals recommend
Kamuela Farmers Market
67-139 Pukalani Rd
28 locals recommend
Bring home some local crafts and souvenirs.