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The 10 Best Restaurants In Kailua Kona Hawaii (For All Budgets): Ulu Ocean Grill and Sushi Lounge ($$$): Located at the Four Seasons Resort Hualalai, this restaurant offers an elegant dining experience with a focus on fresh seafood and sushi. Merriman's ($$$): One of Deanna's favorite spots, this upcountry down to earth location has a commitment to using locally-sourced, sustainable ingredients. Merriman's offers a farm-to-table menu that changes seasonally. Fosters($): Situ

Bryan and Tanner recently tied the knot with us at Old Kona Airport Beach in the heart of Kailua Kona Hawaii. We love this beach for big groups who are looking for a no stress location close to town. This beach offers plenty of parking, has limited permit restrictions, and allows for chairs, arches, and even has pavilion space for rent through Hawaii County if you would like to stay for a party afterwards. Hosting plenty of beach access, public restrooms, and a grassy park ac

Most of the time lava flows on the Big Island of Hawaii destroy beloved swimming spots completely and irreversibly, but in the case of...

Raw power, imminent danger, idyllic beauty and subtle mystery all intersect at MacKenzie State Recreation Area, known locally as "Mackenzie Park", found along Lower Puna District's rugged, jungly coast of ironwood trees and weathered black lava boulders. The park is small - only 13 acres of land perched atop formidable lava bluffs with violent, swirling royal blue ocean below sending waves smashing into the cliffs with such force that the ground shakes. And to make it even m

At the top of a gently sloping hill along Hawai'i Island's Kohala Coast north of Kona rests Puʻukoholā Heiau, the last great ancient...

The best way to see, smell and taste East Hawai'i Island's tropical bounty - fresh off the produce truck from the countless farms and gardens making up the island's rainy, fertile side - is at the Hilo Farmers' Market. Operating inside a new, large open-air shelter located along the city's famous, iconic bayfront, the market boasts rows of plastic folding tables piled unimaginably high with colorful mounds of all the typical mainland fruit and vegetable fare along with some

Ornate stone bridges, footpaths looping past planting of strange-looking tropical shrubs, and serene fish ponds full of darting, colorful fish can all be found just a short walk away from Hilo's Bayfront heading toward Waiakea Peninsula. This is Liliuokalani Gardens, a 24-acre park southeast of downtown Hilo adjacent to the bay, which is home to 100-year-old Edo-style Japanese gardens. The bridges, ponds, pagodas, statues, and "torii" - the iconic traditional Japanese gates

History buffs and tree lovers alike won't want to miss a sunny seaside walk down Banyan Drive along Hilo's famous Waiakea Peninsula during their visit to Hawai'i Island's "Big City". That's because the street is lined with the massive, ancient and strangely intriguing trees called Banyans, planted nearly a century ago by movie stars, politicians, sports heroes, religious leaders, adventurers and native Hawaiians of the era. The trees were sown as saplings after completion of