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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

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

Many of our couples say, "In Hawaii, every beach is a beautiful beach to be married on!" And while it's hard to disagree, there is something incredibly magical about being married under the setting summer sun on a beach in Kailua Kona, Big Island. West Hawaii summer skies, particularly those right here in beautiful Kona should not be missed. Offering our eyes the most brilliant of pinks, purples and oranges, summer skies in Hawaii make my heart melt. Congratulations to the lo

The waters at Keaukaha Beach Park's tidal pools and swimming holes are almost always peaceful, but just 100 yards off this placid coast...

Found along Lower Puna District's jagged coast of black lava rock, this group of tidal pools locally known as "Mermaid Ponds" is a rugged, secluded swimming spot to take a refreshing dip on those hot, humid East Hawai'i Island afternoons. The path across the rough beach of lava boulders can be treacherous at points, but the reward at the end of the trail - a large, semi-protected swimming hole that's surprisingly deep in places - makes the trek well worth it. Big rolling wav

Two miles north of downtown Hilo, along a rocky coastline studded with black lava rocks, lies Honoli'i Beach Park, a favorite surfing, paddle-boarding, sunbathing and boogie boarding spot in East Hawai'i Island. Honoli'i is the name of the stream which meets the ocean below Hilo's Wainaku neighborhood hills, creating a sandy beach and immense sandbar perfect for sunbathing. On an average surf day, small to medium sized waves roll onto the beach, while larger barrels crash at