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Quaint, quirky, crowded Kona

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Our trip to the Big Island concluded with two days in beautiful Kona. Once a sleepy little town, Kona has long since become a tourist mecca and a center for residents. Kona still has a quaint feel, but part of that might have been because we were there in the off season. Even though a cruise ship had come into port, there were very few tourists. Pau hana traffic, the jam up … [Read more...] about Quaint, quirky, crowded Kona

South Point or bust!

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Our trip to South Point was filled with wonder and unnecessary stress. The wonder was due to the incredible landscape where we crossed through lava flows, then back into forest, and back again. The stress was the needle on the gas gauge dropping faster than I’d expected.We can chalk the stress up to “different car syndrome” or, if you’d prefer, bad judgment. Either way, we … [Read more...] about South Point or bust!

The road to Kona

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The road to Kona from Waimea takes in many changes in scenery. Most of the tourists probably make the drive using the Queen K Highway, which is shown on maps as Highway 19. That coastal route has some of the same changes in scenery seen along the Hawaii Belt Road, but also misses some of the beauty of this inland route.From the rolling hills of the upcountry to the lava … [Read more...] about The road to Kona

Welcome to Puako…a coastal town without the mega-resorts

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In the short history provided by HawaiiLife.com, they say that the area has been many things over the years. “The life story of that small community began nearly a millennium ago. It has been a fishing village, a sugar plantation farm, a honey farm, a feeding stop for cattle drives, and today, the only residential oceanfront community on the South Kohala Coast of the island of … [Read more...] about Welcome to Puako…a coastal town without the mega-resorts