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      Photo taken in Ka'u lava fields.
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  • Don't take the rocks or the sand!!!
      Don't take the rocks or the sand!!!
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Lava rock

Lava rock, Kailua-Kona

 11 Reviews  More over... As a Hawaiian, we generally do not touch rocks. Heiau's (temples) are built from rocks and are prayed in to place by a kahuna. Sometimes a life will go down with the rock. Some... 

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Sharks

Sharks, Kailua-Kona

 2 Reviews  the island have deep water so stay off the water during sun rise or sun set....those are the times that sharks feed....this is a old hawaiian tample to the spirit sharks...they pray before they go in... 

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Rough Shores

Rough Shores, Kailua-Kona

 4 Reviews  This beach looks so idyllic that it's easy to forget that those waves out there are VERY powerful. When we came in Nov 2006, my husband got caught in one of those waves and got slammed to the beach.... 

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Check out the Beach break, Baby! Yes! maybe no!

Check out the Beach break, Baby! Yes! maybe no!, Kailua-Kona

 pedroswift Says:  So you've rented a Kailua-Kona Coast Condo for a week and you've rented some gear from the man at the beach. Snorkel/face mask to check the fishies. (Don't... 

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Over impacted snorkeling site - Kahalu'u Beach

Over impacted snorkeling site - Kahalu'u Beach, Kailua-Kona

 trvlrtom Says:  Kona's easy access snorkeling spot at Kahalu'u Beach Park has been damaged from over use and misuse of tourists. The University has asked the snorkel gear... 

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Sun!!!

Sun!!!, Kailua-Kona

 aloha_kaela Says:  PLEASE... I have seen way too many people looking like miserable lobsters. WEAR SUNSCREEN. SPF 40 or higher. No joke, the sun here is intense. And also, dont be... 

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Nasty thorns

Nasty thorns, Kailua-Kona

 trvlrtom Says:  Watch out for these thorns on the trails. They will poke through flip flops and crocs easily. 

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Royal Kona Resort

 5 Reviews and 892 Opinions  The hotel room I had, had a balcony. When I looked to the right, I had a view to the ocean. 

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Four Seasons Resort Hualalai

 1 Review and 608 Opinions  We were fortunate enough to stay here on the company bill for three nights. If you can afford it,... 

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Keauhou Beach Resort

 2 Reviews and 996 Opinions  We have been visiting Hawaii since the 1970’s. The Outrigger Keauhou is our favorite hotel in the... 

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 Watch out for these thorns on the trails. They will poke through flip flops and crocs easily. 

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Kona Coast Visit

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 We flew into the Kona airport, which is situated on a vast, barren lava field. We hopped in our car and headed south on 11. The traffis here is pretty heavy, as this is the major highway through the... 

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Where Pele lives

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 The Big Island is one of the most active volcano spots on this earth. Kilauea volcano keeps building it and a new island is being born off Hawaii´s south coast. It will take a few million years to see... 

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Kona Coast

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 Kailua-Kona, Kailua Village, Kailua, and Kona are all names used to describe the same area Tourists mostly just refer to it as Kona. It is located on the west side of the Big Island of Hawaii. Kona... 

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Kailua-Kona/Waikoloa

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 The last time I visited the Big Island was 11 years ago. Not much has changed...a few more resorts but not a lot of development. The island of Hawaii is definitely much quieter than Oahu and Maui and... 

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Kona and Kau

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 Each island has a kona coast which is the leeward side, however there is only one Kona. This is the long western side on the big island guarded by those two 14,000 foot twin titans, Mauna Loa and... 

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