Visit Hawaii And Enjoy The Beautiful Ocean Off The Big Island's Kona Coast

The Kona coast on the Big Island of Hawaii is the ideal place from which to enjoy the gorgeous clear blue waters, which are renowned for snorkelling, diving and spotting dolphins and green sea turtles. Boat tours can take more adventurous explorers to swim amongst manta rays and it is also a great place to go deep-sea fishing for giant Pacific Blue Marlin.

The sunny Kona coast is a scenic 45-minute drive from Kailua-Kona to Kealakekua Bay, an important historic location marking the death of Captain Cook who was the first British explorer to establish contact with the Hawaiian Islands in 1778. He was killed in a skirmish with native Hawaiians one year later. The Bay is also home to schools of beautiful tropical fish and is a wonderful place to swim in the crystal clear waters of the ocean.

There are several tourist resorts along the Kona coast, offering hotels, small boarding houses, campsites and even condos to purchase if you wish to move into the area of visit it time and time again as many people do having once seen its natural beauty and the wealth of things to do there. The Kona coast is less crowded than many parts of Hawaii and offers a different aspect, with quaint little historic towns and secluded beaches. However, the area along the Kona coast is well appointed for visitors, offering a wide variety of eateries and shopping opportunities. In fact, it is not well known, but more people make return visits to the Kona coast than they do to any other Hawaiian destination.

The place exudes aloha spirit, and the friendly people will greet you with the floral leis that the Hawaiian welcome is so famous for. Children can be seen practicing the traditional hula at the Hulihe'e Palace and visitors can join in or just sample the local cuisine at many restaurants that there are in the area.


The Kona Coast was also once home to Hawaiian royalty - King Kamehameha spent his last years here in Kailua-Kona and there are significant historic places including Hulihee Palace and Jaloko-Honokohau National Historic Park, which are of great interest to look around to discover Hawaii's past.

With 268 miles of coastline the Big Island is, as it's name implies, the biggest of the Hawaiian islands and offers some of Hawaii's richest natural experiences including Hawaii's largest lake, Akaka Falls at 135 meters, the most southerly tip of the USA, Ka Lae's South Point, and the tallest mountain in the world from the sea bed, Mauna Kea. The Hawaii Volcanoes National Park, a UNESCO site, is home to the remarkable Kilauea Volcano, which has been erupting for 25 years and is one of the few places in the world where an active volcano can be experienced.

For a beach with a difference along the Kona coast there is Papakoa, the green beach at South Point, which is made from Olivine crystals. Hilo, the island's capital city, offers a glance into Hawaii-past and visitors can make the most of the great entertainment and restaurants that are on offer here.