Destinations
Gateway Town · Hawaiʻi Island
Kailua-Kona
Sunny, dry, and set along a sparkling bay, Kailua-Kona is the west-side home base for Hawaiʻi Island. Aliʻi Drive hugs the ocean past a royal palace and the island’s oldest church, the slopes above town grow world-famous coffee, and four national park sites are within an easy drive.
Kona · Coffee country · Aloha ʻāina ·
Kona · Coffee country · Aloha ʻāina ·
Must-Sees
Huliheʻe Palace
A former vacation home of Hawaiian royalty on Aliʻi Drive, now a museum cared for by the Daughters of Hawaiʻi.
Aliʻi Drive
Mokuʻaikaua Church
Built of lava rock and coral in the 1830s, on the site of the first Christian church in the islands.
Aliʻi Drive
Sunset on the Kona coast
Find a seawall seat along Aliʻi Drive and watch the sun drop into the Pacific.
Daily
Coffee and Local Eats
Kona Coffee Living History Farm
Step into a 1920s Japanese immigrant coffee farm and learn how Kona coffee is grown.
Captain Cook
Da Poke Shack
A tiny Kailua-Kona favorite for fresh poke bowls to take to the beach.
Kailua-Kona
Coffee farm tours
Many farms in the Kona coffee belt, such as Greenwell Farms, offer free tours and tastings.
Upcountry Kona
Insider Tip
Kona coffee grows only on a narrow belt of the Hualālai and Mauna Loa slopes. Look for “100% Kona” on the label; “Kona blend” can contain as little as 10 percent.
