Post #259243 by dangergirl299 on Thu, Oct 5, 2006 4:32 PM

I just returned recently from a trip to Kona.
The snorkeling was great at Place of Refuge and Captain Cooks Monument but be CAREFUL of the lava rocks (I did a slip and fall...)

Also, on the other side of the island in Honoka'a there is a fab antique store on the main drag with a TON of vintage hawaiian clothes for very reasonable prices. Also, some rare Trader Vics mugs and I scored a bunch of Arthur Lyman LP's for cheap. Plus, the lady who runs it used to dance at Trader Dick's and work at the Trader Vics on Oahu.

Don the Beachcomber was great too! It was interesting to see their take on the "original" mai tai, which a recent article in the Aloha magazine claims that Trader Vic did not start serving it until a few years after Don Beach did.

There are also some great tiki lamps for sale everywhere in Kona for pretty reasonable price too~

Oh, and there is a new park accessed through the Harbor between Kona and the airport that has faint petroglyphs on a great shaded walk to a practically private white sand beach (very few a'a lava rocks) and a TON of Honu just hanging out.

May the power of Tiki compel you!

[ Edited by: dangergirl299 2006-10-05 16:36 ]