Post #322384 by sushiman on Tue, Jul 31, 2007 5:02 PM

On 2007-07-31 05:53, tikiyaki wrote:
Sushiman....

One of my favorite spots on the Big island is South Kona. Start out on the main road from Kailua-Kona, and head south...The first town you hit, Kainaliu, is my favoite little town on the Big Island. Keep going south into and hit all the towns along the way. OF COURSE....go to Honaunau, place of refuge. that is a MUST.

Keep going all the way through Ka'u, all the way to Black Sand Beach.

This is the drive that inspired the songs "The Road to Punalu'u" and "Black Sand, Blue Sea" on the the Tikiyaki Orchestra CD.

Be sure to stop in Naalehu at the Punalu'u Bake Shop, and remember to play the CD on the drive :)

On the Hilo side, there is lots of great stuff to see...one of my faves being Onomea Bay. Great spot, and of course Volcano National Park. DO have the breakfast buffet at Volcano House. Awesome.

There's so much great stuff to see on the BI.

Actually, as I write this, I'm waiting for the cab to come and take me and my fiancee' to the airport, we're on our way there for 3 weeks. Not kidding.

I'll be going to Kauai for the first time on this trip, as well as the BI and Waikiki.

I love HAWAII .

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[ Edited by: tikiyaki 2007-07-31 06:00 ]

3 weeks ? I envy ya bigtime man .

The place in Honaunau we were interested in got rented for the whole month of March , so I've been combing websites for the past couple of days in search of a house on the ocean to rent for a week , and found a great place that we are going to try and book tonight . It is on Keauhou Bay , Kona Coast , and a short walk to Kahaluu Beach Park and White Sands Beach . I'll attach a pic .

If you can ( or feel so inclined ) , check in with us during your trip via this thread .