The beach at Mauna Kea is as good as there is and they let a certain number of

Oct 3, 2024
7:36:39pm

Submariner All-American

non-resort guests each day. Get there early and set up your chairs under the trees at the south end of the beach and then go from sun to shade when you want.

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Kona/big island Hawaii a good first time to Hawaii destination?

LHA

7:16pm

We like Kauai.

Busting Coveys

7:19pm

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Forzaitalia

8:52pm

Any island in Hawaii is great. Everyone has their favorite depending on what you like

Greg Kite's 'stache

7:20pm

I loved Oahu. Especially the north shore. So much to do on that island.

blackandblue

7:21pm

How easy is it to hop from island to island?

LHA

7:23pm

Each island has so much to do and see. There’s no reason to hop. We did 7 days

blackandblue

7:29pm

Southwest does inter-island flights for pretty cheap. They’re only about 22 minutes in the air.

Busting Coveys

7:31pm

And that's a small piece of the time it takes to fly

Belboz

7:35pm

Show up an hour early. Half hour flight. It’s not that much. You could even just do a day trip.

Busting Coveys

7:43pm

Hawaiian does hops throughout the day for $70-80

AF Cougar

9:43pm

I agree with your friend. Kona has a bit of everything. There have been several

Submariner

7:24pm

Big island is my favorite island, but it’s different from any of the other islands

Skeptical Optimist

7:24pm

I was just in Waikoloa yesterday. It’s pretty nice.

Busting Coveys

7:38pm

I prefer the Big Island.

Goatnapper'96

7:28pm

The beach at Mauna Kea is as good as there is and they let a certain number of

Submariner

7:36pm

Flying back from Big Island now. It’s great! So are other islands.

Rexy Coug

7:31pm

Big Island is our favorite. I'm not sure about first visit

Travelhacker

7:32pm

Have done Maui, Kauai, and Big Island. All are great, but I strongly prefer Maui

Still Blue

7:35pm

While still good, Maui is a bit diminished by the Lahaina fire.

Forzaitalia

9:34pm

Renting a car and driving around easy ish?

LHA

7:40pm

Yes.

Busting Coveys

7:41pm

Yes. But watch out for theft at tourist sites. Especially hiking spots and

blackandblue

8:19pm

Big Island is unique. Volcano Nat’l Park, night swim with the rays, & hanging at

sandiegocgrfan

7:41pm

I'd say do Oahu first.

byujdmba

7:54pm

Kauai or Maui unless you want Nevada with beaches. Oahu if you want a city

johnnybyu

8:34pm

If you want to be completely disappointed, sure

cambo

8:37pm

Responding again as can’t disagree more. Remember a poster saying they thought

johnnybyu

8:50pm

I prefer Kauai w/Big Island #2. In Jan. saw snow at Mauna Kea, green and black

Forzaitalia

9:01pm

The big island is great for your 4th visit to Hawaii. I enjoyed it

johnnybyu

9:12pm

Beauty right here

cambo

9:16pm

Check out this blog. This family visited all the islands and describes pros and cons of each.

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