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This will link you to our web page where you'll find out about a great snorkeling beach located only 1/2 mile north of our condo!
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This site describes activities and events scheduled in the beautiful Keauhou Shopping Village, located just uphill from our condo, & within walking distance.
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This is the single best website for learning about the Big Island (BI). Check out the two forums - one for "Visiting the BI" and one for "Moving to the BI". This sites contains a little bit of everything about the BI.: Culture, history, art, music, as well as the usual travel information. Great site!
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This site is an electronic version of a popular magazine that is typically available for free at airports on the BI. Its value is in its timeliness. It is updated very often, so this is the best place to find the current phone numbers for just about every attraction and activity offered on the island. A hardcopy can be purchased online for a nominal fee. This is a "must have" for anyone visiting the island for the first time.
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An informative online Guide to The Big Island of Hawaii, courtesy of the Big Island Visitors Bureau.
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Excellent site with lots of information about visiting the Big Island: local events, beaches, accomodations, attractions, stories & legends, etc. Created by people who know the island very well and have much respect for the Hawaiian culture. Check out the "Do's and Don'ts" section for tips on how to fit in with the island culture.
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Another online travel guide. This one is a little different. Check out the section on "Special Places."
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This is the website for "Wizard Publications", publishers of the best hardcopy travel guide to the BI: "The Big Island Revealed, 3rd edition". This book is a absolute "must have" for anyone visiting the BI. Reading this book cover-to-cover is probably the best way of ensuring that your visit to the BI will be a memorable one. The book is availble for all major bookstores, including Borders, Barnes & Nobles, and of course Amazon.com.
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This USGS site will give you the latest update concerning Kilauea Volcano and the lava flows. Lava activity has been especially active since May, 2002. Definitely worth seeing, especially at night.
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Useful site. This site contains photos and descriptions of just about every beach that you'll find on the BI.
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This site contains excellent descriptions and directions to the best diving & snorkeling sites on the BI.
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A link for information on all the golf courses on the Big Island.
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Another good general site for learning about the Hawaii Islands. This one has some interesting video stories.
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Information on the beautiful Kona Country Club Golf Course & Restaurant. This golf course surrounds the resort in which our condos are located.
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This site describes the attractions, shopping, and accomodations available in the Keauhou area. Find out more about the nearby restaurants, the Kona Country Club golf courses, snorkeling cruises, etc., - all available within a mile or so from our condo.
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The schedule for the free trolley which runs between various locations in the Keauhou area as well as downtown Kailua-Kona.
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Kona Average Temperatures
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We created a graph showing the average monthly low and high temperatures for Kailua-Kona, the area in which our condo is located.
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Greenwell Coffee Farm
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The Big Island is known for its coffee. There are over 200 coffee farms on the island. Greenwell is one of the best and offers an informative, free tour of the operations. Not to be missed.
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A map of the Big Island, courtesy of Mapquest
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This URL will take you to a fairly nice interactive map of the Big Island.
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