... on the way to our vacation rental in Kohala Estates? If not, where is a good place for breakfast the next morning that is closeby? Thanks for your help. I began planning this trip to Hawaii (our first) 5 months ago then was sidetracked by some health issues and cancelled ... more

... minutes to our drive. The vacation rental does offer a $15 “light refreshment basket”(cheese, crackers, fruit) for late night arrivals. We will check if breakfast articles could be substituted-milk, cereal, fruit. We can survive without coffee until later in the morning. Will probably bring some tea bags though ... more

... time we get to the vacation rental (“sleeping” on a plane does not count). Good to know the Safeway is open 24 hrs., but it would be a waste of time to try shopping when all we will want to do is collapse into bed. A quick trip in the ... more

... flipkey link for it (TA vacation rental section): http://data.flipkey.com/properties/view/117648/hale+melehuna+at+kumulani+on+the+mauna+kea+resort/ Don't know why the link isn't live, but you can copy and paste it or select and right click to open it. Condos can ... more

... would just start browsing the vacation rental management websites and getting an idea of your choices, post what you find that appears to suit your taste and budget. Then people can give feedback. Because of the Big Island's size, location is very important. I suggest you do some reading ... more

... what is available there for vacation rental, but must be something. There's a paved path along the ocean winding down to the beach. There's another very high end subdivision called 49 Black Sand, which has its own beach access, but there's still a lot of construction going ... more

... possible to get an affordable vacation rental in Puako, which would put you in the right area, you might run a search on rentals and cottages there. There are affordable rentals around the island in all the places that don't have white sand beaches ... but have other qualities. You ... more

... Island right now, and my vacation home is at Puako reef, one of the best snorkeling spots in the entire state. Hapuna Beach is 5 minutes away. Last week we experienced extraordinarily high surf. Even this week, the waves are such that it's more difficult than usual to snorkel ... more

... are open to other reccs for BI lodging if perhaps I've missed something. Have pretty much decided a condo would be best for us with the kids so hotels are out unless there's a deal somewhere on a suite thats comparable and has the location. Thanks so much ... more