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Kona Living

Whether you live here year round or come to vacation, as soon as you arrive you feel like you’re at home. With the warm trade winds and the smell of plumeria blossoms as you travel along the famous Alii Drive, there isn’t anywhere else that compares.

Kona is located only a few miles from the Kona airport, which makes this a great travel destination. Home to the annual Hawaiian Island Billfish Tournament, the world famous Ironman competition, the Kona Coffee Festival and many other events, there is always something to keep you busy. We also have some of the best snorkeling and diving spots throughout the islands. You can surf, swim, play golf or just relax on the beach and enjoy the peace and beauty that surrounds you.

The mornings are always special when you can wake up with a cup of locally grown Kona coffee, fresh baked goods, or a tropical breakfast, and just sit and watch the cruise ships arrive at Kailua Bay. In the evening, as the sun sets, you can enjoy pupus and dinner at one of our many oceanfront restaurants, watching the sun set over the blue Hawaiian waters of the Pacific Ocean. If you are lucky enough, you may even see the "green flash"!

David L. Calvello, R(S) ABR, and Marlene Calvello, R(B), ABR PD, are with Windermere Island Properties LLC. Contact them at 987-6530 or 987-7475, or visit their blog.

Kailua-Kona and Hualalai

Kailua-Kona, where yesterday meets today. Once a sleepy little fishing village at the base of Hualalai, it has the quaint charm of old Hawaii, yet it has much to offer visitors and locals alike. Stroll through the sun-dappled seaside village with the aquamarine Pacific Ocean on one side, and a bevy of interesting shops, art galleries and restaurants on the other. The pace is slow, evidence of the laid-back island lifestyle and the hallmark of island living. People stop and "talk-story" with friends in the shadow of old Hawaii. Hulihee Palace (the vacation home of Hawaiian royalty and today a museum) and Mokuaikaua Church (built in 1820 and the first Christian church in the Hawaiian islands) are both of historical and architectural interest. Along Alii Drive, the little two-lane road that winds its way along the coast for five miles, one can find oceanfront homes from a little beach bungalow to newer homes, as well as a number of condominiums nestled amidst ancient banyans and swaying palm trees. Truly, it is like stepping back in time to visit these shores.

Susan Decker, R(B) ABR, GRI, ePRO, is with Lentz Real Estate, Inc. Contact her at (808) 329-3331 or susan@lentzrealestate.com, or visit her blog.