Kailua-Kona Off the Beaten Path Tips by derats

Don't believe it if anyone tells you the Big Island lacks beaches. It actually has 80 or more, and new ones appear - and disappear - regularly.
In 1989 a new black-sand beach, Kamoamoa, formed when molten lava shattered as it hit cold ocean waters. Some beaches are just a little hard to get to - several are hidden behind elaborate hotels or down unmarked roads for which you'll want a four-wheel-drive vehicle or dauntless hiking spirit (or both) - and others have dangerous undertows and should be used for sunning and fishing rather than swimming.
In Kailua-Kona and even in Keauhou, it's true, there are no broad expanses of coral sand. The most beautiful, swimmable white-sand beaches stretch along the Kohala Coast. The surf tends to get rough in winter. To be safe, swim only when you see local people swimming in the area. Few public beaches have lifeguards or staffed beach centers.

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Kayak through a historical sugar plantation on a guided cultural wilderness adventure - fun for the whole family!

On hot summer days on the old plantations, the most daring kids would grab an inner-tube or almost anything that floated,trespass onto the plantation and "go fluming" in the many ditches and flumes. "Fluming" was a wild, exciting, fun-filled childhood adventure with the risk of being caught! Now, the nostalgia of "fluming the ditch" can again be experienced in safety and comfort on tours led by experienced, local guides. You Will get wet!

You will travel through the otherwise inaccessible and historic Kohala Sugar Plantation irrigation system. This is a leisurely trip that meanders over a 3.5 mile scenic portion of the system, traveling through pristine rain forests, over ravines and waterfalls and through dark, mysterious tunnels. Your native guides are well informed of the Hawaiian history, culture and legends of the Kohala region. Kohala is the birth place of King Kamehameha and the site of the original King Kamehameha statue.

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