MindReachGetaways

Kailua-Kona, United States

Kona Village, a Rosewood Resort

Thatch hale on 81 acres at Kahuwai Bay, with a farm and Asaya.

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The place

Maheawalu Drive

72-300 Maheawalu Drive, Kailua-Kona, HI 96740. Phone +1 808 865 0100.

The hale

Thatch roofs, lanai, outdoor showers, on 81 acres.

Kahuwai Bay

Snorkeling, sunrise outrigger paddles, and four pools looking at the water.

Asaya

Treatment lanai, plunge, steam, sauna, and the Mahina ritual.

Shipwreck Bar

The schooner of founder Johnno Jackson, restored as the bar. Moana and the cookhouse are the kitchens.

Our read

Kona Village is thatch hale on 81 acres at Kahuwai Bay, with a farm, Asaya, and a bar in Johnno Jackson's schooner. It is a Big Island hideaway that was rebuilt, not a tower on the Kona strip.

Come here for

  • A hale with an outdoor shower, on the bay
  • Asaya and a sunrise paddle, if the water is the morning
  • The farm and Moana, if you want the cooking tied to the land

Skip it if

  • You want Waikiki or a walkable town
  • A silent retreat with no tennis, no pools and no children

We’d rather send you somewhere else than send you somewhere that doesn’t suit you.

Kona Village, a Rosewood resort, stands at 72-300 Maheawalu Drive, Kailua-Kona, Hawaii 96740. The phone is +1 808 865 0100. They describe free-standing thatch hale on 81 acres, with lanai and outdoor showers, on Kahuwai Bay. Moana cooks from the land and the sea and honours a fishing village they say was here. Kahuwai Cookhouse looks to paniolo, the island cowboy tradition. Shipwreck Bar is the restored schooner of founder Johnno Jackson. The farm is Kahiko Mala'ai. Asaya has treatment lanai, a lounge with hot tub, cold plunge, steam and sauna, and a moon ritual they call Mahina. They publish four outdoor pools, bicycles for the acres, sunrise outrigger paddles, and snorkeling in the bay. A cultural centre, Ka'uluola, holds the history of the land. Aunty Lei is the cultural advisor they name. The press kit says the resort's purpose is to protect the land. We have not measured that. The hale and the bay are the stay. Book on the Kona Village page. MindReach does not take the reservation.

03 · Live here

How the days go

  1. Arrive

    Kona, then the coast road. The bay is the end of the drive.

  2. Feel

    Lava, palms, and thatch. The acres are the hotel, not a lobby tower.

  3. Live here

    Sunrise paddle if you want it. Asaya or the farm later. Moana or the cookhouse. Shipwreck Bar when the light goes.

  4. Stay

    A hale, or a larger cottage if you need the bedrooms. Ask which faces the black sand.

  5. Go

    Book on the Kona Village page.

04 - Stay

Ways to stay

A hale

Thatch, a lanai, and the bay, on the 81 acres.

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A larger kauhale

Two or four bedrooms, some with a private pool, when the group needs it.

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05 - Know

Before you go

Written from what the property publishes. Not yet checked by hand. Confirm on their site before you book.

Kona airport, then the road to Maheawalu Drive. The resort is on Kahuwai Bay, north of Kailua-Kona town. Ask them for the current drive.

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Where is it?

72-300 Maheawalu Drive, Kailua-Kona, Hawaii 96740, on Kahuwai Bay.

What is a hale?

A free-standing thatch cottage with a lanai and, as they describe it, an outdoor shower.

Is there a spa?

Asaya, with treatment space, a lounge, plunge, steam and sauna.

Who was Johnno Jackson?

They call him the resort founder. Shipwreck Bar is his schooner.

How do I book?

On the Kona Village page. The reservation stays with the resort.

06 · Go

Kona Village, a Rosewood Resort

Kailua-Kona, United States

Kona Village is thatch hale on 81 acres at Kahuwai Bay, with a farm, Asaya, and a bar in Johnno Jackson's schooner. It is a Big Island hideaway that was rebuilt, not a tower on the Kona strip.

Getting there
Kona airport, then the road to Maheawalu Drive.
From where you are
Distance appears once we know where you are.

Kona Village, a Rosewood Resort

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