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On the water
Boats leave from Keauhou and Honokōhau at dusk; the mantas come to feed under the lights.
Snorkel tours to the Captain Cook monument, with spinner dolphins often in the bay.
Humpbacks winter off the Kona coast from December to April.
Across the island
Our own photos, with Google’s for Puʻuhonua o Hōnaunau, Maunakea and Huliheʻe Palace.
Kīlauea and the Halemaʻumaʻu crater, a long day trip around the south of the island.
A short rainforest loop to a 442-foot waterfall above Hilo.
The Place of Refuge: a restored royal ground and sanctuary on the lava coast south of Kona.
Sunset above the clouds and some of the clearest stargazing on Earth, a drive up the saddle road.
The royal summer palace on the seawall, and Aliʻi Drive’s cafés and shops, a mile and a half away.
The slopes above Kona grow the coffee; farms in Holualoa and Kealakekua give tours and tastings.