<p><p><span>The scenic Kona region is on the western coast of the Big Island of Hawaii is known for its sunny weather and great beaches. With close access to great dining, shopping and activities, staying in a Kona condo provides everything you need for a luxurious and relaxing Maui vacation.</span></p><p><b>Things To Do</b></p><p>The Kona Coast offers many fun and exciting activities including boat tours for snorkeling, scuba diving, sunset dinner sails and also humpback whale watching during the winter months. The ocean waters of West Maui are also a premier big game fishing destination where you can go after big swordfish and giant marlin.</p><p>There are also plenty of land activities in Kona including championship golf courses, horseback riding and ATV tours. Several exceptional golf courses are found along the Kona Coast with more along the Kohala Coast just to the north. Take a drive up into Kona Coffee Country to tour a coffee farm and taste the renowned Kona Coffee at the source. A fun day trip from Kona is a drive north along the Kohala Coast and then west along the Hamakua Coast to see Waipio Valley, Akaka Falls and Hilo town. Another fun adventure is a visit to Hawaii Volcanoes National Park and see the steaming summit craters along Crater Rim Drive.</p><p><b>Nearby Beaches</b></p><p>There are many great beaches along the Kona Coast including Kamakahonu Beach near Kailua Pier which is a nice family beach and also popular for outrigger canoe paddling and stand up paddle boarding, as well as good snorkeling just to the north of the beach. Green sea turtles are often seen at Kahaluu Beach which is somewhat protected from the open sea by a fringing coral reef, creating good swimming and snorkeling conditions while surfers enjoy the waves beyond the reef. To the south is Kealakekua Bay known for its resident spinner dolphins. This is a nice place to take a guided kayak excursion and you can also visit the monument to Captain Cook on the shore.</p><p><b>Resta…