How Far is Kona to Hilo? | Roadtrip Options If you could fly over a flat map it’s about 56 miles (91 km) from downtown Kona to Downtown Hilo. This, however, is not possible with 2 massive 13,000 foot tall mountains looming between the 2 cities. So whether by air or by car, it’s a…

The waters surrounding the Big Island make for some amazing ocean encounters. Located in the sub-tropics Hawaii Island straddles the warm waters near the equator and the cooler waters of the temperate zone. It’s one of the reasons Humpback Whales travel here from Alaska. These temperatures are averages and so they will only represent temperatures…

  One of Kona’s few sandy beaches doesn’t have particularly good snorkeling   Hawaii is often pictured as long stretches of white sandy beaches with turquoise water but oddly enough this does not make for good snorkeling. Why? The sand gets stirred up but the ocean waves and creates a murky haze in the water….