{"id":3187,"date":"2021-04-16T09:48:17","date_gmt":"2021-04-16T16:48:17","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/jeremymccaleb.com\/wp\/?page_id=3187"},"modified":"2026-06-19T11:48:44","modified_gmt":"2026-06-19T18:48:44","slug":"kona-is-awesome","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/jeremymccaleb.com\/wp\/?page_id=3187","title":{"rendered":"Kona is Awesome"},"content":{"rendered":"

We HIGHLY Recommend these Kona businesses!<\/b><\/span><\/h2>\n

Page updated June 1, 2026<\/p>\n

Umeki\u2019s<\/b>
\nSeafood Market & Restaurant
\nFresh seafood and delicious poke. Don’t miss the fiddle fern salad!<\/span><\/p>\n

umekesrestaurants.com\/live<\/a><\/span><\/p>\n

74-5599 Pawai Pl, Kailua-Kona
\n<\/span>(808) 238-0571
\n<\/span>11am to 9pm
\n\"\"<\/a>*************
\n<\/span><\/p>\n

Ocean’s Street Tacos <\/b>– Out back of Ocean\u2019s Bar and Grill
\n<\/span>3 tacos for $11 including kalua pork tacos to die for<\/span><\/strong><\/em><\/p>\n

75-5811 Alii Dr, Kailua-Kona
\n<\/span>11am to 2pm & 5pm to 9:30
\n<\/span>Open until 2am on Friday and Saturday nights
\n<\/span>Closed Sunday
\n\"\"<\/a>*************
\n<\/span><\/p>\n

Huggos<\/b><\/span><\/p>\n

Upstairs dining that is posh and more expensive. Downstairs \u201con the rocks\u201d is less spendy, you have your toes in the sand for burgers and bar food, and usually live music.  No reservations for downstairs. <\/span><\/p>\n

huggosontherocks.com<\/a><\/span><\/p>\n

75-5828 Kahakai Rd, Kailua-Kona
\n<\/span>(808) 329-1493
\n<\/span>4 to 9pm
\n\"\"<\/a>*************
\n<\/span><\/p>\n

Gypsea Gelato<\/b><\/span><\/p>\n

gypseagelato.com<\/a><\/span><\/p>\n

75-5817 Alii Drive, Kailua-Kona
\n<\/span>Noon to 9pm daily except Monday
\n<\/span>GREAT gelato, and they also sell whole bean Kona coffee!
\n*************<\/span>
\n<\/em><\/span><\/p>\n

Lava Java
\n<\/b><\/span>Best coffee we found in Kona!<\/span><\/p>\n

islandlavajava.com\/menu.php<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n

75-5801 Ali’i Drive
\n<\/span>7:30am to 7:30pm
\nand LOOK at the view!
\n\"\"<\/a>*************
\n<\/span><\/p>\n

Da Poke Shack<\/b><\/span><\/p>\n

dapokeshack.com<\/a><\/span><\/p>\n

76-6246 Ali’i Drive, Kailua-Kona
\n<\/span>(808) 329-7653
\n<\/span>10 to 4 daily
\n*************<\/span>
\n<\/span><\/p>\n

808 Grindz<\/b>
\n<\/span>for breakfast – most menu items are $8.08<\/span><\/p>\n

808grindzcafe.com\/menu.html<\/a><\/span><\/p>\n

75-5660 Kopiko St, Kailua-Kona, HI 96740
\n<\/span>(808) 936-5909
\n<\/span><\/span><\/span>7am to 2pm – Closed Mondays
\n\"\"<\/a>*************
\n<\/span><\/p>\n

TK Noodle House
\n<\/b><\/span>Good Thai Food<\/span><\/p>\n

cheftk.com<\/a><\/span><\/p>\n

75 Hanama Pl, Kailua-Kona
\n<\/span>(808) 327-0070
\n<\/span>11am to 9pm daily
\n\"\"<\/a>*************
\n<\/span><\/p>\n

KTA Supermarket
\n<\/b><\/span>Groceries & Delicious Fresh Poke<\/span><\/p>\n

74-5594 Palani Rd, Kailua-Kona
\n<\/span>(808) 329-1677
\n<\/span>5am to 10pm
\n*************
\n<\/span><\/p>\n

Ohana Casual Wear
\n<\/b><\/span>AMAZING T-shirts at great prices<\/span><\/p>\n

75-5707 Ali’i Dr
\n<\/span>(808) 329-8159
\n*************
\n<\/span><\/p>\n

Fairwind <\/b><\/span>Kealakekua <\/b><\/span>Snorkel Tours<\/b><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n

fair-wind.com\/kona-snorkel-tours<\/span><\/a>
\n\"\"<\/a><\/p>\n

 <\/p>\n

<\/p>\n

<\/span>*************
\n<\/span><\/p>\n

Gupton Gallery<\/b>
\n<\/span>The work of Alex Gupton and other artists
\nI can spend HOURS in here looking for Bob the three eyed fish!<\/span><\/p>\n

https:\/\/guptongallery.com\/collections<\/a><\/p>\n

75-5770 Alii Dr, Kailua-Kona
\n<\/span>(808) 334-0037
\n<\/span>10am to 9pm
\n*************
\n<\/span><\/p>\n

\"\"<\/a>

Cyndi chilling at Island Lava Java on the day we arrived in Kona!<\/p><\/div>\n

Cyndi’sPhotography<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n

Aloha!<\/span><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

We HIGHLY Recommend these Kona businesses! Page updated June 1, 2026 Umeki\u2019s Seafood Market & Restaurant Fresh seafood and delicious poke. Don’t miss the fiddle fern salad! umekesrestaurants.com\/live 74-5599 Pawai Pl, Kailua-Kona (808) 238-0571 11am to 9pm ************* Ocean’s Street … Continue reading →<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":0,"parent":0,"menu_order":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","template":"","meta":{"ngg_post_thumbnail":0},"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/jeremymccaleb.com\/wp\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/pages\/3187"}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/jeremymccaleb.com\/wp\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/pages"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/jeremymccaleb.com\/wp\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/types\/page"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/jeremymccaleb.com\/wp\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/jeremymccaleb.com\/wp\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcomments&post=3187"}],"version-history":[{"count":20,"href":"https:\/\/jeremymccaleb.com\/wp\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/pages\/3187\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":4258,"href":"https:\/\/jeremymccaleb.com\/wp\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/pages\/3187\/revisions\/4258"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/jeremymccaleb.com\/wp\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fmedia&parent=3187"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}