Located on the west coast of the Big Island, Kona is a small, but cosmopolitan town, nestled on the slopes of Haulalai. We spent three nights at the beautiful Ohana Keauhou Beach Resort, about four miles south of downtown.

We enjoyed a lu'au at the Royal Kona Resort, which our guidebook cites as a "Best Bet." The price was around $60 a head and included a large meal of pork, beef, and fish (all slowly cooked inside a pig...cool!). Oh yeah, don't forget about the pretty women struttin' their stuff on stage!