It's the Ultimate Flying Experience . After exploring these awesome wonder of nature primeval, swing south along the coast to the famous beaches of black sand then around to Hawaii's Leeward side and the Kona Coast. The calm ocean is perfect for swimming and boating, but the big lure of Kona is a deep-sea fishing for the mighty Pacific Blue Marlin. The colorful Kailua-Kona fishing fleet awaits you. Each summer the world's best sports fisherman converge on Kailua for the Hawaiian International Billfish Tournament.
Challenging golf is played on several public courses scattered around the Island.
The distinctive Kona coffee bean, sought by connoisseurs, grows on the lower slopes of the mountains. Kona coffee is the only coffee produced commercially in the United States. In this balmy country you'll likely meet your first Hawaiian cowboy or paniolo , down for a holiday from Parker Ranch. The State's finest hunting is found on the slopes of Mauna Kea and Hualalai, which teem with pheasant, chukkar partridge, wild boar, goat and sheep. If you are interested in property on the Big Island of Hawaii, check out Aloha Properties .