Hawaii Big Island Diving

The Kona Village Resort is considered to be a unique getaway where you can relax and unwind while getting closer to nature’s beauty. The resort caters to all types of tourists from couples looking for a romantic hideaway to families looking for fun and wholesome activities.
Accommodations
The resort offers around 125 Polynesian-style hales, which are bungalows with thatched roofs and private lanais spread out on some 82 acres of tropical surroundings. There are also some hales that have private whirlpool spas. These hales have three locations guests can choose from: overlooking the tropical ponds, the 1801 lava flow or the beach.
Food As for meals, the main restaurant offers delicious options for breakfast and lunch. For dinner, there are two restaurants serving a cuisine which is light but appetizing. They serve fresh vegetable and fish dishes. On Fridays, the resort holds a legendary luau that has been tradition for many years. After a delicious feast, there is a presentation of hula dances, the Samoan fire knife dance, the Tahitian tamure and the Maori warrior haka of New Zealand.
Activities
Guests can spend their time trying out a lot of new activities such as swimming, kayaking, sailing, fishing, snorkeling and a host of other water activities. The resort also has daily volleyball games and offers tours on glass-bottom boats. They can also explore the rich Hawaiian marine life, including the yellow butterfly fish, Hawaiian green sea turtles and blue tangs. Tourists can also witness the manta rays swimming into the light almost every night.
Scuba diving is facilitated by the Kona Reef Divers, which is a PADI and NAUI-certified dive operation. Guests could dive in over 40 sites located on the Kona Coast, all with depths ranging from around 20 to 60 feet. These dive sites are just three to ten minutes away from the beach resort so you need not waste too much time in the boat as you get there. They provide guests with all the essential equipment along as well as a 5-day scuba diving certification course and provide all of the essential equipment.
Tips
If you are planning on staying at the Kona Village Resort for a week or longer, you might want to request a particular hale or floor plan to make sure that you would be having a pleasant and enjoyable stay.
You might also want to schedule your vacation anytime between December and April, as this would be the time when you can catch the North Pacific humpback whales migrating from Alaska to Hawaii even if you just stay on the beach.
The Kona Village Resort offer lush tropical landscaping, soft and sandy beaches that can easily be the setting of your perfect dream vacation. Whether you are planning a family getaway or a romantic retreat, the resort has everything you will ever need.

The Kohala Coast real estate market, part of the Big Island’s housing market, picked up the pace of sales in the month of May despite lower purchase prices. According to a June 7, 2010 article from Pacific Business News, “Sales of condominiums on the Big Island rose by nearly 75 percent last month, and sales of single-family homes were up by 25 percent when compared to May of last year. There were 52 condos sold on the Big Island in May, 71 percent more than the 31 units sold during the same month in 2009, according to statistics from the Hawaii Information Service.” The piece went on to note that “Prices, however, were down for both categories. The median price for a single-family home on the Big Island in May was $279,500, down 7 percent from $300,500 in 2009. The median price for a condo in May was $285,000, down 8 percent from $309,000 in 2009.”

It might be a slow road ahead for Kohala Coast homes for sale, as the economic recovery of the Big Island seems destined to be slower than the rebound on Oahu. According to a June 8, 2010 article from Hawaii News Now, “The latest state report on tax revenues and building permits shows a decidedly lower economic recovery on neighbor islands than on Oahu. The monthly update on Hawaii leading economic indicators, released Tuesday by the state Department of Business, Economic Development & Tourism, contains figures that mostly cover the first quarter of this year: January, February, and March.” The report by Howard Dicus found that “Excise taxes were down 2% on Oahu, down 8% on Kauai, down 16% in Maui County, and down 18% on the Big Island, compared to the first quarter of 2009.”

The slowing of the statewide foreclosure rate should encourage an eventual recovery of Kohala Coast real estate, along with some other key factors. According to a June 9, 2010 article from Pacific Business News, “The number of Hawaii homes receiving foreclosure filings in May was on the rise, but the rate of increase slowed from the month before…Hawaii had a total of 1,055 foreclosure filings last month, or one out of every 486 housing units…”