Guidebook for Kailua-Kona

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Guidebook for Kailua-Kona

Food Scene

Great home-cooked meals, wonderful desserts. Try the flourless chocolate torte!
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Strawberry Patch
79-7491 Hawaiʻi Belt Rd
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Great home-cooked meals, wonderful desserts. Try the flourless chocolate torte!
Superb coffee and gluten-free baked goods
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Kaya's Kawanui Inc
79-7300 Hawaiʻi Belt Rd
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Superb coffee and gluten-free baked goods
Local grass fed beef make the best burgers on the island
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Annie's Island Fresh Burgers
79-7460 Hawaiʻi Belt Rd
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Local grass fed beef make the best burgers on the island
Try the lamb chops! Divine.
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La Bourgogne French Restaurant
77-6400 Nalani St
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Try the lamb chops! Divine.
I love the way Sam Choy grills fish.
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Sam Choy's Kai Lanai
78-6831 Ali‘i Dr
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I love the way Sam Choy grills fish.
Some of the best Thai food on the island
Bangkok House
75-5626 Kuakini Hwy
Some of the best Thai food on the island
Good place to watch waves and passersby.
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Island Lava Java
75-5801 Ali‘i Dr
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Good place to watch waves and passersby.
Really good brunches and dinners. Very fresh food, lovingly prepared.
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Holuakoa Gardens and Cafe
765897 Kona Belt Rd
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Really good brunches and dinners. Very fresh food, lovingly prepared.
Wonderful Indian food. Palak paneer and Lamb curry are my favorites.
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Kamana Kitchen
75-5770 Ali‘i Dr
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Wonderful Indian food. Palak paneer and Lamb curry are my favorites.
Even though I try to avoid pasta, I generally can find some fish and vegetables I love here.
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Cafe Pesto - Kawaihae
61-3665 Akoni Pule Hwy
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Even though I try to avoid pasta, I generally can find some fish and vegetables I love here.
Beautiful location on Keauhou Bay
Akule Supply
78-7138 Kaleiopapa Street
Beautiful location on Keauhou Bay
Wonderful Italian food. Small, family owned restaurant with excellent food.
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Mi's Waterfront Bistro
75-5770 Ali‘i Dr
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Wonderful Italian food. Small, family owned restaurant with excellent food.
Good Italian food in Kailua-Kona
Amici Vista Italian Restaurant
78-7000 Ali‘i Drive
Good Italian food in Kailua-Kona
Very reasonably priced, simple Mexican food
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El Maguey
74-5563 Kaiwi St
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Very reasonably priced, simple Mexican food
The best view ever. Great breakfasts.
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The Coffee Shack
83-5799 Mamalahoa Hwy
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The best view ever. Great breakfasts.
Delicious crepes, both sweet and savory, and good coffee
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Peaberry & Galette
78-6831 Ali‘i Dr
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Delicious crepes, both sweet and savory, and good coffee
Local farmers grow this estate coffee. Really delicious.
Kona Coffee And Tea
14-4960 Waiopae Rd
Local farmers grow this estate coffee. Really delicious.
Distinctive menu and fantastic food... Venison, rabbit, antelope... many dishes you simply won't find anywhere else. Divine home made millet bread.
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Kilauea Lodge Restaurant
19-3948 Old Volcano Rd
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Distinctive menu and fantastic food... Venison, rabbit, antelope... many dishes you simply won't find anywhere else. Divine home made millet bread.
The local waiters and busboys stop and do hula at lunchtime. Its not polished, glitzy hula, but more like your neighbor's luau-style hula. Full of character, this place.
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Bamboo Restaurant & Gallery
55-3415 Akoni Pule Hwy
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The local waiters and busboys stop and do hula at lunchtime. Its not polished, glitzy hula, but more like your neighbor's luau-style hula. Full of character, this place.
Lunch specials are very good, relaxed atmosphere.
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Jackie Rey's Ohana Grill Kona
75-5995 Kuakini Hwy
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Lunch specials are very good, relaxed atmosphere.
Delectable sushi and sake, even if you like your fish cooked (as I do!) Try a 'Trio' of small samplers.
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Sushi Rock Restaurant
55-3435 Akoni Pule Hwy
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Delectable sushi and sake, even if you like your fish cooked (as I do!) Try a 'Trio' of small samplers.
Vegan raw, yet scrumptious! Try their spaghetti squash cooked in coconut milk, with cashews. Or their 'better than beef' burgers. The breakfast menu includes healthy alternatives and baked goods, as well as eggs.
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Under the Bodhi Tree
68-1330 Mauna Lani Dr
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Vegan raw, yet scrumptious! Try their spaghetti squash cooked in coconut milk, with cashews. Or their 'better than beef' burgers. The breakfast menu includes healthy alternatives and baked goods, as well as eggs.
Great location on the water, serving coffee, kombucha, and good food.
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Daylight Mind Coffee Company
69-201 Waikōloa Beach Dr
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Great location on the water, serving coffee, kombucha, and good food.
Delicious food in Waimea.
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Red Water Cafe
65-1299 Kawaihae Rd
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Delicious food in Waimea.
Try the fish tacos with lettuce wrap, if you want a really low carb lunch. The Mango Chicken salad is delightful too.
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Tommy Bahama Restaurant, Bar & Store
68-1330 Mauna Lani Dr
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Try the fish tacos with lettuce wrap, if you want a really low carb lunch. The Mango Chicken salad is delightful too.

Parks & Nature

Wonderful place to kayak and snorkel across the bay, at the monument. Also try snorkeling at Two Step, era the City of Refuge Park.
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Kealakekua Bay
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Wonderful place to kayak and snorkel across the bay, at the monument. Also try snorkeling at Two Step, era the City of Refuge Park.
One of my favorite snorkel spots
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Waialea Beach
Old Puako Road
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One of my favorite snorkel spots
Spectacular coastline view of secluded valley, steeped in Hawaiian history.
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Waipio Valley
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Spectacular coastline view of secluded valley, steeped in Hawaiian history.
Iconic Hawaiian waterfall
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Πάρκο Ποταμών Άκακα
875 Akaka Falls Rd
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Iconic Hawaiian waterfall
What's Hawaii without waterfalls? This one is magnificent, particularly after a rain.
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Rainbow Falls
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What's Hawaii without waterfalls? This one is magnificent, particularly after a rain.
Windsurfing and a great place for ocean sports. Rocky beach.
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Anaehoomalu Bay
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Windsurfing and a great place for ocean sports. Rocky beach.
Beautifully powdery white sand beach; worth the effort to get there.
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Παραλία Makalawena
Hawaii 19
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Beautifully powdery white sand beach; worth the effort to get there.
Another beautiful but rocky beach. Check out the Queen's Bath.
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Kīholo Bay
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Another beautiful but rocky beach. Check out the Queen's Bath.
An idyllic spot to bask in turquoise waters for a perfect morning's swim
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Kua Bay Access Road
Kua Bay Access Road
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An idyllic spot to bask in turquoise waters for a perfect morning's swim
Easy snorkeling, shallow a long way out, lots of turtles and colorful reef fish
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Kahaluu Bay
Ali‘i Drive
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Easy snorkeling, shallow a long way out, lots of turtles and colorful reef fish
The world's best observatories take advantage of clear skies at 13, 796 ft elevation. A stop at the Visitor's Center at 9,200 ft is a must.
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Mauna Kea
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The world's best observatories take advantage of clear skies at 13, 796 ft elevation. A stop at the Visitor's Center at 9,200 ft is a must.
Luxuriate in natural volcanic heated warm ponds while swimming with reef fish and turtles. Divine! This isn't a sandy beach, but a very interesting hot pond surrounded by lava.
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Kapoho Tide Pools
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Luxuriate in natural volcanic heated warm ponds while swimming with reef fish and turtles. Divine! This isn't a sandy beach, but a very interesting hot pond surrounded by lava.
The massive stone walls of this ancient "City of Refuge" may have inspired the design of the Onion House.
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Εθνικό Ιστορικό Πάρκο Pu'uhonua O Hōnaunau
State Highway 160
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The massive stone walls of this ancient "City of Refuge" may have inspired the design of the Onion House.
Good place to spot whales, and to interact with them if you're extremely lucky. I like to walk along the ocean from the end of Puako Drive, heading south.
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Puako Bay
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Good place to spot whales, and to interact with them if you're extremely lucky. I like to walk along the ocean from the end of Puako Drive, heading south.
I love the snorkeling here, but be careful getting in and out if the water's rough. You enter the water not from a sandy beach, but from a shelf of lava rock. Great place to see spinner dolphins 'up close and personal' if they're in the mood. Let them approach you.
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Κατάδυση και κολύμβηση με στρατηγική Two Step
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I love the snorkeling here, but be careful getting in and out if the water's rough. You enter the water not from a sandy beach, but from a shelf of lava rock. Great place to see spinner dolphins 'up close and personal' if they're in the mood. Let them approach you.
After the tidal wave, a huge area was set aside for green space, which gives Hilo its unique charm.
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Liliʻuokalani Botanical Garden
123 N Kuakini St
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After the tidal wave, a huge area was set aside for green space, which gives Hilo its unique charm.

Everything Else

This hotel has an interesting collection of artwork, set in extensive grounds that can be accessed by boat or monorail. Some of my featherwork is in their permanent collection!
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Hilton Waikoloa Village
69-425 Waikōloa Beach Dr
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This hotel has an interesting collection of artwork, set in extensive grounds that can be accessed by boat or monorail. Some of my featherwork is in their permanent collection!
Night diving with manta rays in Kona is one of the top rated diving experiences on the planet. This is one of many dive shop excursions.
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Manta Ray Dives of Hawaii
74-380 Kealakehe Pkwy
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Night diving with manta rays in Kona is one of the top rated diving experiences on the planet. This is one of many dive shop excursions.
Easy stroll through a lovely neighborhood, within walking distance of the Onion House.
Walua Road
Walua Road
Easy stroll through a lovely neighborhood, within walking distance of the Onion House.
Fantastic setting. I love three botanical garden.
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Umauma Falls Zipline & Rappel Experience
31-313 Old Mamalahoa Hwy
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Fantastic setting. I love three botanical garden.
This helicopter company rescued me, and about 80 other people, out of the wilderness area of Kalalau Valley on Kauai, hours before Hurricane Iniki blasted the island with 225 mph winds. I'm grateful!
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Blue Hawaiian Helicopters
99 Kaulele Pl
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This helicopter company rescued me, and about 80 other people, out of the wilderness area of Kalalau Valley on Kauai, hours before Hurricane Iniki blasted the island with 225 mph winds. I'm grateful!
Knowledgeable guides will make the most of your opportunity to learn about this unique history and landscape.
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Hawaii Forest & Trail Kona Headquarters
73-5593 Olowalu St
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Knowledgeable guides will make the most of your opportunity to learn about this unique history and landscape.

Arts & Culture

I've sold my artwork through this gallery for decades, and Maria has one of the finest collections of Pacific art on the island.
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Gallery of Great Things
65-1279 Kawaihae Rd
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I've sold my artwork through this gallery for decades, and Maria has one of the finest collections of Pacific art on the island.
See the wide variety of arts created on this island at the Harbor Gallery. Cafe Pesto is a great place to eat next door, with changing art exhibits on the walls.
Harbor Gallery
See the wide variety of arts created on this island at the Harbor Gallery. Cafe Pesto is a great place to eat next door, with changing art exhibits on the walls.
Uncle Robert Keli’iho’omalu's free-spirited Wednesday night market, with jovial Hawaiian music and awa bar, has become the liveliest scene on this island. He declared it "Sovereign Kingdom of Hawaii"
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Kalapana
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Uncle Robert Keli’iho’omalu's free-spirited Wednesday night market, with jovial Hawaiian music and awa bar, has become the liveliest scene on this island. He declared it "Sovereign Kingdom of Hawaii"
This art center has classes, events, and pot-luck dinners you can drop in and join, with a small exhibition space. It's got a friendly atmosphere and is an easy place to meet fellow artists.
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Donkey Mill Art Center
78-6670 Mamalahoa Hwy
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This art center has classes, events, and pot-luck dinners you can drop in and join, with a small exhibition space. It's got a friendly atmosphere and is an easy place to meet fellow artists.

Sightseeing

One of my favorite small towns in the state. It's got an aura all its own.
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Hawi
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One of my favorite small towns in the state. It's got an aura all its own.
Watch the glow of molten lava from Halemaumau Crater, literally from your bed. The restaurant is quite good, but the view is spectacular.
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Σπίτι του ηφαιστείου
1 Crater Rim Drive
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Watch the glow of molten lava from Halemaumau Crater, literally from your bed. The restaurant is quite good, but the view is spectacular.
If you want to browse through unique artist's galleries and individual craftsmen's products, this is the place for you. Eat at Holualoa Cafe while you're there.
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Holualoa
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If you want to browse through unique artist's galleries and individual craftsmen's products, this is the place for you. Eat at Holualoa Cafe while you're there.
Spectacular coastline views and a good hike. One of seven remote valleys... Waipio Valley is on the other end of this chain of untouched wilderness valleys.
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Pololu Valley
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Spectacular coastline views and a good hike. One of seven remote valleys... Waipio Valley is on the other end of this chain of untouched wilderness valleys.
This magnificent stone temple, or heiau, was built by Kamehameha, and is still the site of important Hawaiian cultural gatherings.
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Εθνικό Ιστορικό Μνημείο Pu'ukohola Heiau
62-3601 Kawaihae Rd
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This magnificent stone temple, or heiau, was built by Kamehameha, and is still the site of important Hawaiian cultural gatherings.
Fascinating rock art done by Native Hawaiians.
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Puako Petroglyph Park
1 N Kaniku Dr
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Fascinating rock art done by Native Hawaiians.
I love going up on this sacred mountain, and observing the island from this vantage point. Sunsets and sunrises are spectacular.
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Maunakea Observatories Support Services
177 Makaala St
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I love going up on this sacred mountain, and observing the island from this vantage point. Sunsets and sunrises are spectacular.

Essentials

This is where I met my sweetheart! (A friend asked, "What aisle?")
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Island Naturals Market & Deli - Hilo
1221 Kilauea Ave
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This is where I met my sweetheart! (A friend asked, "What aisle?")
Good place for a quick bite and to stock up on healthy snacks.
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Island Naturals Market & Deli Kailua-Kona
74-5444 Makala Blvd
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Good place for a quick bite and to stock up on healthy snacks.
Best fresh fish in town.
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KTA Super Stores
74-5594 Palani Rd
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Best fresh fish in town.
If you're cooking for a crowd, this is the answer! If you're a member but forgot your card, they can look it up for you by your phone number.
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Costco Wholesale
73-5600 Maiau St
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If you're cooking for a crowd, this is the answer! If you're a member but forgot your card, they can look it up for you by your phone number.

Getting Around

This seems to be one of the best ways to get a good deal on car rentals. I've used them many times.
Discount Car Rental Corporation
This seems to be one of the best ways to get a good deal on car rentals. I've used them many times.