{"id":1805,"date":"2017-02-16T20:43:52","date_gmt":"2017-02-17T01:43:52","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.wetrocksdiving.com\/?page_id=1805"},"modified":"2017-07-17T13:31:44","modified_gmt":"2017-07-17T17:31:44","slug":"kona-hawaii-links","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/www.wetrocksdiving.com\/?page_id=1805","title":{"rendered":"Hawaii"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.wetrocksdiving.com\/?page_id=3803\"><strong>Hawai&#8217;i Recommendations<\/strong><\/a>: Features and Pro\/Cons of the Various Islands<br \/>\n<a href=\"https:\/\/www.wetrocksdiving.com\/?page_id=3803#hawaii\">Hawai&#8217;i-The Big Island<\/a><br \/>\n<a href=\"https:\/\/www.wetrocksdiving.com\/?page_id=3803#kauai\">Kauai-The Garden Isle<\/a><br \/>\n<a href=\"https:\/\/www.wetrocksdiving.com\/?page_id=3803#oahu\">O&#8217;ahu-Honolulu<\/a><br \/>\n<a href=\"https:\/\/www.wetrocksdiving.com\/?page_id=3803#maui\">Maui-The Valley<\/a><br \/>\n<a name=\"links\"><\/a><br \/>\nincludes dive shop &amp; charter recommendations for each island<\/p>\n<hr \/>\n<h1>Kona Hawaii Links<\/h1>\n<p><strong>On this site<\/strong>:\u00a0<a title=\"Kona, Hawaii\" href=\"https:\/\/www.wetrocksdiving.com\/?page_id=24\">About Kona<\/a>\u00a0and\u00a0<a title=\"Kona: Rec, Tech, Manta\" href=\"https:\/\/www.wetrocksdiving.com\/?page_id=173\">Kona Diving<\/a>\u00a0and\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.wetrocksdiving.com\/?page_id=3803#hawaii\">Hawai&#8217;i Recommendations<\/a> and<br \/>\n<a title=\"Benefits to Training in Kona\" href=\"https:\/\/www.wetrocksdiving.com\/?page_id=184\">Benefits to Training in Kona<\/a> and <a href=\"https:\/\/www.wetrocksdiving.com\/?page_id=4133\">Kona Shore Diving<\/a> (<a href=\"mailto:konashoresites1805@wetrocksdiving.com\">email us<\/a> us for access to this last one)<\/p>\n<p><strong>Facebook<\/strong>:\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/groups\/hawaiiunderwaterexplorers\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Hawaii Underwater Explorers (HUE)<\/a>\u00a0and\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/ProjectBaselineHawaii?fref=ts\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Project Baseline Hawaii<\/a><\/p>\n<p><strong><a href=\"http:\/\/www.wunderground.com\/q\/zmw:96740.1.99999\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Weather and Radar<\/a><\/strong><br \/>\n<strong>Swell forecast<\/strong>:<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: right;\">click on units to change<br \/>\n<iframe loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/embed.windytv.com\/embed2.html?lat=20.797&amp;lon=-157.566&amp;zoom=7&amp;level=surface&amp;overlay=waves&amp;menu=&amp;message=true&amp;marker=&amp;forecast=12&amp;calendar=now&amp;location=coordinates&amp;type=map&amp;actualGrid=&amp;metricWind=mph&amp;metricTemp=%C2%B0F\" width=\"650\" height=\"650\" frameborder=\"0\"><\/iframe><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/magicseaweed.com\/MSW-Surf-Chart\/38\/?imageScale=swell&amp;chartType=HTSGW\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">magic seaweed charts<\/a>\u00a0and\u00a0<a href=\"http:\/\/www.prh.noaa.gov\/hnl\/pages\/SRF.php\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Caldwell commentary<\/a>\u00a0and\u00a0<a href=\"http:\/\/www.prh.noaa.gov\/hnl\/pages\/marine_graphics.php\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">shadowing graphs<\/a>.\u00a0Kona is 6-12 hours ahead of O&#8217;ahu for South swells, and 6-12 hours after O&#8217;ahu for North swells<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.amazon.com\/gp\/product\/0983888744\/ref=as_li_ss_il?ie=UTF8&amp;camp=1789&amp;creative=390957&amp;creativeASIN=0983888744&amp;linkCode=as2&amp;tag=wetrocdiv-20\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignright\" style=\"border: 0px;\" src=\"http:\/\/ws-na.amazon-adsystem.com\/widgets\/q?_encoding=UTF8&amp;ASIN=0983888744&amp;Format=_SL160_&amp;ID=AsinImage&amp;MarketPlace=US&amp;ServiceVersion=20070822&amp;WS=1&amp;tag=wetrocdiv-20\" alt=\"\" width=\"106\" height=\"160\" border=\"0\" \/><\/a> <strong>Manta ray<\/strong>:\u00a0<a href=\"http:\/\/www.mantapacific.org\/identification\/Female\/index.html#top\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">identification pics<\/a>\u00a0from\u00a0<a href=\"http:\/\/www.mantapacific.org\/index.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Manta Pacific Research Foundation<\/a><\/p>\n<p><strong>Volcano<\/strong>: <a href=\"http:\/\/www.nps.gov\/havo\/planyourvisit\/lava2.htm\">volcano forecast<\/a>\u00a0and\u00a0<a href=\"http:\/\/mkwc.ifa.hawaii.edu\/current\/road-conditions\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Summit Road Conditions\/Forecast<\/a><\/p>\n<p><strong>Recommended Tourbook<\/strong>:\u00a0<a href=\"http:\/\/www.amazon.com\/gp\/product\/0983888744\/ref=as_li_ss_tl?ie=UTF8&amp;camp=1789&amp;creative=390957&amp;creativeASIN=0983888744&amp;linkCode=as2&amp;tag=wetrocdiv-20\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Hawaii The Big Island Revealed: The Ultimate Guidebook<\/a>.\u00a0 Also available <a href=\"http:\/\/www.amazon.com\/gp\/product\/B00HUC38NM\/ref=as_li_ss_tl?ie=UTF8&amp;camp=1789&amp;creative=390957&amp;creativeASIN=B00HUC38NM&amp;linkCode=as2&amp;tag=wetrocdiv-20\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">in Kindle format<\/a><\/p>\n<hr \/>\n<p><strong><span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\">LODGING &#8211; Big Island, Kona Side<\/span>:<\/strong> &#8212;\u00a0<em>links coming soon!<\/em><\/p>\n<p>Please tell them Wet Rocks Diving sent you!<\/p>\n<p><strong>No Frills Hotels<\/strong> Kona Tiki, Uncle Billy&#8217;s, Kona Seaside, or VRBO<\/p>\n<p><strong>In Town Resorts<\/strong> King Kam Hotel (Marriott), Royal Kona<\/p>\n<p><strong>Keauhou <\/strong>(20 mins from Kona)\u00a0Kona Surf Resort,\u00a0Kanaloa Condos (basic to lux)<\/p>\n<p><strong>Waikaloa Four Star Resorts <\/strong>(45-60 mins from Kona)<br \/>\nFour Seasons, Fairmont Orchid, Mauna Kea, Mauna Lani<\/p>\n<hr \/>\n<p><span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\"><strong>OTHER TRAVEL TIPS<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><strong>Rental cars<\/strong> &#8211; we&#8217;re on an island; don&#8217;t take it for granted that you&#8217;ll be able to get a rental car on arrival without a reservation. We have found the best rates can be had by booking a car ahead with a reservation that can be canceled without penalty, check the rates occasionally, and re-book if you find a better deal.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><strong>Hilo vs Kona<\/strong> &#8211; If you&#8217;re staying in Kona or taking a class in Kona, we recommend flying into Kona. It takes 2.5 &#8211; 3hrs to drive from Hilo to Kona (through high altitude!) which is not pleasant immediately after a long flight. There are more flights available into Kona direct versus Hilo. Kona&#8217;s airport code is KOA.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><strong>Bikers<\/strong> &#8211; Home of the Ironman World Championships, we have a culture of bicyclists in Kona, please keep an eye out for them when driving. Also watch our for tourists doing stupid or oblivious things on mopeds.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><strong>Pau hana, live aloha\u00a0<\/strong>&#8211; You&#8217;re &#8220;done work,&#8221; so enjoy the island at a slower pace and live (and drive) with aloha when you&#8217;re on island.<\/p>\n<hr \/>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\"><strong>RECOMMENDED VENDORS<\/strong><\/span><strong>\u00a0<\/strong>&#8211;<em>\u00a0more coming soon! <\/em>See\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.wetrocksdiving.com\/?page_id=3803#hawaii\">Hawai&#8217;i Recommendations<\/a><\/p>\n<p><strong><span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\">TOPSIDE ACTIVITIES<\/span>\u00a0<\/strong>&#8211; \u00a0<em>more\u00a0<\/em><em>coming soon! <\/em>See\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.wetrocksdiving.com\/?page_id=3803#hawaii\">Hawai&#8217;i Recommendations<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Hawai&#8217;i Recommendations: Features and Pro\/Cons of the Various Islands Hawai&#8217;i-The Big Island Kauai-The Garden Isle O&#8217;ahu-Honolulu Maui-The Valley includes dive shop &amp; charter recommendations for each island Kona Hawaii Links On this site:\u00a0About Kona\u00a0and\u00a0Kona Diving\u00a0and\u00a0Hawai&#8217;i Recommendations and Benefits to Training &hellip; <a href=\"https:\/\/www.wetrocksdiving.com\/?page_id=1805\">Continue reading <span class=\"meta-nav\">&rarr;<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"parent":36,"menu_order":5,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","template":"sidebar-page.php","meta":{"footnotes":""},"class_list":["post-1805","page","type-page","status-publish","hentry"],"aioseo_notices":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.wetrocksdiving.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/pages\/1805","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.wetrocksdiving.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/pages"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.wetrocksdiving.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/types\/page"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.wetrocksdiving.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.wetrocksdiving.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcomments&post=1805"}],"version-history":[{"count":26,"href":"https:\/\/www.wetrocksdiving.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/pages\/1805\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":4136,"href":"https:\/\/www.wetrocksdiving.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/pages\/1805\/revisions\/4136"}],"up":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.wetrocksdiving.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/pages\/36"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.wetrocksdiving.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fmedia&parent=1805"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}