This island raised you. We’re just here when you need a base.
You know which side of Saddle Road the clouds roll in from. You know which trails are worth the early alarm and which ones are just Instagram bait. You’ve probably done Kealakekua Bay more than once and you’d do it again.
Pacific 19 is a small, design-forward hotel in the heart of Kailua-Kona. No resort, no package deals, no lobby fountain. Just a well-built place to sleep, reset, and go back out there.
We built it for people who explore with intention. That includes you.
Kama’āina rates. Available year-round.
Kama’āina means child of the land. It’s a word that carries weight. A relationship with a place, a sense of kuleana, a responsibility to care for it.
We don’t take that lightly. Pacific 19 offers special kama’āina rates for all Hawaii residents, whether you’re a Big Island local taking a Kona night off, a neighbor island visitor making a long weekend of it, or bringing family who’s never seen a lava field up close.
Valid Hawaii ID at check-in. Book direct for the best available rate.
The Big Island is built for hiking. You already know that.
Nowhere else can you drop into a bay carved by ancient shoreline trails and be standing on a solidified lava lake two hours later. The Big Island doesn’t give you one landscape. It gives you all of them.
We put together a guide to five trails worth doing from a Kona base. Whether you’ve done them all or you’re finally getting around to that one hike you keep putting off, this is where to start.
Kealakekua Bay.
One of the finest coastal hikes on the island. The descent is easy. The climb back at midday is not. Start early, bring more water than you think you need, and end it with a swim off the rocks at the monument.
Papakolea Green Sand Beach.
Flat terrain, open coastline, and one of the rarest beaches on the planet. The olivine is real. The lack of shade is also real. Pair it with a stop at South Point on the way back.
Kīlauea Iki Trail.
Dense rainforest one minute, barren lava lake the next. This loop inside Hawai’i Volcanoes National Park is the one you bring people to when you want to show them what this island actually is.
Nāpau Trail.
For those who want a full day in the park. Rainforest, lava fields, nēnē, the Nāpau Crater. This one earns dinner.
Kiholo Bay.
40 minutes north of Kona. A coastal trail with a freshwater-saltwater lagoon, plenty of honu, and almost no one on it on a weekday. Wear real shoes. Worth every step.
Rooms
Come back to something good.
The best part of a long day on the trail is what comes after. At Pacific 19, every room is built around that idea.
Private balcony. Premium linens. Luxurious bath amenities. A macro bar stocked with what you actually need after a day at elevation. Whether you’re in a pool view room, a partial ocean view, or settling into the Ohana Suite with the whole family, you’ll find exactly what you need and nothing you don’t.
The pool deck is there when you want sun and nothing else. Waimea Coffee Co. is steps from your door when you need coffee before the trailhead. The lobby lounge is quiet when you need to sit somewhere that isn’t your room.
Rinse off. Rest up. Fuel up. The island will be there tomorrow.
Your base in Kona.
75-5646 Palani Rd. Kailua-Kona. 19°44’14″N.
Walk to the seawall. Drive 20 minutes to Kealakekua. Drive two hours and you’re inside the park.
Rest up here. Everything else is out there.