Beautiful Big Island — Your Local Guide to Hawaiʻi Island (the Big Island)
Beautiful Big Island is a locals-first guide to Hawaiʻi Island (the Big Island) — where to stay and eat, things to do, island events, month-by-month weather, and free wedding planning with vetted venues and vendors.
Wedding & event venues on Hawaiʻi Island (the Big Island)
- Four Seasons Resort Hualalai — Kohala Coast, resort
- Fairmont Orchid Hawaii — Kohala Coast, resort
- Mauna Kea Beach Hotel — Kohala Coast, resort
- Hilton Waikoloa Village — Kohala Coast, resort
- Mauna Lani Auberge Resort — Kohala Coast, resort
- Royal Kona Resort — Kona, resort
- Sheraton Kona Resort — Kona, resort
- Outrigger Kona Resort & Spa — Kona, resort
- Waikoloa Beach Marriott Resort & Spa — Kohala Coast, resort
- King Kamehameha's Kona Beach Resort — Kona, resort
- Kona Village, A Rosewood Resort — Kohala Coast, resort
- Holualoa Inn (Coffee-Farm-Area Boutique) — Kona Coffee, private-estate
Things to do on Hawaiʻi Island (the Big Island)
- Volcanoes National Park Tour — Half-day or full-day Volcanoes National Park tour. Park lava-rock landscape, Halemaʻumaʻu Crater overlook, Thurston Lava
- Mauna Kea Summit + Stargazing — Sunset summit drive to Mauna Kea (13,000+ ft elevation) for sunset + stargazing. Bring warm clothes; 50°F+ temperature d
- Manta Ray Night Snorkel (Kona) — World-famous night snorkel with manta rays in Kona. ~2 hour total experience. Once-in-a-lifetime wedding-party group act
- Kona Coffee Farm Tour + Tasting — Half-day Kona coffee belt tour with tastings. Many wedding venues are former coffee farms — great context for wedding-we
- Helicopter Tour — Volcanoes — 60–90 min helicopter tour over Volcanoes National Park + waterfalls + black sand beaches. Aerial wedding photos add-on p
- Island Breeze Lūʻau (Kona) — Most-traditional Kona luau. Kamehameha-era cultural performance + buffet. Welcome dinner alternative for wedding parties
Beaches on Hawaiʻi Island (the Big Island)
- Hapuna Beach (Kohala Coast) — Kohala Coast (permit required)
- Mauna Kea Beach (Kaunaʻoa Bay) — Kohala Coast (permit required)
- Old Kona Airport Beach Park (Kailua-Kona) — Kona (permit required)
- Kua Bay (Maniniʻowali Beach, Kohala) — Kohala Coast (permit required)
- Coconut Grove Beach (Kailua-Kona) — Kona (permit required)
- Pauoa Bay (Kohala / Mauna Lani) — Kohala Coast (permit required)
- Laʻaloa Beach / Magic Sands (Kailua-Kona) — Kona (permit required)
- Waikoloa Beach — Kohala Coast (permit required)
- Punaluʻu Black Sand Beach (Kaʻu, south side) — Kau (permit required)
- Kapaa Black Sand Beach — Kohala (permit required)