Waikoloa Vacation Rental Management

The Kings’ Shops complement the Queens Marketplace to help give vacationers everything they need right within the Waikoloa Beach Resort.  The Kings’ Shops is home to the 4th of July Rubber Duckie Race.  Here are all the companies you will find at the Kings’ Shops.

Restaurants

Blazin Steaks (808) 886-0570 - A great place for a quick, quality lunch or dinner place for under $10.
Roy’s Waikoloa Bar and Grill (808) 886-4321 - Roy’s offer the most popular dining at Waikoloa Beach Resort.  Here you will find a great Pacific Rim cuisine with an excellent full service bar.
Merriman’s Market Cafe (808) 886-1700 - A great local cafe specializing in locally grown produce meats and fish.  Offers great lunches at reasonable prices and also offers a wine bar.
Island Fish and Chips (808) 886-0005 - Fast food style restaurant offering combination baskets of fish and chips with pineapple coleslaw.  Enjoy outdoor seating overlooking Kings’ Lake.
Jungle Edge Coffee (808) 886-4070 - Locally owned coffee company offering 100% Kona grown coffee.

Apparel

Cinnamon Girl (808) 886-0241 - Enjoy a selection of casual and elegant wear for women featuring dresses designed in Hawaii.
Crazy Shirts (808) 886-9393 - A favorite wherever you go.  Enjoy custom made t-shirts specific for Hawaii.  Get great shirts for gifts here.
Honolua Surf Co. (808) 886-6422 - Hip, high quality surf clothing for men and women.
Honolua Wahine (808) 886-1019 - Offers quality surf wear catering to women (wahine).
Island Intimates Lingerie - Specializes in bra fitting.
Kilauea Clothing Company - Offers a variety of vintage Hawaiian aloha shirts.
Kohala Coast Fine Art (808) 886-4240 - Featuring work by Ford Smith, and Clint Sloan along with many more.
Swank Boutique (808) 886-7965 - Trendy boutique offering accessories and clothing for women.
Big Island Motorcycle Company (808) 886-2011 - A great place to rent motorcycles, scooters, and bikes for use around Waikoloa Beach Resort.
Macy’s (808) 886-5385 -  A selection of clothing for both men and women featuring Tommy Bahama and Ralph Lauren clothing.
Making Waves (808) 886-1814 - Enjoy the latest trends of swimwear in Hawaii.
Noa Noa (808) 886-5449 - Local hand printed batik fabrics in silk, cotton, and rayon.
Tommy Bahama (808) 886-8865 - Upscale men and women tropical clothing.

Specialty and Gifts

Alina’s Candles - Hand made Hawaiian candles.
Coach (808) 886-4201 - Offers a selection of the world famous Coach accessories.
Genesis Galleries (808) 886-7770 - Offers a selection of art from local artists.
Sunglass Hut (808) 886-0593 -  Offers a large selection of sunglasses for both men and women.
Sweet Paradise Chocolatier -  Hawaiian style chocolate confections.  Guests in the past have raved about this store.
The Walking Company (808) 886-8228 - Selection of shoes and slippers for both men and women.
Tiffany and Co. (808) 886-1931 - One of the worlds premier jewelers offering an array of Triffany creations.
Under the Koa Tree (808) 886-7444 - Hawaiian art and woodwork.
Walking in Paradise (808) 886-7057 - Offers a selection of shoes that satisfies your comfort with style.
Whaler’s General Store (808) 886-7057 - Small convenient store for souvenirs, cosmetics, sundries, and much more.

Other Stores

Baron and Leeds Swiss Watches and Fine Jewelry (808) 886-1645 - Offers some of the most desireable Swiss watches and jewelry.
Dolphin Galleries (808) 886-5533 - Offers an array of artwork including work of Dr. Seuss.
Maui Divers (808) 886-0055 - Some beautiful jewelry created in their design center in Honolulu.
Na Hoku (808) 886-7599 - A local favorite jeweler.
Orchid Jewelers (808) 886-884 - Specializes in 18K gold jewelry from Hawaiian, American, and European designers.
Pearl Factory (808) 886-0077 - Hawaii’s original Pearl-in-the-Oyster jeweler.
Royal Gold (808) 886-7701 - An extensive collection of Hawaiian jewelry.
Waikoloa Shell Gas Station (808) 886-9512 - The most convenient gas station for Waikoloa Beach Resort.

The Queens Marketplace at Waikoloa Beach Resort complements the Kings Shops to offer a vacationer to Waikoloa Beach Resort almost all the shopping and dining one could need all within the resort.  A full size grocery store and food court are among the many things you will find at The Queens Marketplace.

Most Popular

Island Gourmet Market (808) 886-3577 - Full size grocery store ran by ABC and Foodland.  Also offers a nice meat market and wine tasting.
Food Court -  The Food Court offers a variety of fast food restaurants including SubWay, DairyQueen, Arbys.
Starbucks (808) 886-1888

Restaurants

Romano’s Macaroni Grill (808) 443-5515 - Offers signature Italian dishes for a reasonable price.  Also offers takeout.
Sansei Seafood and Sushi Bar (808) 886-6286 - Specializes in sushi and contemporary Japanese specialties.  Also is a great place for entertainment in the evenings.
Charley’s Thai Cuisine (808) 886-0591 - Reasonably prices thai food.

Shopping

Blue Ginger Family (808) 886-0022 - Offers an assortment of clothing for women, children, and men.
Blue Wilderness Dive Adventures (808) 886-0980 - Dive shop offering an assortment of gear as well as dive packages and instructions.
Claire’s (808) 886-8905 - Teen and young girls favorite store!  Offers a variety of jewelry and cosmetic accessories.
Exclusive Designs (808) 886-0350 - Features traditional and contemporary apparel for all people.
Genisis Galleries (808) 886-1170 - Genisis Galleries has some of the finest Hawaiian artwork on the island.  Original oils and painted surfboards are among the many pieces they offer.
Giggles (808) 886-0014 - Offering an assortment of clothing, toys, and much more for children.
Hawaiian Quilt Collection (808) 886-0494 - Wrap yourself in Hawaiian style with beautiful hand-quilted purses, wall hangings, quilts, and much more.
Island Pearls (808) 886-4817 - Selection of fine jewelry featuring Tahitian Black Pearls.
King and Queen Day Spa and Salon (808) 886-8889 - Full service spa and salon.
Lids (808) 886-1649 - Selection of hats along with the ability to custom make any hat one desires.
Local Lizards and Friends (808) 886-8900 - A store filled of gecko themed items.
Local Motion (808) 886-7873 - One of Hawaiis’ favorite surf shops.  Local Motion offers contemporary surf apparel as well as everything you need for a day at the beach.
Pacific Nature (808) 886-8919 - Specialty jewelry store that features fine jewelry inspired by Hawaii’s natural surroundings.
PacSun (808) 886-0415 - Provides young adults and teens with an assortment of trendy apparel.
Perfumania (808) 886-0409 - Find all of your favorite fragrances and bath and body products.
Persimmon (808) 886-0303 - Big Island based boutique offering the latest clothing and shoe fashions.
PostNet (808) 886-7678 - Full service business center.
QuickSilver (808) 886-0900 - Popular surf store Quicksilver and Roxy clothing along with accessories.
Reyn’s (808) 886-1162 - Home of the world famous Reyn Spooner aloha shirts.
Savvy Butik (808) 886-7289 - Offers contemporary fashion for women who appreciate luxurious fabrics with ease of movement and flow.
Sunglass Hut (808) 886-0274 - Offers and assortment of sunglasses for all occasions.
The Studio - Classic car museum.

Located on the slopes of Hualalai you will find a beautiful Kona coffee farm ran by Mountain Thunder.  Mountain Thunder offers some amazing Kona coffee tours and well as an assortment of 100% pure Kona coffee items.

The coffee plantation is a family owned business that is the home of not only coffee, but many other things.  While on your tour you will find other Hawaiian fruits such as guava, lyche, and much more.  There is also wildlife running throughout the farm.

Kona Coffee Tours
Mountain Thunder offers an array of tours to meet anyones needs.  They have group tours daily that start on the hour every hour from 10 to 4.
If you are a big coffee lover you may want to take a private tour.  This tour allows you to have a detailed, personalized tour of the grounds and the mill.  If you choose, you may make your own bag of coffee, package, and label it.  The tour takes roughly three hours and you must book in advance by calling  888-414-KONA.

Pure Kona Coffee and Organic Kona Coffee
Mountain Thunder offers the best pure Kona coffee on the Big Island of Hawaii.  They are also known to offer some of the only organic 100% Kona coffee in Hawaii.  At their store you will find an array of 100% Kona coffee flavors along with several other items including chocolate covered coffee beans, organic teas and herbs, coffee scented sundries, Mountain Thunder t-shirts/mugs and much more.

Contact Mountain Thunder at 888-414-KONA to set up a great Kona Coffee Plantation tour or just to stop by and purchase some of their great products.

Click here to view a map from Waikoloa Beach Resort to the Mountain Thunder Kona Coffee Plantation.

United Airlines has agreed to buy Continental airlines in a $3 billion stock deal.  The deal will make them the worlds largest carrier.  Although many people involved in wall street with the airline industry believe this is a good step forward, it is speculated that it will negatively effect travel to the Hawaiian Islands.

More than likely the merger will decrease the total number of flights (seats) available to Hawaii.  With the current state of the economy and tourism down from what it was in 2008, it will not hurt the Hawaii tourism industry roughly 90% of the year.  There were several weeks late December 2009 and early 2010 where travelers could not get to the islands due to no flight availability.  It is speculated that these times of year will be worse and there will be a few more weeks where flights will be sold out to Hawaii.

The decrease in competition within flights coming to Hawaii will also cause a rise in cost.  This is speculated to be the largest issue for Hawaii with the merger.  Travelers could find this as being an issue as early as June 2010.  It will more than likely allow Hawaiian Air to increase their rates, which were already increased in 2009 due to Aloha Airlines closing business.

The effects of the deal are just speculation by experts in the airline industry.  Hopefully the deal will not continue to hurt tourism to the Hawaiian Islands.

One of the largest vacation rental software companies released the trends in reservations they have seen between 2009 and 2010.  Although it does not encompass all vacation rentals, it does give an overall good idea of what is going on in the vacation rental industry.

Reservations around the US were up 14% in March 2010 from March 2009.  This was the best month in 2010 thus far.  It is expected that there will be a larger jump in the summer months due to what is already currently booked.

Here is some Hawaii specific data for the first quarter of 2010 in comparison to 2009:

Number of Reservations- Up 36%
Revenue Change- Up 32%
Number of Nights Stayed- Up 33%
Average Days Booked In Advance (119)- Up 2%
The average nightly rate stayed the same
The average stay and average total rental revenue went down 2%

The only negative data is that “bargain hunting” seems to be increasing drastically.  People either seem to be booking well in advance, which is probably repeat guests or within 30-45 days prior.

This data is very promising for the remainder of 2010.  The number of night books for the second quarter is almost up 40% at this point in 2010 from 2009.

Data supplied by Instant Software

Twilight is the post popular monthly event at Mauna Lani Resort.  On a Saturday each month closest to the full moon there is a gathering in the evening for music, storytelling, and sharing of Hawaiian culture elements at Eva Parker cottage at Mauna Lani Resort.  It is a great time to relax and learn about the Hawaiian culture on a beachfront setting.
Here are the dates for 2010:
April 24, May 29, June 26, July 24, August 21, September 25, October 23, November 20, and December 18.
Time: 5:30-8:30 pm
Dates are subject to change so please contact Danny Akaka at (808) 885-6622 ext. 7065 or Pii at plaeha@maunalani.com for information.

Kona Boys can help you with all your water sport needs. From kayaking to Stand Up Paddle Boarding and surfing, Kona Boys does it all. Kona Boys has two locations; “The Shop” is conveniently located near Kealakekua Bay, which is one of the best places for water activities on the Big Island of Hawaii, and the “Beach Shack” which is located in Kamakahonu Bay, next to Kailua Pier in the heart of Kailua-Kona.

Although Kona Boys offer a variety of services, their award winning shop is known for providing kayak tour and rentals. They offer several kayak/snorkel tours to Pawai Bay or other locations and they can customize a tour to meet your desires. If you are the adventurous type, you can rent a kayak and tour Kealakekua Bay on your own. Your rental includes a dry bag, soft cooler, backrests, life jacket, and paddles as well as the rack and straps to transport the kayak.

Stand Up Paddle Boarding is the fastest growing water sport in the world and it originated right here in Hawaii. Join Kona Boys for a SUP lesson and find out what all the excitement is about. Kona Boys also has a great variety of rental boards and if you’re in the market they have the largest selection of new boards on the island. Delivery is available, so no matter where you are on the Kona Coast you’ll be able to “paddle out”.

It is almost impossible to think about Hawaii without thinking of its native sport, surfing. Whether you are a first timer looking for a lesson, a beginner who needs a rental and some tips on where they can surf without getting hassled, or an experienced surfer who needs current information on swell size and direction in order to make educated decisions on where to surf, drop in to Kona Boys for all of your surf needs.

You can reach Kona Boys at (808) 328-1234 or info@konaboys.com for more information and rates.  You can also check them out online at www.konaboys.com.

Click here for a map to Kona Boys from Waikoloa Beach Resort.

The first quarter of 2010 looks very promising for Kolea at Waikoloa Beach Resort. With vacation rental occupancies up and sales increasing, many believe that the effects of the economy on Kolea are coming to an end.

With twelve vacation rentals in our program, we have one of the largest selections of vacation rentals at Kolea. They have enjoyed an average occupancy of 75% this first quarter. The “front row” of Kolea has really become the most desirable location on the entire coast. Our front row villas had an average occupancy of 90%. Along with these great numbers, we were able to book multiple reservations into other villas at Kolea due to all of ours being occupied. In early April we helped host a wedding party staying at Kolea. Not only did they book all of our villas, but also six others at Kolea.

Going forward, there are almost ten times as many future reservations confirmed this year in comparison to last year. A lot of this is in part to a large convention at the Hilton this summer, which has booked several of our villas, and a family reunion this Christmas, which booked all of our available villas. We also have several repeat guests that have rebooked for next year.

Kolea has led the Waikoloa Beach Resort in sales over the course of the last six months. There have been a total of eight sales and four are currently in escrow. Most of the sales have been on the smaller villas at prices much lower than the purchase price. Currently there are not any villas on the market that are foreclosures and there do not appear to be any short sales at very low prices. The recent sale of 7F for $2.55 million has brought hope that better days are to come for the real estate market at Kolea. If you are interested in discussing real estate at Kolea, contact your real estate agent or one of our recommended agents, Johnny McElree and Beth Robinson. Johnny McElree can be reached at (808) 443-6288 and Beth Robinson can be reached at (808) 443-4588.

We are looking to add more three bedroom/three bath villas to our vacation rental program and would like to discuss our services with you at your convenience. You can reach us at (808) 987-4519 or waikoloavrm@aol.com.