Kona Rental Condo at Kanaloa

Longtime visitors to Kona1 Vacation Rentals will find some big changes here, including this, an occasional blog about…well, what is this blog about?

Whatever I say now in this first post is likely to change over time, but for now here goes.

Obviously the site’s primary purpose continues to be to advertise our great Big Island rental condo, located at south end of Kailua-Kona at the Outrigger Kanaloa at Kona resort. One component of the blog as I envision it will be posts containing updated information on the condo—changes we’re making to the place, rental availability, and special discount offers from time to time.

I’ll also post some occasional reflections about this whole project of owning and managing a rental property in Hawaii from a home base in Albuquerque, New Mexico. With hard work and a little luck we’ve had great success since purchasing the condo in 2002, and it’s pleasing to think about all the people who have enjoyed the place since that time. But keeping the calendar full, the bills paid, the condo well-maintained and (most importantly) our guests happy has been, and will always be, a learning experience. (Translation: It hasn’t always been easy!) The blog will include some thinking out loud about some of the changes that have occurred over the years, and the challenges that lie ahead.

The goal however is not to write a blog ABOUT a rental condo—I think that would be a little weird. The blog is more about Kona itself, or the Big Island, or Hawaii—I’m not sure yet how broad the scope will end up being. I will be writing a (hopefully regular) series posts with information and travel tips that may be useful to our guests and other travelers, including updates on current and upcoming events.

Finally, my intention is that a fair portion of this blog will have nothing directly to do with the condo or Hawaii travel at all. From the underlying geology on up, the Big Island is constantly changing. There are a lot of stories to be told, which I hope to begin telling on these pages, at least in abbreviated form. The ecology and natural history of the islands are a subject of particular interest to me. I want to share some of what I have learned over the years, and report on some of the amazing science being done—particularly in the realm of species conservation and ecosystem protection.

OK, enough for a first post. And I didn’t even get around to explaining the rationale behind some of the features of the new website, including…Google ads? Stay tuned.