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Ola Brew (Kailua-Kona)

Ola Brew (Kailua-Kona)

Where: 74-5598 Luhia Street, Kailua-Kona (located across from Doggy Detail, around the corner from Island Naturals Market) Call: 808-339-3599 Website: olabrewco.com Hours: Mon – Thurs: 11:30-10pm; Fri & Sat: 11:30am-11pm; Sat: 11:30-8pm (NOTE: Kitchen is currently only open Tuesday through Saturday) Review: I have a monthly routine: Drop off Fluffy to Doggy Detail for grooming, run errands, go to Costco, and then pick up Fluffy 2.5 – 3 hours later and get lunch at Ola Brew. Surprisingly, their outdoor area is pleasantly breezy and cool, and there’s lots of room for Fluffy to lay down next to me (but out of the way of servers and other patrons) and connect her leash to my chair or railing. They have of course their brewed in-house beers, but also their Hard Tea and Seltzers (Orange Vanilla is my fave). Their food is delicious, and their flatbread pizzas are fabulous if I have friends with me. Lots of dogs come here (Do you blame their owners?), and I have heard that there...

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HiCO Hawaiian Coffee

HiCO Hawaiian Coffee

Kailee and her pup Chicken enjoying dog-friendly HiCo – Hawaiian Coffee. Where: 74-5599 Pawai Place #B3, Kailua-Kona (located next to Willy’s Hot Chicken on Pawai Place by Kona Brew Pub) Call: 808-437-0033 Website: https://hicohawaiiancoffee.com Hours: Wed – Sat: 6:30am-8pm; Sunday – Tues: 6:30am – 6pm Review: Super cute, adorable (and highly Instagramable) HiCO – Hawaiian Coffee is so much more than just AMAZING Hawaii-grown coffee! They have FREE puppuccinos (just whipped cream, but still!) and for the fur parents: all sorts of coffee drinks, matcha, superfood lattes, nitro brews, musubis, sugar toast, charcuterie (even a vegan one!), ice cream, OH….and beer, hard kombucha/cider/seltzer, and wine! Lots of indoor and outdoor seating for you and your...

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Ruff It – BIG ISLAND

Ruff It – BIG ISLAND

Lucky we live Hawaii, eh? But where do we take our dogs for hiking, playing at the beach, or strolling in a park? Click on the links below to see descriptions and photos and what you need to know before you go: NORTH KOHALA Waikoloa Beach – Anaeho’omalu Bay (“A” Bay) Waikoloa Village Dog Park (In progress!) Waikoloa Village Post Office Trail Waikoloa Village Pu’u Hinai Cinder Cone Trail Puako Beach Pu’ukohola Heiau National Historic Site Kawaihae Harbor Beach Landing Shipping Docks Waimea Nature Park (Ulu La’au) and trails Mana Road (Waimea) Ala Kahakai Trail (south of Spencer Beach Park) – **PLEASE READ UPDATE** Pololu Trail KONA 1871 Trail to Ki’ilae Village (from Pu’uhonua O Honaunau National Historical Park) Central Bark Dog Park(s) (Holualoa/Keauhou Mauka) Dog Beach (Honokohau Harbor) Kaloko Fishpond at Honokohau National Park Honua’ula Forest Reserve Makaula O’oma Tract (Kaloko) Ka’awaloa Trail (Kealakekua Bay) Paws University (Yappy Hour) – Most Sundays (10-11:30 am – Small Shy Dogs; 11:30 am-1:00 pm – Big Puppies/Shy Dogs; 1:00-2:30 pm – Big Dogs) –...

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Dog-Friendly Lodging on the Big Island

Dog-Friendly Lodging on the Big Island

Traveling with your dog can be a lot of fun until you try finding a hotel that will welcome you and your pooch. To make it a little bit easier, I’ve scoured the island for the most dog-friendly accommodations, and put together this list. Our Dog-Friendly Lodging directory lists those establishments that welcome dogs, along with their detailed pet policies and fees. This is no recycled list of dog-friendly hotels that is so commonplace on the web. Each of these establishments has been individually contacted to inquire about their policies toward dogs, and I have found a few who I haven’t contacted, but their listings clearly state that pets will be considered.  In your travels, if you should come upon some dog-friendly establishment not listed here, or one that has changed their policies, please contact me and let me know. I try hard to keep this list updated on a monthly basis, but as you can imagine, these policies tend to change without notice, so be sure to contact the establishment before...

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Central Bark Dog Parks (Holualoa)

Central Bark Dog Parks (Holualoa)

Location: 78-6767 Mamalahoa Hwy in Holualoa, Keauhou mauka by County Department of Water Supply (bill payment) and Donkey Mill Art Center.  From Kuakini Highway, turn north on Haawina Street, and turn left on Mamalahoa Highway.  Look for the County Department of Water Supply blue sign on Kuakini at Haawina Street. Hours: Hours are Monday, Wednesday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday from 9:00 am to 4:00 pm. Website: http://www.hihs.org/shelters/central-bark Cost: FREE Amenities: The dog parks have two full size bathrooms, outdoor sinks with soap, poop bag dispenser, and shade pavilions and benches.  The 1-acre “large dog” dog park includes a “splash pad,” hills and boulders to climb and wander on, and the “small dog” dog park has a small plastic kiddie pool. Bark Park Rules For Dogs and Their People Vaccinations and County dog license should be current. Dogs and children must be accompanied by an adult. A maximum of three dogs per adult. Owners must carry a leash and closely supervise their dogs and children. Aggressive, mounters, in heat or sick dogs...

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Island Lava Java (Kona)

Where: 75-5801 Ali’i Drive, Bldg. 1, Kailua-Kona, HI 96740 Call: (808) 327-2161 Website: http://www.islandlavajava.com Open daily from 7:00 a.m. – 8:00 p.m. In early 2018, Island Lava Java moved and opened a more spacious and beautiful location in Coconut Grove Marketplace, a few doors down from their previous location.  They are now underneath Foster’s Kitchen and yes, STILL dog-friendly.  The General Manager loves dogs and confirmed with me one beautiful morning that he will personally greet the dogs if he is working that day.  They also have a bar area and Happy Hour from 3:30 – 5:30 pm every day.  Servers stopped by the table to meet Fluffy, and they brought us her a bowl of water.  It’s surprisingly cool and breezy there for a fluffy dog.  Highly...

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