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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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Ulu La’ au – Waimea Nature Park – Kamuela, Hawaii

Located behind Canada France Hawaii Telescope administrative offices Address: 65-1238 Mamalahoa Hwy, Kamuela, HI Website: http://waimeaoutdoorcircle.org/htm/park.htm The largest project of the Waimea Outdoor Circle is Ulu La‘au, which means “Garden of Trees.” The park is popular with Waimea area dog owners.  It is free to the public and open from 7:00 a.m. to 5:30 p.m. for walking, picnics, nature enjoyment, native plant identification, dog walking, etc. The Park is a 10 acre parcel of State land in the heart of Waimea town, leased by Waimea Outdoor Circle for environmental research, education and restoration. Their goal has been to remove invasive/noxious plant species and replace them with endemic and canoe plants (plants brought to Hawaii by the native Hawaiians in their canoes), along with the endangered and threatened plant species native to Hawaii. They provide long-term maintenance of these plants, and provide an opportunity for environmental education for local school groups and the general public. The Park’s location, about 2,600 feet elevation near Waimea’s “dry side,” is frequently affected by “wet...

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Big Island Brewhaus – Waimea (Kamuela)

Where: 64-1066 Mamalahoa Highway, Waimea (Kamuela) (east of Keck Observatory Administrative offices and across the street from Ippy’s Hawaiian BBQ). If the parking lot is full, you are allowed to park on the other side of the church in the grassy area next door. Call: (808) 887-1717 Website: http://bigislandbrewhaus.com/ Open DAILY from 12 – 8:00 p.m. Review: The brewery/restaurant gets crowded, so keep this in mind that lunch time may be the best time to bring in your pup.  Dogs are allowed on the lanai, which CAN get very chilly, breezy, and rainy, so be prepared.  Please keep your brew pup leashed and tucked in by your table out of the pathway.  The servers LOVE dogs and will most likely bring your dog a water bowl, but as always, please bring your own just in case they are busy.  Excellent food with a focus on locally-grown vegetables, meats, and seafood.  Lots of choices including Mexican food, salads, vegetarian, gluten-free, steak, and fantastic locally-brewed beer on tap.  You won’t see...

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Volcano Winery

Volcano Winery

***December 2020 Update: Friendly, leashed pups are still allowed at Volcano Winery, but must remain OUTSIDE in their newer outdoor seating area. Still a wonderful place to take your dogs and enjoy some of their wine and charcuterie plate. ***April 2017 Update: I was contacted by one of our viewers who said someone arrived at the Winery with five dogs who were not under control and who chased the cats who reside on the property.  I confirmed with the Winery owners on July 8, 2017 that the Winery still allows friendly, leashed dogs, but as always, please be extremely considerate and grateful (I tip 30 to 50% any time a place accommodates me and my dog)…Call ahead or at least leave your dog outside and check with management first before arriving with your dog and ask if there’s an area that would be best for you and your pup.  Incidents like this give responsible dog owners a bad image.  This is something we are working hard to change on...

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Lava Lava Beach Club – Anaeho’omalu Bay, Hawaii

Lava Lava Beach Club – Anaeho’omalu Bay, Hawaii

Cost: 4 cottages that range from $450 to $500/night Website: http://lavalavabeachclub.com/stay-play/ Contact: 808-769-LAVA (5282) (Before booking online, please call management for prior approval of your dog) August 2, 2013 Review: An air-conditioned (YES! MAHALO!), tiled 576 square foot beachfront cottage where your dog(s) will receive dog treats, a fluffy dog bed pillow, and a coconut shell water bowl (for the smaller dogs).  Hale Moana is the 2nd cottage over from the restaurant and is the one available pet-friendly unit since it is the only all-tile floor cottage.  It is also ADA-compliant, which we found to our benefit since it also included a protective sturdy railing along the edge of the lanai where we could easily secure the dogs’ leashes while we were on the lanai enjoying the live music (starts around 5 p.m. and is the perfect volume for us to listen while being able to have our own conversation).  By the way, they deliver complimentary pupus (delicious Ahi Poke on a crisp rice shell during our stay) and Mai Tais to...

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