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Waikoloa Beach – Anaeho’omalu Bay

Location: Waikoloa Beach at Anaeho’omalu Bay, Hawaii 96738 Very IMPORTANT Directions: From Kona, take Highway 19 north toward the Waikoloa Beach Resort Area. Turn left at Waikoloa Beach Road (near Mile Marker #76). Turn left at the road across from Kings’ Shops (Follow the signs for “Lava Lava Beach Club.”  Parking for the beach is at the end of this road. HOWEVER, dogs are NOT allowed in the main beach parking lot, and security is strict.  This can be confusing.  You can either drop off your dogs at Lava Lava Beach Club with a friend to hold them while you go back and park in the main parking lot OR you can park at Lava Lava Beach Club (LLBC) in the gravel overflow parking lot.  Currently LLBC is open daily for lunch and dinner 11:30 am – 9:00 pm with weekend (Saturday and Sunday) brunch starting at 10:00 am, but LLBC recently (in early 2015) hired a security guard to keep beach-goers and paddlers out of their small parking lot...

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Dog Sitting, Doggie Daycare, Overnight Boarding

Dog Sitting, Doggie Daycare, Overnight Boarding

Paws University73-4259 A Hawaii Belt RoadKailua-Kona, HI(808) 325-6436www.pawsuniversity.com Paws University is a fantastic facility that offers dog boarding (Starting at $32.45/day), doggie daycare ($25/day; offered Mon – Fri. 7am – 6pm and Sat. 7am – 4pm ) and now CAT boarding (Starting at $22.50/day).  Discounts are available for multi-day/multi-pets.  Puppy Boarding School (a one-month program designed for puppies between ages of 4 – 7 months old) and Paws-itive Change Boarding School (for dogs over 6 months old who are displaying undesirable problem behaviors) are programs designed around the specific need of the dog enrolled.  To ensure their safety, each animal is carefully screened prior to playing and socializing while at Paws for the day, overnight, or during extended visits, and integrated into the supervised play group that best suits them.  Owner and operator Allen and Lana Daniels are passionate about their business, and Allen (who is a very experienced and knowledgeable dog trainer) is happy to meet 1-on-1 with dog owners to tackle any questions you may have about your dog.  Paws...

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Kawaihae Harbor Beach Landing Shipping Docks

Kawaihae Harbor Beach Landing Shipping Docks

DIRECTIONS: Driving North on Highway 270 past Spencer Beach Park, but before Blue Dragon Musicquarium, you will turn LEFT into the entrance for Matson and Young Brothers loading/shipping/receiving area where you will need to show photo ID (Driver’s license or any sort of photo ID) to security.  Turn LEFT in front of the security shack and drive down the road between the shipping containers, then turn RIGHT to continue to the beach area. HOURS: Dawn to Dusk BRING: Photo ID (to gain access through security), poop bags, fresh water, water bowl, less than or equal to 6 foot long leash (required while on the beach). IMPORTANT: **Security enforces the county of Hawaii leash law. Dogs must be on a leash no longer than 6 feet.  If your dog is in the water, a leash is not required, but must be put on your animal as soon as they exit the water.** There are TWO areas great for dogs: One is the first long, wide stretch of beach that is...

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Dog-Friendly Farmers’ Markets

Dog-Friendly Farmers’ Markets

Waimea Town Farmers’ Market at Parker School behind Paniolo Country Inn restaurant – look for the red w/white trim buildings. Fresh baked breads, produce, fresh-made sausage, flowers and crafts. Their website confirms, “The Market is dog-friendly, so if your best friend gets along well with others, feel free to bring him or her. Please keep your dog on a leash and be prepared to pick up in the event the unspeakable happens to happen. Mahalo for your cooperation.” Saturdays, 7:30 a.m. to 12 Noon Kamuela Farmers’ Market at Pukalani Stables 67-139 Pukalani Rd., Waimea (at the very end of Pukalani Road behind Ace Hardware; or can enter from the Parker Ranch horse arena side) Saturdays, 7:30 a.m. to 1:00 p.m. Pepper and I visit Kamuela Farmers Market frequently to pick up fresh locally-grown vegetables, fresh baked bread, a cup of 100% Kona coffee, high quality raw pet food and treats/chews from Pawniolo Pets, and then a gourmet “Purple Pig” grilled cheese sandwich from Red Barn Waimea.  Many of these vendors were...

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Waikoloa Village Post Office Hiking Trail

Where: Access trail from mauka side of Pua Melia Street (just past the Waikoloa Village Post Office).  Nearest cross street is Waikoloa Road.  Waikoloa, HI 96738    This trail runs perpendicular to the Cinder Cone trail and eventually intercepts it.  From Hawaii Belt Road, Route 190 (Mamalahoa Hwy.) (from Waimea or Kona), head makai on Waikoloa Road, and turn south on Pua Melia Street as if you are going to the Waikoloa Village Post Office.  Just past the post office you will see power lines on the opposite (mauka) side of the road, and then right after that you will see a “driveway to nowhere” and group of large boulders (to prevent people from driving on the trail).  Park somewhere along the roadway and access the trail through the boulders.  You will notice debris, broken vehicle signals, but it clears up in a moment while you head up a slight hill to a car graveyard on your left side.  You’ll reach a fork in the trail to turn left or right. ...

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Pu’u Hinai Cinder Cone – Waikoloa Village, Hawaii

Where: Waikoloa Road, Telephone Pole 96 Waikoloa, HI 96738 My favorite place to walk the dogs in Waikoloa Village is the “Cinder Cone” trail…lots of sniffing, bounding through tall weeds opportunities for your pooches. Heading east on Waikoloa Road from Waikoloa Village/post office/shopping plaza, you will drive about ½ mile to an area with a locked gate (has red duct tape wrapped around the center area) and dirt area where you can park safely away from the roadway (CLICK on photo below to enlarge it and see where and how I park).  Park on either side of the gate, but please don’t block it. Walk around the gate either side to access the jeep trail that leads to the cinder cone and beyond.  I have walked 4 miles round trip, but it goes much further.  This is private property owned by ranchers who allow public access, I have confirmed (8/2013). The conspicuous Waikoloa cinder cone, with its hidden caldera and giant mysterious cinder spot, has tantalized the imaginations of...

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