It all started in 1928...
Kona Inn Hotel Built
On November 1, 1928, the Kona Inn opened its doors as the first visitor-oriented resort hotel on a neighboring island, a bold bet on Kona at a time when few believed tourists would come this far.
1949
In 1949, the first commercial flight from Honolulu touched down at the original Kona Airport, just north of town, and with it came a new wave of visitors discovering what locals had always known.
1976-1980
In 1976, after nearly five decades of welcoming visitors to Kona, the hotel closed its doors. But, the legacy was too good to let go. Three years later, the Kona Inn Restaurant opened in its place, and by 1980 had become an anchor of the Kona Inn Shopping Village, carrying the name and the spirit forward.
...today the Kona Inn Restaurant…
A new brand, same values.
Nearly a century after the original doors opened, Kona Inn Restaurant is beginning a new chapter. Under new local ownership, the team is reinvesting in the space, refreshing the menu, and honoring everything that has always made this place special: the world-famous Mai Tai, the tall-back chairs, and the kind of ocean view that stops you mid-sip.
