The Polynesian village-theme Kona Village Resort opened in 1965, and for decades it was a Hollywood-favorite institution on Hawaii’s Big Island. But severe damage from a tsunami forced the ...

Iconic Kona Village Resort Is Reborn as a Rosewood. Shuttered in the wake of a tsunami, the historic property comes alive again, awash in sustainable luxury and in keeping with original spirit.

KAILUA-KONA >> Kona Village, which had been shuttered since 2011 when a devastating earthquake-­generated tsunami sent waves surging across the Pacific, has reopened after a seven-year, from-the ...

Kona Village was destroyed in 2011 by an earthquake-triggered tsunami. “No one got to say goodbye,” a guest who visited every year with her family, from when she was six to 14 years old, told me.

Every so often I would read about the progress, and then finally, last fall, there was a date: The (new) Kona Village, a Rosewood Resort was set to open in July this year. I probably received ...

Then, on Nov. 4, 2012, Duetsche Bank Trust Co. and KW Kona Investors filed suit against Kona Village Resort, seeking payment for a total of $86.4 million in loans.

KONA - A couple prepared to sail through Kahuwai Bay on a small boat. One- and two-person kayaks shared a patch of shimmering black and white sand, waiting for potential paddlers, many of whom ...

Or rather, Kona Village two years ago. Since it was smashed by the tsunami waves that hit the Big Island […] Skip to content. All Sections. Subscribe Now. 65°F. Thursday, June 26th 2025 ...

Living808’s Mikey Monis traveled over to Hawaiʻi Island for a special behind the scenes look at the reimagined Kona Village, a Rosewood Resort. This beloved iconic property, officially reopened ...