Aston Kona By the Sea, Kailua Kona

Kona by the Sea is basically a bit run down, also a bit too far from everything. Restaurants and shops in town do not have much parking space so it is more convenient to stay closer and be able to walk places.

For those of you who want to visit Hawaii, warning! My friend’s son had recently visited Hawaii, Honolulu. This was his first trip to the islands. He had put a $1000.00 deposit down on a place to stay but when he got there, the room was given to a local and they wouldn't and still haven't returned his money. He was constantly refused service at locally owned places. He finally found a room to rent in a house. One of his house-mates was a nurse who worked at the hospital's Emergency Center. She told him that every weekend they would bring in two people who were non-Hawaiian, "beaten to within inches of their lives". A week later, the boy and the nurse went to a luau. When returning to their car, they were encircled by 6 local men and 2 women. They beat him so bad, he was in a coma for two days. He wasn’t expected to survive. He may lose one or both of his eyes. He has 27 stitches in the back of his head and may have brain damage. They kicked him in the face repeatedly while he lay unconscious. They broke both sides of his jaw and crushed the front of his teeth in. They also broke ribs. The locals beat the nurse too but one of the girls stopped them. They left the boy for dead. The nurse also thought he was dead. They are afraid for their lives and will not make a report on this. I found out that none of these stories are being reported. I believe everyone should know what's going on there so they can better prepare themselves while in "Paradise". People are dying just for walking on the beach at the wrong time.