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Big Island

 
Frommer's Guide
INTRODUCTION
DINING
ATTRACTIONS
NIGHTLIFE
SHOPPING
REGIONS IN BRIEF
ACTIVE PURSUITS
Beaches
Biking
Bird Watching
Bodyboarding & Bodysurfing
Golf
Hiking
Horseback Riding
Kayaking
Parasailing
Submarine Diving
Especially For Kids
Sportfishing
Tennis
Snorkeling
Snuba
Windsurfing
Scuba Diving
Surfing
FEATURES AND EVENTS

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Active Pursuits Frommer

If you want to rent beach toys, like snorkel gear or boogie boards, the beach concessions at all the big resorts, as well as tour desks and dive shops, offer equipment rentals and sometimes lessons for beginners. The cheapest places to get great rental equipment are Snorkel Bob's, in the parking lot of Huggo's Restaurant at 75-5831 Kahakai Rd., at Alii Drive, Kailua-Kona (tel. 808/329-0770; www.snorkelbob.com), and Planet Ocean Watersports, 200 Kaneolehua Ave. (tel. 800/265-6819 or 808/935-7277; www.hawaiidive.com).

The not-for-profit group Friends for Fitness, P.O. Box 1671, Kailua-Kona, HI 96745 (tel. 808/322-0033), offers a free brochure on physical activities (from aerobic classes to dancing to yoga) in West Hawaii; they will gladly mail it to you upon request.



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