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Don the Beachcomber Mai Tai Bar (Royal Kona Resort)
19° 37.9′ N · 155° 59.4′ W
An open-air tiki bar at the water's edge in the Royal Kona Resort, with oceanfront tables over Kailua Bay; the namesake of the mai tai's inventor and a classic Kona sunset bar.
Practical
Address 75-5852 Ali'i Drive (Royal Kona Resort), about 0.6 mile south of the Kailua pier; position from OpenStreetMap. Resort dining page (October 2026): bar open daily 6:30am to 9:30pm (last call 9:15pm); restaurant breakfast 6:30am to 11am and lunch and dinner 11:30am to 9pm; happy hour 4pm to 6pm; live music Thursday and Saturday 5pm to 7pm (the page also says live Hawaiian music every Thursday, so confirm). Phone (808) 329-3111. Waves break on the rocks right under the bar during south swells.
Best for
Mai tai at the water's edge at sunset