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LAST UPDATED: 2026-08-19 14:37:52
August
The world's oldest big-game fishing tournament brings international angling teams to Kona's charter fleet in early August, stacking onto peak summer season with rates up 15-25% to roughly $250-$370 per night.
September (Labor Day Weekend)
The world's largest long-distance outrigger canoe race fills Labor Day weekend with thousands of paddlers and supporters from around the world, pushing rates up 20-40% to around $260-$380 per night.
October
Held in Kailua-Kona every October (the race now alternates yearly between the men's and women's titles), the week-long buildup and race day sell out hotels months in advance, typically doubling rates to $450-$750 per night.
November
Hawaii's oldest food festival celebrates the Kona coffee harvest over about ten days in early November with cuppings, farm tours, and a lantern parade, adding 15-30% to rates of roughly $230-$320 per night.
The three-day, 320-mile ultra triathlon over Thanksgiving weekend keeps athletes and their support crews in town alongside holiday travelers, adding about 15-30% to rates of $250-$350 per night.
December
Christmas through New Year's is Hawaii's busiest travel stretch, when Kona hotels and vacation rentals fill for weeks and rates run 40-80% above typical, around $320-$550 per night.
Various Throughout the Year
Kona's charter fleet hosts billfish tournaments in different months each year, producing modest local bumps of 10-20% during tournament weekends.
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