Our vacation rental, Kona Comfort, was located down in the city of Kailua-Kona while many of the beaches we wanted to visit were up north.

A few of the attractions along Hwy 19 include Kekaha Kai State Park, A-Bay Beach, Holoholokai Beach Park, Hapuna Beach, and Mauna Kea Beach.

There are some scenic views along Hwy 19 and also an interesting collection of messages written out in white rocks on the black lava fields along the side of the road.

My favorite part of Hwy 19 is the Tyrannosaurus Rex dinosaur rock sculpture that someone constructed (see below).