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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]Thanks for the trip report! We’re going for spring break with grandparents and a 4yo and have never been! Staying in Mauna Lani/ Waikaloa area the whole time.

-[b]Was there anything to at you did that is absolutely not to be missed out of that area given that we can’t stay at the NP?[/b] We are considering skipping the NP altogether but my son does love volcanoes so considering a day trip to … something.
-Were the Hilton pools warm?
-Anything else special you wish you’d known in advance or had for the beaches?[/quote]

This is the OP - my friend stayed at the Mauna Lani and really liked it.  It was not in our budget for this trip - but I think the "pros" of that resort is that you have a nice beach there (as far as I can tell).  There is not a good beach at the Hilton Waikaloa (although we liked the resort a lot anyway).  We went over winter break - and no, I would not say the pools at the Hilton were warm.  They were ok but I don't think heated.  You may have warmer weather at spring break and who knows, maybe the pools at Mauna Lani are heated.  
You could consider bringing or renting snorkel gear if that's something you'd be interested in.
We liked VNP and a lot of people do it as a day trip - there was no lava flowing which would have been really cool, but there was steam and it was still interesting for us to see.

In the bold, what area do you mean - Kona area or VNP area?

We did not plan too much in advance and then planned things while we were there, and that mostly worked ok.  In advance we booked all lodging, rented 2 cars (8 people), reserved a luau, reserved the snorkeling with manta rays, and booked a lunch at Merriman's and dinner on 12/25 at the Rim at Volcano house.  [/quote]

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