Top Big Island of Hawaii Classes & Workshops

Have the opportunity to admire wild manta rays in their natural habitat on this evening cruise. Set sail after dark, when the manta rays come out to feed on plankton, and use a custom-made lightboard that attracts the rays. Float through the warm waters for up to 40 minutes, use your snorkel to watch as the rays swim and feed, and learn more about the majestic creatures from your guide.

Our stained glass classes allow anyone who does not have any experience to learn stained glass and actually take home a finished piece. Even if you don't feel like you're an artist, you will change your mind after taking this class!

Surfing is an essential part of Hawaiian culture but, if you're new to the sport, you'll need someone to show you the ropes before you dive in. This experience teaches you how to surf in a fun, safe and easy-going environment with a ratio of just three students to one instructor who will make sure that you ride a wave.

Kona’s famous coffee can technically be tasted from anywhere, but you can only roast it yourself while you’re on the island of Hawaii. With this private coffee-roasting experience, you’ll head to one of Kona's largest certified organic coffee farms, learning all about these majestic beans. Once you’re ready, you’ll try your hand at roasting your own—with complimentary tastes to complement your new skill.

Discover the rich handicraft traditions of Hawaii as you take part in a wood carving workshop in Holualoa. Learn the ancient art of carving from a 4th generation Master Carver, and try your hand at carving your own Tiki under his expert guidance. Best of all, you get to take home your hand-crafted Tiki as a unique souvenir of your Hawaii vacation.

If you’re looking for a fun experience that fuses fresh food and the passion of farm-to-fork practices, this Hilo Farm-to-Table Half-Day Cooking Class at Kulaniapia Falls is easy to fit into any day during your trip. Harvest your own food from the area’s grounds, and then prepare your meal in a barn overlooking Hilo Bay and Mauna Kea. Then, sit down to lunch and enjoy the fruits of your labor.

As the birthplace of the sport, there's something very special about surfing in Hawaii. Don't worry if you don't know how. This private surfing lesson at Kona's Kahalu'u Beach Park covers all the fundamentals of surfing, including proper technique and etiquette, and will have you riding your first wave.

Eastside of the Big Island Hawaii Surf lessons. We will provide lesson to your group, adult private, children private, or family package. Surf lessons require help from mother nature, because she supplies the waves. It is also an exercise activity and that is very exciting and fun.

Join us under the canopy for a chocolate tasting experience and farm tour. Learn about how cacao is grown and processed and then savor the rich history of chocolate while tasting 10 different single origin bars, all of which originate from different award winning farms around the Hawaiian Archipelago. We will also try fresh cacao juice, roasted cacao beans, cacao tea, and other delectable fruits and treats that are seasonally available around the farm. Through this experience, you'll come to appreciate the incredible diversity of flavor in single origin Hawaiian Craft Chocolate. Similar to the flavor differences found in wine, craft chocolate is a new frontier in the exploration of terroir - or how genetics and location work together to dramatically influence flavor. In the cacao industry, Hawaii is known as the Napa Valley for chocolate. By joining this tour, guests will become part of an exclusive group in a flourishing new industry.

Learn to surf in one of the world’s most famous surfing locations, Hawaii, with a private instructor. Head to Kahaluu Beach Park, known for its gentle waves, and don your provided surf gear to begin your lesson. Get tips from a professional surfer and then take to the waves. Since this is a private lesson, you receive undivided attention from your private instructor while you are in the water.

Hawaii is one of the world’s premier surfing locations and you can learn to surf on the Big Island during this small-group surf lesson. Don your surf gear and head to Kahaluu Beach Park, known for its gentle waves, for a lesson on the basics from a professional surfer. Then, head to the water and try to catch some waves while your instructor observes from the beach.

Happening our our farm you will learn how to brew your coffee at home like a pro. Our experience barista will provide all the basic knowledge necessary for brewing. Coffee brewing can be very simple with very little equipment and it can change the way you taste coffee. During this workshop we will brew the same coffee three different way, you will experience the differences of taste. All this is happening in our roasting room where you will also be able to see the roaster. And if you have time you can also add a free farm tour before or after the workshop.

This Hawaii-meets-Germany cooking class is a three-in-one experience: You’ll leave with a new skill, a new flavor experience, and new knowledge. In a garden-like setting, you’ll bake a baumstriezel, aka chimney cake, over an open campfire. Learning about Hawaii’s relationship with Germany as the baumstriezels rise, you’ll bust out the butter and cinnamon-sugar to feast on your creations—an only-in-Hawaii experience.

With this private class, you’ll master the art of French cooking with Mauna Kea as your backdrop. A souvenir, a skill, and a memory all in one, you’ll don your apron and get to crafting handmade baguettes, making your own butter, designing your own charcuterie board, and more. Come hungry, as you’ll craft a full meal—with goodies to take home.

Our facilitates unique music, movement, connection, art, and dance experiences held in nature, designed to inspire well-being, freedom, healing, authentic expression, and embodiment. Experience the magic of Hawaii with friends and family in a unique way. Our events are a safe space for you to be as you are and enjoy the freedom of full self-expression. We will free you to listen to your own body, let go of limiting beliefs, tune in with your emotions, and connect with your inner self, nature, and the world around you on a deeper level.

20 years experience at Kahaluu Beach!! Free cancellation Kona Mikes is the best surf destination for beginners to intermediate surfers. After 20 years experience teaching at Kahaluu Beach Park, we have the knowledge experience and customer service to provide the best surf experience in Kona for you and your family!!!