Kona Village, once a celebrity haven on Hawaii’s Big Island, shuttered in 2011 after an earthquake off the northeastern coast of Honshu, Japan, generated a devastating tsunami, and reopened this past summer as part of the Rosewood Hotels & Resorts’ portfolio. Sure enough, you can still book the six legacy hales that survived the tsunami, though along with the 144 new stand-alone villas, designed by Walker Warner with improvements that include palapa-shaded decks, outdoor showers, and interior designer Nicole Hollis curated Hawaiian accents such as fans, hats, paddles, and kapa-printed pillows.
