With decades of experience as restaurant owners on the mainland, Pat and Lisa Christian know the value of experience.
Longtime fans of the Hawai‘i’s lifestyle and cuisine, the two owned an oceanfront condo on the Big Island and shared their space with others through a cuisine tour group. The positive experience turned their attention to the island fulltime. After making the move to Hawai‘i, the Christians became the owners of Home Tours Hawai‘i, a culinary excursion set in private homes and gardens in the Kailua-Kona area.
“Our goal is to help others taste the Hawai’i lifestyle and see what life is like past the hotels, luaus, and restaurants,” says Lisa Christian. The five-hour tour includes a fourcourse progressive brunch made from fresh,
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Big Island ingredients, and is set among some of Kailua-Kona’s finest properties and quaint kama‘aina cottages. Enjoy brunch with breathtaking ocean views, relax on the lanai, stroll through a tropical garden and marvel at an indoor koi pond, all with gourmet cuisine and service that promotes relaxation, peacefulness and serenity.