It’s fitting that the fifth annual Big Island Jazz & Blues Festival goes down at the elegant Mauna Kea Beach Hotel. This understated and stylish resort provides an excellent backdrop for music and musicians. Their luau grounds are nestled under the branches of huge trees, the trunks of which provide the natural main stage background. The beach spans for miles off … [Read more...] about Island Hopping: Big Island Jazz and Blues Festival at the Mauna Kea Hotel