Emily Carter is a travel and lifestyle writer for Kona Directory who covers how to spend your free time on the Big Island. Her beat includes entertainment and events, restaurants and coffee, shopping and souvenirs, and the attractions around Kona that are worth planning a day around. Emily writes with the practical questions travelers actually have in mind: what's worth the money, when to go, and how to fit it all into a trip. Her goal is to help readers spend less time searching and more time enjoying the Kona coast.