arch ▁h ula ▁competition ▁plays ▁in ▁the ▁new , ▁open - air ▁lo bb y , ▁with ▁a ▁central ▁bar . ▁H ula ▁H ulas ▁pool side ▁restaurant ▁offers ▁locally ▁s our ced ▁d ishes , ▁live ▁music , ▁and ▁h ula ." ▁ ▁Other ▁The ▁hotel ▁has ▁a ▁nine - hole ▁golf ▁course , ▁the ▁only ▁one ▁in ▁H ilo . ▁ ▁The ▁hotel ▁has ▁a ▁small ▁sw imming ▁pool ▁and ▁stands ▁direct y ▁on ▁H ilo ▁Bay , ▁but ▁the ▁guests ▁have ▁to ▁drive ▁one ▁or ▁two ▁miles ▁from ▁B any an ▁Drive ▁to ▁Kal an iana ole ▁Avenue ▁to ▁find ▁sand ▁be aches . ▁ ▁Like ▁other ▁business es ▁on ▁the ▁bay , ▁the ▁Grand ▁Nan ilo a ▁Hotel ▁does ▁not ▁own ▁the ▁land ▁on ▁which ▁the ▁hotel ▁is ▁situated , ▁nor ▁its ▁golf ▁course , ▁but ▁rather ▁le ases ▁from ▁the ▁Hawai ' i ▁Department ▁of ▁Land ▁and ▁Natural ▁Resources . ▁The ▁le ase ▁was ▁assumed ▁in ▁the ▁ 2 0 1 3 ▁purchase ▁of ▁the ▁property ▁when ▁the ▁le ase ▁had ▁ 5 8 ▁years ▁remaining ▁and ▁required ▁pay ments ▁of ▁$ 5 0 0 , 0 0 0 ▁per ▁year . ▁ ▁See ▁also ▁King ▁K ame h ame ha ' s ▁K ona ▁Beach ▁Hotel ▁ ▁References ▁ ▁External ▁links ▁Official ▁site ▁Official ▁site ▁( H il ton ) ▁ ▁Category : H il ton ▁Hot els ▁& ▁Res ort s ▁hot els ▁Category : H ilo , ▁Hawai i ▁Category : Hot els ▁in ▁Hawai