With Honu, we get the Kona coast without first earning a World Championship slot, but the estimated $400 entry is only the start of an expensive resort weekend. Registration opens August 27 for the official June 5, 2027 race. The 90 km bike uses the hot, windy northern Queen K before a 21.1 km run around Fairmont Orchid and Mauna Lani. June can reach 30 degrees with little rain.
Better info coming — we're still verifying 4 fields on this race.
Why we'd pick it
- The 1100 m climbing estimate is useful for planning, not a verified pacing number.
- Open · Direct entry — no lottery to lose.
- A non-racing partner gets a real weekend here — 4/5.
- Race day usually sits 22.2–29.3°C, about 41% chance of rain.
The course
A 1.9 km swim leaves Hapuna Beach before the 90 km bike heads onto the northern Queen K, where heat and crosswinds matter more than any single climb. The 21.1 km run returns through the Fairmont Orchid and Mauna Lani resort area. The stored elevation is provisional, and the 2027 course and date still need confirmation from Ironman.
Difficulty and PR scores
Difficulty is the course and the conditions. The PR score is a separate read on a fast clock. Missing inputs are dropped and the other weights are rescaled. The method, with the weights.
- Difficulty
- 45 / 100
- PR / BQ friendliness
- Not scored
Weight used: 60%. Need 40% before we print a number.
Weight used: 30%. Need 45% before we print a number.
Weather median for 2011–2025, race date ±7 days, 225 days, at Swim start / Hapuna Beach. Grid elevation 6 m.
No cited BQ rate for this race.
| Input | 0–100 | What went in |
|---|---|---|
| G Gain | — | No trusted gain per km. Uncertain stored gain is not used. |
| A Altitude | 0 | 6 m. 0 below 300 m, 100 at 2000 m. Source: open-meteo-grid. |
| H Heat | 95 | High 29.3°C, dew point 18.3°C. The hotter of the two bands is used. |
| W Wind | 15 | 1.85 m/s median. Bands: under 3 → 15, under 5 → 40, under 8 → 70, else 100. |
| S Surface | 15 | road. Road 15, mixed 45, gravel 70, trail 90. |
| T Cool temps | 5 | 100 minus heat (95). |
| B BQ evidence | — | No cited BQ rate. |
Stays around the race
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- Along the course · Hapuna Beach — Hapuna Beach
- Along the course · Fairmont Orchid — Fairmont Orchid
