Big Island: Sunday has the lowest Booked Occupancy (Nov 9–15, 2026)

Big Island short-term rentals for Nov 9–15, 2026: Sunday has the lowest Booked Occupancy even as the Kona Coffee Cultural Festival continues.

Updated November 10, 2026

The Kona Coffee Cultural Festival continues through Sunday, Nov 15, on the Big Island, Hawaii. For hosts looking at the closing weekend, does that calendar give Sunday night the same prominence it gives the day’s events?

Sunday has the lowest citywide Booked Occupancy in Big Island for November 9, 2026–November 15, 2026. Wheelhouse data as of November 8, 2026 shows Sunday, November 15, 2026, at 20.7% Booked Occupancy, versus 24.1% on Friday, November 13, 2026. Sunday has more time remaining until arrival than Friday.

Wheelhouse data shows that the Kona Coffee Cultural Festival’s final Sunday has the week’s lowest citywide Booked Occupancy.

The closing Sunday trails a midweek night, too

Friday is not alone at the top of this week’s citywide Booked Occupancy readings. Wednesday, Nov 11, also records 24.1%, while Sunday, Nov 15, is at 20.7%. The contrast therefore extends beyond a Friday-versus-Sunday comparison: the festival’s final night also trails Veterans Day in the middle of the week.

Wednesday and Friday share that Booked Occupancy reading despite different Asking Rates: $480 on Wednesday and $497 on Friday. The night with the highest Asking Rate is not the only night with the highest Booked Occupancy.

The festival calendar extends beyond its Grand Finale

The Kona Coffee Cultural Festival runs November 6, 2026–November 15, 2026, beginning before the analyzed stay window of November 9, 2026–November 15, 2026. Its named venues are in Kona-area communities, including Kailua-Kona, Holualoa, Kealakekua and Captain Cook. Wheelhouse’s Big Island figures are market-level observations, not results for these named Kona-area venues.

The organizer lists The Grand Finale on Saturday, Nov 14, but programming continues Sunday, Nov 15, with the Cupping Competition Awards Ceremony and a Chamber Orchestra of Kona concert. That makes Sunday’s lower Booked Occupancy a useful calendar contrast: scheduled activity continues, yet Sunday night does not share Friday’s reading. The program supplies context for the dates, rather than a reason to assume the closing night should match the earlier nights.

Big IslandData as of Nov 8, 2026

Big Island · citywide context

Nights already reserved at the snapshot date, not final occupancy.

November 10, 2026

Nov 10, 2026 – Nov 10, 2026 · Snapshot Nov 8, 2026

Booked occupancy
23.9%
Asking rate (USD)
$480

Wheelhouse citywide data. Booked Occupancy is the share of nights already reserved for each stay date; Asking Rates are advertised nightly prices, fees included. Compare with rentals like yours before acting on it.

Source: About Wheelhouse Market Reports

Your past Sundays can determine the priority

Use Wheelhouse Performance Analytics to compare your bookings for Sunday, Nov 15, with past Sundays checked the same number of days before arrival and with the same nights open for booking. If this Sunday trails those matched Sundays, prioritize its availability and pricing review. If it matches your usual Sunday pattern, the festival’s closing date alone need not shift your attention toward Sunday night.

How Wheelhouse measures this

Wheelhouse Market Reports track bookings and advertised prices across short-term rental listings in Big Island. This article uses Wheelhouse data as of November 8, 2026.

Booked Occupancy is the share of nights already reserved for each stay date as of November 8, 2026. Asking Rate is the nightly price listings advertise for each date, fees included.

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