Waikoloa Village contends between Kona resort-tourism gravity and Hawaii County residential identity. Waikoloa Road rooms fill with visitors chasing Big Island fantasy, while Village Center hosts the families who actually live here. Waikoloa Beach Resort draws the tourism energy. Puako and Mauna Lani add the residential layers. The comedy here reads the tension between resort economy and year-round community. Open mics become neutral ground where both identities converge. Comics who grasp Waikoloa's dual rhythm find audiences relieved someone recognized the village keeps its lava-field soul while the golf courses multiply along the coast.