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Kailua-Kona is an unincorporated community and census-designated place (CDP) in Hawaii County, Hawaii, United States.It is most commonly referred to simply as Kona (a name it shares with the district to which it belongs), but also as Kona Town, and occasionally as Kailua (a name it shares with a community on the windward side of Oʻahu), thus its less frequent use.
This was the original Hilo-to-Kona link which served as Highway 19 until the route was reassigned in 1975 to the newly opened Queen Kaʻahumanu Highway along the coast. The road subsequently runs past Camp Tarawa , the Parker Ranch headquarters and the Waimea-Kohala Airport before traversing the rolling pasturelands of the South Kohala District .
Captain Cook is located on the west side of the island of Hawaii at (19.498211, −155.904275 It is bordered to the north by Kealakekua and to the south by Honaunau-Napoopoo . Hawaii Route 11 , part of the Hawaii Belt Road , passes through the community, leading north 12 miles (19 km) to Kailua-Kona and south 47 miles (76 km) to Naalehu .
Aliʻi Drive extends 12.5 miles south from the intersection of Kuakini Highway, just north of Kailua Pier in Kailua Kona, to the intersection of Hawaii Belt Road in Captain Cook, Hawaii. Ali'i Drive used to be 5.9 miles long, ending at the Keauhou Shopping Center [2] in Keauhou. In 2013 the Hawaii County Council changed the name of the ...
The area was fairly uninhabited until Texas investor John H. Jackson constructed his Kona Village Resort in 1961. At first all equipment came in by boat, and then a small airstrip was built. Instead of the typical concrete tower, traditional island architecture was used in individual houses. [8] The airstrip is now used as a heliport. [9] [10]
Route 200, known locally as Saddle Road, traverses the width of the Island of Hawaiʻi, from downtown Hilo to its junction with Hawaii Route 190 near Waimea. The road was once considered one of the most dangerous paved roads in the state, with many one-lane bridges and areas of marginally maintained pavement.
Bathymetric map of main Hawaiian Islands The Hawaiian archipelago is 2,000 mi (3,200 km) southwest of the contiguous United States. [ 46 ] Hawaii is the southernmost U.S. state and the second westernmost after Alaska .
Kona is a moku or district on the Big Island of Hawaiʻi in the State of Hawaii, known for its Kona coffee and the Ironman World Championship Triathlon. [1] In the administration of Hawaiʻi County, the moku of Kona is divided into North Kona District (Kona ‘Akau) and South Kona District (Kona Hema). "Kona" sometimes refers to its largest ...