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Kailua-Kona is an unincorporated community and census-designated place (CDP) in Hawaii County, Hawaii, United States.It's 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.
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 ).
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]
Holualoa (Hawaiian: Hōlualoa) is a census-designated place (CDP) in the North Kona District of Hawaii County, Hawaii, United States. The population was 8,538 at the 2010 census, [2] up from 6,107 at the 2000 census. Holualoa's boundaries were altered significantly for the 2020 census.
Captain Cook is a census-designated place (CDP) in Hawaiʻi County, Hawaiʻi, in the United States, located in the District of South Kona.The community, within the land division of Kealakekua, is so named because the post office for the area was located in the Captain Cook Coffee Co. during the early 1900s.
A Kalaoa road sign on Hawaii Route 19, Kona District, Hawaii, between the 93 mile marker and Kaiminani Dr.. Keahole at Kona International Airport is located in the lower Kalaoa CDP, and serves the western side of the Big Island, including Kailua-Kona, Holualoa, Keauhou, Captain Cook, Waikoloa, Waimea, and the Kohala Coast.
Waikōloa Village is a census-designated place (CDP) in Hawaiʻi County, Hawaii, United States. The population was 6,362 at the 2010 census , [ 2 ] up from 4,806 at the 2000 census . The name Waikoloa is used by the local post office.
Kainaliu is located in the Kona district at coordinates, along the Hawaii Belt Road, also called the Māmalahoa Highway or state route For demographic information, see the census-designated places of Honalo, Hawaii to the north or Kealakekua, Hawaii to the south.