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Consolidated Theatres is a Hawaiʻi-based movie theater chain. It operates six locations in the state as of August 2023, and is one of two major cinema chains in Hawaiʻi, with the other being Regal Cinemas. It screens first-run feature films, as well as some arthouse and independent films along with films from Asia.
[4] [5] When the much larger Kona International Airport was built further north at Keahole Point in 1970, Aloha and Hawaiian moved their airline flights to this new airfield and the old landing strip was then used for drag racing before being turned into a state park in 1976. [6] The original airstrip was called Old Kona Airport post facto.
In 1932 the Tanimoto Theater opened here, showing both American and Japanese films for workers in the Kona coffee industry. [9] It was designed by William Harold Lee, and seated 325. [10] After World War II the name was to Aloha Theater. It was shut down in the 1970s, but restored and re-opened, playing mostly live events.
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.
Kealakekua Bay is located on the Kona coast of the island of Hawaiʻi about 12 miles (19 km) south of Kailua-Kona.Settled over a thousand years ago, the surrounding area contains many archeological and historical sites such as religious temples and also includes the spot where the first documented European to reach the Hawaiian islands, Captain James Cook, was killed.
Hōlualoa Bay is a historic area between Kailua-Kona and Keauhou Bay in the Kona District of the Big Island of Hawaiʻi. The community now called Hōlualoa is uphill (mauka in the Hawaiian Language) from this bay.
The largest convention center in Kona is located at the Outrigger, just South of the bay. [7] The 2,400 acres (9.7 km 2 ) of the resort are owned by a subsidiary of Kamehameha Schools [ 8 ] which sponsors cultural events at the facilities.
If Liholiho were to die or be overthrown, Keaoua would have a good claim to the throne. He was outraged by the abandonment of the sacred traditions and withdrew from the royal court. He stayed at Kailua-Kona, on Hawaii Island, and retired to Kaʻawaloa at Kealakekua Bay. Many ʻAi Noa opponents joined him and urged him to try for the throne ...