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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 ...
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.
James Masayoshi Mitose (Masakichi Kosho Kenposai) was born in Kailua-Kona, North Kona District, Hawaii on December 30, 1916. On October 22, 1920, at the age of four, he and his two sisters were taken by their mother [4] back to Japan to be given formal education and upbringing with family living there.
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.
Henry Nicholas Greenwell (9 January 1826 – 18 May 1891) was an English merchant credited with establishing Kona coffee as an internationally known brand. [1] His family became major land-holders in the Kona District of the island of Hawaiʻi. The Greenwell Store is now a museum and historical center.
This Landsat satellite image of Kohala shows the effect of trade winds on vegetation and valley erosion South Kohala District from Mamalahoa Highway Hilton Waikoloa in the South Kohala district. The area was named after the dominating geological feature Kohala Mountain, [3] the oldest of Hawaiʻi Island's five major volcanic mountains.
Kona District, Hawaii, USA; on the western coast of the island of Hawaiʻi. Kona means "Leeward" in Hawaiian. In Ancient Hawaii each island had a "Kona" district. Kailua-Kona, Hawaii, USA; sometimes called Kona Town; Kona, Kentucky, USA; Kona, North Carolina, USA; Kona Department, a department in Mouhoun Province, Burkina Faso
He was the longest reigning monarch in the Kingdom of Hawaii, until his death December 15, 1854. The site includes the Kauikeaouli stone (his birth name), added to the Hawaii register of historic places as site 10-37-4383 on January 13, 1978. [3] It was added to the National Register of Historic Places on July 24, 1978 as site 78001018. [1]