Kailua-Kona

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Kailua-Kona

In the destination Hawaii Island (Big Island).

In the photo: Kailua-Kona and its coast

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The city

What to expect from Kailua-Kona.

Main town on the west coast of the Island of Hawaiʻi, known as Kona, with a dry, sunny climate. Not to be confused with Kailua on Oahu. It has the Aliʻi Drive waterfront, a historic church and palace from the kingdom era, and is a base for Kealakekua Bay, the refuge of Puʻuhonua o Hōnaunau, Hāpuna Beach and night dives with manta rays. Farms on the slopes above town grow Kona coffee.

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The local experience

What to see in Kailua-Kona

Puʻuhonua o Hōnaunau National Historical Park
Historic site

Puʻuhonua o Hōnaunau National Historical Park

Ancient Hawaiian seaside place of refuge south of Kailua-Kona, protected by a large dry-stone wall. It has a reconstructed temple with wooden statues, royal compounds, coconut palms and green sea turtles on the rocks.

Kealakekua Bay
Nature reserve

Kealakekua Bay

Protected bay on the Kona coast, a marine conservation area with a snorkel reef, spinner dolphins that often rest in the water and the white obelisk marking the spot where Captain James Cook died in 1779.

Hapuna Beach
Beach

Hapuna Beach

One of the largest light-sand beaches on the Island of Hawaiʻi, on the Kohala coast north of Kailua-Kona, with blue water, lifeguards and lava fields around. It is inside a state park.

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