Is kona on hawaii. The sunny outdoors capital of the big island. The kona aggressor ii offers a week of liveaboard scuba diving along the western coast of the island at favorite sites. Visit top rated must see attractions.
Kona actually means leeward in hawaiian which for you non sailors means the side of the island thats sheltered from the prevailing tradewinds. The yacht ventures far from the reach of day operators to beautiful south point the southernmost tip of hawaii. Excellent snorkeling is available for non diving passengers.
Kona is a moku or district on the big island of hawaii in the state of hawaii known for its kona coffee and the location of the ironman world championship triathlon. They make their presence known nearly every month of the year although they tend to die down in the fall months. We have reviews of the best places to see in kailua kona.
Kailua also known by its post office designation kailua kona to differentiate it from kailua located on the windward side of oahu island and sometimes referred to as kona in everyday speech is an unincorporated city census designated place in hawaii county hawaii united states in the north kona district of the island of hawaii. The sunny kona district stretches almost two thirds of the entire west side of the island of hawaiifrom just south of anaehoomalu bay waikoloa beach resort to manuka park kau. Tripadvisor has 200839 reviews of kailua kona hotels attractions and restaurants making it your best kailua kona resource.
This historic seaside town sits in the middle of the kona coast a few miles south of the kona international airport koa. Along this expansive area youll find everything from coffee farms to historic hawaiian landmarks. Kona is located on the big island of hawaii.
In fact king kamehameha actually spent his final years in kailua kona. The west coast of hawaii is known as the kona side and kailua kona is the lively center of it all. Find what to do today this weekend or in august.
In the current system of administration of hawaii county the moku of kona is divided into north kona district kona akau and south kona district kona hema. North kona is located on the big islands west shore and is home to the popular and historical kailua kona town a fun bustling village in the heart of the district and home to wonderful restaurants shops and a historical walking tour of the village where you can experience the splendor of hulihee palace ahuena heiau and mokuaikaua church.