Jump to navigation Jump to search For the town on Oʻahu, see Kailua, Honolulu County, Hawaii. Kailua, a town on the island of Hawaiʻi, is also known by its post office designation Kailua-Kona leeward drive inn differentiate it from Kailua located on the windward side of Oʻahu island.
The community was established by King Kamehameha I to be his seat of government when he was chief of Kona before he consolidated rule of the archipelago in 1795. It was later designated as the capital of the newly unified Kingdom of Hawaiʻi. Royal fishponds at Kaloko-Honokōhau National Historical Park were the hub of unified Hawaiian culture. The town later functioned as a retreat of the Hawaiian royal family. In the late 20th and early 21st centuries, the region has undergone a real estate and construction boom fueled by tourism and investment.
Kailua Bay and up the southern slope of Hualālai volcano. There are no major rivers or streams in Kailua-Kona or on the Kona side of Hawaii. According to the United States Census Bureau, the Town has a total area of 39. Kailua-Kona is bordered to the north by Kalaoa, to the south by Holualoa, and to the west by the Pacific Ocean from Kailua Bay in the south to Honokohau Bay in the north.
It is the warmest place in the United States of America in January on average. The coolest month is February, with an average high temperature of 81. Vog can cover parts of the Kona coast from time to time depending on the activity of the Kilauea volcano and the island winds. Kailua-Kona is located on the leeward side of the Hualalai Volcano, sheltering the town from wind and rain. As of the census of 2000, there were 9,870 people, 3,537 households, and 2,429 families residing in Kailua-Kona. There were 3,537 households, out of which 35. 65 years of age or older.
The average household size was 2. 78 and the average family size was 3. In Kailua-Kona the population was spread out, with 27. The median age was 36 years. For every 100 females, there were 98.
For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 95. Out of the total population, 11. Kailua-Kona saw an economic downturn during the 2008 national financial crisis but in the early 2010s has seen significant growth and economic development. Tourism also saw a downturn in the late 2000s but has since seen some resurgence. The University of Hawaii held its first classes at the new Hawaii Community College Palamanui Campus in 2015.
Since the early 2000s the Kona side had seen significant amounts of vog from Puʻu ʻŌʻō and Kīlauea, but that changed in May 2018 when Kilauea largely ceased its emissions. The air in Kailua-Kona is clearer than it has been in decades. Kailua-Kona is the start and finish of the annual Ironman World Championship triathlon, the annual Kona Coffee Festival, and the Hawaiian International Billfish Tournament. Kona coffee is the variety of Coffea arabica cultivated on the slopes of Hualālai and Mauna Loa in the North and South Kona Districts.