Kailua Kona, Big Island, Hawaii, USA Two-Tone Coffee Mug

AssetID: 200349071-001 / {Alvis Upitis} / Kailua Kona, Big Island, Hawaii, USA _x000D_ _x000D_ Kailua is a census-designated place (CDP) in Hawaiʻ i County , Hawaii , United States , in the North Kona District of the Island of Hawaiʻ i . The population was 11,975 at the 2010 census . It is the center of commerce and of the tourist industry on West Hawaiʻ i. Its post office is designated Kailua-Kona to differentiate it from the larger Kailua located on windward Oʻ ahu , and it is sometimes referred to as "Kona" in everyday speech. The city is served by Kona International Airport , located just to the north in the adjacent Kalaoa CDP . Kailua-Kona was the closest major settlement to the epicenter of the 2006 Hawaiʻ i Earthquake . _x000D_ _x000D_ This page is not affiliated with, or endorsed by, anyone associated with the topic.