| | In the middle of the Kona District and a short few miles south of the Kona International Airport lies the seaside town of Kailua-Kona. The town is a fishing village, and has been for centuries.The nearby Kaloko-Honokohau National Historical Park was established in 1978 to preserve, protect and interpret the traditional native Hawaiian activities and culture that formerly thrived here.Help honor Kona coffee pioneers and their gourmet brew every November at the week-long Kona Coffee Cultural Festival, one of the only coffee festivals in the U.S. The Hawaiian International Billfish Tournament, held each August, brings the world's top sport anglers to Kona's legendary waters. Everyone else comes for the shopping, the dinging, a stroll up Alii Drive and perhaps the vacation sunset cocktail.Kailua-Kona was just as popular in the old days as it is today and its history is not forgotten even in the midst of this lively party scene. |  | | | |
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