Kailua (Kona): Kailua (Kona)

Although the Big Island's main resort is officially called KAILUA , and its postal address is "Kailua-Kona," you're likely to hear it referred to as Kona as often as not. It's reasonably attractive, and has played its part in Hawaiian history, but its summer-holiday seafront of fast-food restaurants and souvenir shops could be anywhere; and the wind-borne "vog" means that the atmosphere can be as bad as in Los Angeles or London.

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Kailua (Kona)

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