Kailua (Kona): Arrival
Open-plan Keahole Airport , on a field of black lava nine miles north of Kailua, has the usual car rental places; otherwise Speedi Shuttle (tel 808/329-5433) into town costs around $20 per person. In Kailua, a regular shuttle bus runs the six-mile length of Alii Drive every ninety minutes (8.30am-9.30pm; $2; tel 808/961-8744). One daily bus follows Hwy-11 around the north of the island to Hilo, leaving Kailua just before 6am and returning in the evening.
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