Kailua-Kona, Hawaii

Kailua-Kona Kailua-Kona (Hawaii County)
Census Designated Place
Kailua-Kona from Holualoa
Location in Hawaii County and the state of Hawaii
Kailua-Kona
Coordinates: 19°39′0″N 155°59′39″W / 19.65000°N 155.99417°W / 19.65000; -155.99417
Area [1]
• Total	19.19 sq mi (49.71 km2)
• Land	13.80 sq mi (35.73 km2)
• Water	5.40 sq mi (13.98 km2)
Elevation	7 ft (2 m)
Population  (2020)
• Total	19,713
• Density	1,428.79/sq mi (551.66/km2)
Time zone	UTC−10 (Hawaii–Aleutian)
ZIP code	96740
Area code	808
FIPS code	15-23000
GNIS feature ID	365355

Kailua-Kona is an unincorporated community and census-designated place (CDP) in Hawaii County, Hawaii, United States. It's most commonly referred to simply as Kona (a name it shares with the district to which it belongs), but also as Kona Town, and occasionally as Kailua (a name it shares with a community on the windward side of Oʻahu), thus its less frequent use. Kailua-Kona is the second-largest settlement on the island of Hawaii (after Hilo) and the largest on the island's west side, where it is the center of commerce and the tourist industry. Kailua-Kona is served by Kona International Airport, just to the north in the adjacent CDP of Kalaoa.^[2] The population was 19,713 at the 2020 census, up from 11,975 at the 2010 census.

Kailua-Kona was the closest major settlement to the epicenter of the 2006 Kiholo Bay earthquake.

Kailua-Kona's boundaries were altered significantly for the 2020 census. The eastern portion of Kailua-Kona became part of the neighboring Holualoa CDP, while the western portion of Holualoa became part of Kailua-Kona.