Kona District, Hawaii

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19°41′58.56″N 155°59′24.00″W / 19.6996000°N 155.9900000°W / 19.6996000; -155.9900000

Left to right: the North and South Kona districts, within the Big Island.

Kona is a moku or district on the Big Island of Hawaiʻi in the State of Hawaii, known for its Kona coffee and the Ironman World Championship Triathlon.^[1] In the administration of Hawaiʻi County, the moku of Kona is divided into North Kona District (Kona ‘Akau) and South Kona District (Kona Hema). "Kona" sometimes refers to its largest town, Kailua-Kona. Other towns in Kona include Kealakekua, Keauhou, Holualoa, Hōnaunau and Honalo.