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Kailua, Hawaii County, Hawaii
Kailua
is a
census-designated place
(CDP) in
Hawaii County
,
Hawaii
,
United States
, in the
North Kona District
of the
Island of Hawaii
. The population was 11,975 at the
2010 census
. It is the center of commerce and of the tourist industry on West Hawaii. Its post office is designated
Kailua-Kona
to differentiate it from the larger
Kailua
located on windward
Oahu
, and it is sometimes referred to as
Kona
in everyday speech. The city is served by
Kona International Airport
, located just to the north in the adjacent
Kalaoa CDP
. Kailua-Kona was the closest major settlement to the
epicenter
of the
2006 Hawaii Earthquake
.
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