Kailua-Kona Photos

The town of Kailua-Kona, Hawaiʻi as seen from Kailua Bay:

[Photo of Kailua Kona]

ʻAhuʻena Heiau is a 200-year-old temple across from Kailua Pier:

[Photo of ʻAhuʻena Heiau] [Photo of ʻAhuʻena Heiau] [Photo of ʻAhuʻena Heiau] [Photo of ʻAhuʻena Heiau] [Photo of ʻAhuʻena Heiau] [Photo of ʻAhuʻena Heiau from Kailua Bay]

The small beach facing ʻAhuʻena Heiau:

[Photo of Kona Beach]

Huliheʻe Palace used to be a vacation home for Hawaiian royalty and is now a museum. When I visited it in December 2006, damage from the October 2006 earthquake was quite visible, and part of the museum was still closed:

[Photo of Huliheʻe Palace] [Photo of Huliheʻe Palace] [Photo of Huliheʻe Palace earthquake damage] [Photo of Huliheʻe Palace earthquake damage]

Mokuaikaua Church advertises itself as the first church in Hawaiʻi:

[Photo of Mokuaikaua Church] [Photo of Mokuaikaua Church]

Coral and butterflyfish seen through the glass bottom of a boat in Kailua Bay:

[Photo of coral and butterflyfish]

Parasailing in Kailua Bay (and giving the shaka sign like everyone does in Hawaiʻi):

[Photo of Liam parasailing] [Photo of Liam parasailing]