{"id":118309,"date":"2022-01-14T14:27:43","date_gmt":"2022-01-15T00:27:43","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/hawaiicompro.wpengine.com\/play\/kona-on-big-island-much-more-than-great-coffee-2-2\/"},"modified":"2025-04-07T17:09:21","modified_gmt":"2025-04-08T03:09:21","slug":"kona-on-big-island-much-more-than-great-coffee","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/hawaii.com\/kona-on-big-island-much-more-than-great-coffee\/","title":{"rendered":"Kona on Big Island: Much More Than Great Coffee"},"content":{"rendered":"\r\n<p>First-time visitors to the Big Island often notice that island regions are identified by districts, rather than by north shore, south shore, east shore, and west shore. Because the Big Island is, well, big \u2013 its areas are distinguished by their given districts.<\/p>\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\">A Rural Area with Modern Amenities<\/h3>\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n<p>The sunny Kona Districts expand for approximately 60 miles along the west shore from Kona International Airport to south of Kealakekua Bay. This historical region boasts everything from important landmarks to famous coffee farms. Despite its modern amenities, Kona is a rural area with lots of heart, balmy weather, and calm seas.<\/p>\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n<p>Kona means \u2018Leeward\u2019 side. You may have heard of the terms leeward and windward to describe different sides of islands. Leeward is the side of the island that faces away from the incoming winds. On the Big Island, Kona is separated into two districts, north and south.<\/p>\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Home of World Famous Kona Coffee<\/h3>\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n<p>South Kona is located on the Big Island\u2019s southwest shore with climate that is ideal for growing coffee and farms that produce the world famous Kona Coffee.<\/p>\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Noteworthy About South Kona<\/h3>\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n<p>South Kona is also home to popular historical sites such as Pu\u02bbuhonua o Honaunau National Historical Park, Kealakekua Bay, and <a href=\"https:\/\/hawaii.com\/things-to-do\/captain-cook-monument\/\">Captain Cook Monument<\/a> where Captain James Cook first landed on the island in 1778, and also where he would meet his untimely death.<\/p>\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n<p>Because the mountain of Mauna Loa protects South Kona from the winds, the waters are calm and clear. 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