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Kailua-Kona

Kailua-Kona is a town on the west coast of the island of Hawaiʻi, in the Kona district. It was a royal centre of Hawaiian chiefs, and Kamehameha I spent his last years there, dying at his residence of Kamakahonu in 1819. Huliheʻe Palace, a royal summer residence, and Mokuʻaikaua Church, founded in 1820 by the first Christian missionaries to the islands, stand in the town.

Kailua-Kona
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Chiefdom of Hawaii Island

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The Epoch Institute. (2026). Kailua-Kona. In The Epoch Institute Encyclopedia. https://the-epoch-institute.org/encyclopedia/kailua-kona
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“Kailua-Kona.” The Epoch Institute Encyclopedia, The Epoch Institute, 2026, https://the-epoch-institute.org/encyclopedia/kailua-kona. Accessed .
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The Epoch Institute. “Kailua-Kona.” The Epoch Institute Encyclopedia. 2026. https://the-epoch-institute.org/encyclopedia/kailua-kona.
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