KA MOKU ʻO KONADistrict of Kona

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KAILUA-KONA

KONA FACTS

• Kona means leeward. Refers to the dry side of the island

• 60 mile stretch of the west coast of Hawai`i Island

• Nā Kona: – Kona `Ākau (North Kona) – Kona Hema (South Kona)– Kona Waena (Central Kona)

NĀ PALENA: BOUNDARIES

• Kona Hema, mai Pu`uohau a KāheawaiSouth Kona, from Pu`uohau to Kāheawai (Ka`ū)

• Kona `Ākau, mai Keahualono a Pu`uohauNorth Kona, from Keahualono to Pu`uohau(Kohala)

KA MAKANI: WindKA UA: Rain

• Wind:– `Eka

• Rain:– Kaniko`o

`ŌLELO NO`EAU

• Kona kai `ōpua i ka la`iKona, where the horizon clouds rest in the calm

`ŌLELO NO`EAU• Kona i ke kai mā`oki`oki

Kona of the sea that is cut up.

From a distance, one can see the smooth surface of the sea at Kona, Hawai`i, cut by innumerable streaks of color.

`ŌLELO NO`EAU• Kona, kai malino a `Ehu

Kona, land of the calm sea of `Ehu

`Ehunuikaimalino was a chief of Kona, Hawai`i, under the ruler Liloa

`ŌLELO NO`EAU• Ke kope ho`ohia`ā maka o

Kona.The coffee of Kona that keeps the eyes from sleeping.

This saying applies not only to coffee, but also to love. To be in love with a person of Kona is to lose much sleep.