Kona District, Hawaii

In the times of Ancient Hawaiʻi, Kona was the name of the leeward district on each major island.

Kona is the home of the Ironman World Championship Triathlon,[1] which is held each year in October in Kailua-Kona.

The Kealakekua Bay State Historical Park marks the place where Captain James Cook was killed in 1779.

The volcanic slopes of Hualālai and Mauna Loa in the Kona district provide an ideal microclimate for growing coffee.

[1][2] Kona is the home of one of the main bases of the international Christian mission organization YWAM, and the University of the Nations, first founded there.