Kailua is a
census-designated place (CDP) in Hawaii County,
Hawaii, United States, in the North Kona District of the Island of Hawaii. The population was 11,975 at the 2010 census. It is the
center of commerce and of the tourist industry on West Hawaii. Its post office is designated Kailua-Kona to
differentiate it from the larger Kailua located on windward Oahu, and it is sometimes referred to as Kona in
everyday speech. The city is served
