page_title: Inter-Island Steam Navigation Company
section_title: Kona Inn
hierarchical_section_title: Inter-Island Steam Navigation Company / History / Kona Inn
caption_attribution_description: Ali'i Drive is the main street of Kailua-Kona, Island of Hawaii, USA. Ali'i Drive is the main street of Kailua-Kona on the western side of Island of Hawaii, USA. It is a coastal road, which faces the Bay of Kailua, where many historical sites, resort hotels, souvenir shops, markets and churches are located. Ali'i Drive starts from the crossing with Kuakini Highway, just north of Kailua Pier, and ends at Keauhou Shopping Center in Keauhou, with the northern part of the drive busiest. At Kailua Pier, the passengers from the luxurious crouise ships come ashore by launches. Along the road are souvenir shops for these tourists as well as people who take a walk, Farmers' Market and many large and small resort hotels. The historical sites are: Ahuena Heiau where King Kamehameha spent his retired life, the Hulihee Palace which was used by the royal family of the Hawaiian Kingdom, Mokuaikaua Church which was the first church in Hawaii, and St. Michael's Catholic Church. en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ali%27i_Drive en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wikipedia:Text_of_Creative_Commons_...
context_page_description: Inter-Island Steam Navigation Company was headquartered in Honolulu and ran steamship passenger and cargo service between the Hawaiian Islands from 1883 until 1947. Inter-Island constructed the Kona Inn in 1928, the first hotel in Kona on the Big Island of Hawaii. In 1929, Inter-Island created an airline subsidiary, Inter-Island Airways, that is still operating as Hawaiian Airlines.
context_section_description: To promote travel to the Big Island, Inter-Island's Board of Directors approved the construction of the Kona Inn, the first hotel in Kona. They hired architect Charles William Dickey, who was known for his distinctive Hawaiian style design. The oceanfront Kona Inn opened in 1928, with 20 rooms, a salt water swimming pool, tennis courts, spacious lawns, cocktail lounge, and luaus. The Kona Inn eventually expanded to 220 rooms, and helped turn Kona into a premier tourist destination  The Kona Inn was converted into the Kona Inn Shopping Village in 1980.
caption: Kona Inn Shopping Village, Kailua-Kona, Hawaii 2 (4549530456)
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