A 27-year-old woman in Hawaii is alive after she was bitten twice by a shark on Tuesday while swimming in Kealakekua Bay, a historic state park on the western side of the Big Island. According to ...

Twelve miles south of Kailua-Kona on the Big Island of Hawaii, the brilliant blue water of Kealakekua Bay is popular with visitors who want to snorkel among its marine life and learn Hawaiian history.

History junkies make the trek to Kealakekua for a different reason altogether. British explorer Capt. James Cook first spotted the bay and stayed here as a guest in January 1779. Weeks later ...

Hawaii County has completed a project to provide needed parking at Clarence Lum Won Park in Kealakekua. In partnership with ...

Sweeping about 30 miles along Hawaii's western coast lies the Kona ... Nature and history lovers should visit the Kealakekua Bay State Historical Park, where Captain James Cook landed ashore ...

The monument stands on the shore of Kealakekua Bay. Today, this is a popular snorkeling ... Several of the best Hawaii tours feature a stop at the Captain Cook Monument on their snorkeling excursions.