Kailua is located at 19°39′0″N 155°59′39″W﻿ / ﻿19.65000°N 155.99417°W﻿ / 19.65000; -155.99417 (19.649973, −155.994028),[5] along the shoreline of Kailua Bay and up the southern slope of Hualālai volcano. There are no major rivers or streams in Kailua or on the Kona side of Hawaii.[6]