Carbon dioxide is an integral part of the carbon cycle, a biogeochemical cycle in which carbon is exchanged between the Earth's oceans, soil, rocks and the biosphere. Plants and other photoautotrophs use solar energy to produce carbohydrate from atmospheric carbon dioxide and water by photosynthesis.
For the town known as Kailua-Kona, see Kailua, Hawaii County, Hawaii. Kailua /kaÉªËluËÉ/ is a census-designated place (CDP) in Honolulu County, Hawaii, United States. It lies in the KoÊ»olaupoko District of the island of OÊ»ahu on the windward coast at Kailua Bay.It is in the judicial district and the ahupua'a named Ko'olaupoko.It is 12 miles (19 km) northeast of Honolulu â over Nuâuanu Pali. The population was 38,635 at the 2010 census.t lies in the KoÊ»olaupoko District of the island of OÊ»ahu on the windward coast at Kailua Bay. It is in the judicial district and the ahupua'a named Ko'olaupoko. It is 12 miles (19 km) northeast of Honolulu â over Nuâuanu Pali. The population was 38,635 at the 2010 census.
However, there is not a striking difference between the two, especially in the area around Kailua-Kona. Kailua-Kona has more cloudy and rainy days than the Kohala Coast, located approximtely 25 miles to the north, which is one of the sunniest and driest locations in all of Hawai'i. Kailua-Kona is also prone to vog, volcanic smog, a form of air pollution, produced by Kilauea, an actively erupting volcano.