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.
Kona International Airport KOA is an airport serving the big island of Hawaii. KOA Airport is situated approximately four miles to the northwest of Kailua-Konaâs city center. Currently, the airport transports about 2.6 million passengers annually. The largest airline carrier at KOA is Hawaiian Airlines.