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.
Haleakala began growing on the ocean floor roughly 1-2 million years ago. It erupted most recently in 1790 at La Perouse Bay. Hualalai is an active volcano. The resort town of Kailua is on the southwest flank of the volcano. Hualalai last erupted in 1801 and sent lava from a vent on its northeast rift down to the ocean.