Hoʻokena was once a vibrant 19th-century port town rivaled only by Kailua-Kona in size and importance.
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The Kona Inn, built in 1928, herald the start of commercial tourism in Kona.
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The Macfarlane Building, named after longtime manager Lewis Macfarlane, was once the headquarters of Captain Cook Coffee Co. Ltd., one of two companies that controlled over half the Kona coffee crop during the first half of the 20th century.
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From 1900 to 1917, the largest business in Kailua-Kona was H. Hackfeld & Co. Ltd. The name changed to American Factors in 1917 and to AmFac in the 1960s
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