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Kailua

American  
[kahy-loo-ah, -loo-uh] / kaɪˈlu ɑ, -ˈlu ə /

noun

  1. a city on SE Oahu, in Hawaii.


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Leong pulled out of Normal’s Kailua headquarters, where a flock of college-age kids were inside manufacturing and testing circuit boards.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 20, 2026

Prosecutors said Haas, 54, of Kailua, Hawaii, was among dozens of Navy officials who were bribed to help obtain defense contracts for a man known as “Fat Leonard” Francis.

From Seattle Times ● Feb. 2, 2023

Survivors include her partner of 35 years, Liz Rizzo of Kailua, Hawaii.

From Washington Post ● May 27, 2021

“I was over here at the Kailua town location over the weekend on Saturday, and it looked like Kailua from 2019.”

From Washington Times ● Mar. 30, 2021

Even across the mighty shoulders of Mauna Loa from Kona and Kailua and down the rugged Hamakua Coast from Waipio they came, and from the other islands as well.

From Legends of the Wailuku by Will Herwig

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