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Free smartphone app to traverse Kona Coast's Scenic Byway

by Big Island Video News
on Feb 14, 2013 at 10:03 am

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Volunteers from the Local Byway Committee and KVBID invested hundreds of hours developing APP content that reveals fascinating information about places all along Alii Drive.Eric von Platen Luder, KVBID president

from the Kailua Village Business Improvement District newsletter

KAILUA-KONA, Hawaii: Kailua Village Business Improvement District (KVBID) will soon launch a free smartphone application that users can download to learn more about history, significant sites and things to do along Royal Footsteps Along the Kona Coast, the state’s second Hawaii Scenic Byway. The Kona Royal
Footsteps APP is an interpretive experience that focuses on Alii Drive’s roughly seven miles of roadway with seven centuries of archaeological, historic and cultural traditions and more than two dozen impressive points of interest.

Thanks to efforts by the local Byway Committee, a grant from Hawaii Tourism Authority, and to HTA-funded County of Hawaii County Product Enrichment Program funding, the Kona Royal Footsteps APP shares a tremendous amount of historical information and photos along with ocean recreation, shoreline access, area accommodations and more.

“While we know that visitors to Historic Kailua Village will find the APP extremely helpful when planning and then during their stay, we are also excited about the educational value of the Kona Royal Footsteps APP for residents and particularly for island students,” said KVBID president Eric von Platen Luder. “Volunteers from the Local Byway Committee and KVBID invested hundreds of hours developing APP content that reveals fascinating information about places all along Alii Drive.”

Users that click on Hawaii Royal History in the application may, for example, select to learn more about
Significant Sites, Heiau and History & Culture. Discoveries such as where King Kamehameha I perfected
his surfing skills are revealed. Care was taken to use and revitalize Hawaiian place names at popular surf
spots. Points of Interest are mapped with easy-to-use Google maps.

Downloads for the free application will be available in online APP stores by the end of February using smartphones or tablets and searching “Kona Royal Guide,” or “Kona Royal Footsteps.”

Learn more at HistoricKailuaVillage.com.


Filed Under: Uncategorized Tagged With: Alii Drive, Eric von Platen Luder, Kailua Village, Scenic Byway

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