After hosting the Bachelor for 19 seasons, Chris Harrison knows a thing or two about good TV. In fact, the 43-year-old star, who announced his split from wife Gwen Jones in May 2012 after 18 years and two children together, has even entertained the notion of having his ex-wife star as the next Bachelorette.
Manta Snorkel. 1  Major airports are in Kailua-Kona (KOA) and Hilo (ITO) â¦ Kona is where most tourists stay, but Hilo is the county seat. 2  Population â 186,700. 3  It is the by far the largest island in the Hawaiian chain.  Honolulu isnât on the Big Island â¦ itâs on Oahu.
Kamehameha the Great, who unified the Hawaiian Islands under one king for the first time in 1810, is believed to have been born in the Big Islandâs North Kohala area. Captain James Cook, who is widely considered to be the first European to set foot in the Hawaiian Islands, was killed at Konaâs Kealakekua Bay in 1779.