Kinley, located on the southwest shore of the island, originally started as a series of small huts and tents for the rest and relaxation of American troops serving in Astor during between World War Two and the Vladivostok accords, but has since grown into a sleepy yet pleasant vacation town. In it's few decades of existence, however, it has experienced more than enough history. Kinley, originally named McKinley - after the American President - was the site of the only major battle between IJN and US Army forces during World War Two, fought only a few days before the Japanese would issue their uncondititional surrender. The Battle of the Beach, as it's called, was little more than a skirmish, with Japanese forces covering their retreat to a more defensible position to the north of the island and only taking a few casualties. The city's tourist industry would be further expanded under the Takemoto administration and the Vietnam era government, but the most memorable piece of history to come out of the city is, of course, the Massacre at Palm South. On May 4th, 1983, Theo Hilton climbed on top of a US Army IFV while waving a black flag. He was shot by a soldier in a massacre that would claim the lives of 28 people. One day later, the people of McKinley overpowered the US occupation forces, evicting them from the city in a battle that started the May Revolution. During this conflict, a tank round destroyed the 'Mc' on the former town hall building, and the people decided to thusly rename it simply Kinley, in honor of their fight.
Since the island was first settled, the shoreline on what would become Kinley has been treasured as a beautiful and peaceful piece of beach by all who came to witness it. It was what originally drove American GIs to settle it in the aftermath of World War Two, and the tourist industry to the beach is what propelled the city forward during a lot of it's history. It still serves that role today, with a wide variety of surfers, sandcastle builders, and just in general those who want to relax coming to the Kinley Beachfront for a pleasant time. Owing to the short and relatively bloodless nature of the Battle of the Beach, every few months Kinley will put on a 'Battle of the Beach Reenactment' that just amounts to the whole city spending a day on the beach. In addition, the beach serves as the unothordox 'stadium' for the Czolgoszes, Kinley's baseball team. When a game need be played, the team will draw regulation-ish lines in the sand, place down bases, and play ball right on the beach.
The spot on which Theo Watson was martyred for the cause of freedom and justice for an entire island has since been turned into a park in honor of him and the 25 other victims of the Massacre at Palm South. In what many have described as a rather jovial town, Theo Watson Park is divergent as a place of quiet reflection, where the costs of that freedom and fun are realized. At the center of the park lies a marble stone, with the same black banner that Theo wove affixed to it, singes, gunshots, rips, and all, with the names of those martyred inscribed on the marble. Theo Watson Park is located at the intersection of Palm South Drive and 2nd Street.
Being a more minor city, Kinley is less served by transit than other cities are. Inter and intracity bus service still runs with Ochay Transit, as one would expect, and Highway 1 runs straight through the town, but contrary to expectations there is not ferry service to Kinley. The people of the town have routinely denied petitions to build a ferry dock on the ground that it'd diminish the natural beauty of the beach. Nevertheless, Kinley is certainly not unreachable, being positioned nearly halfway between Astor and Ochay.