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Ka’upulehu Interpretive Center will be open this Saturday Morning

Aloha

This Saturday the gate to the Ka’upulehu Interpretive Center (Ka Lae Mano) will open at 8:30 AM. The Kupuna, Ka’upulehu MarineLife Advisory Committee (Hualalai Resort, Kona Village, Kaupulehu Developments, OHA, Kamehameha Schools & Kukio) will hold a “Talk Story” to share the history of the Ahupua’a, Mo’olelo, Mele & conservation goals.

A Message from a Fellow Member about Your Dog

To the owner of a dog that thinks his dog poop is “invisible”, every morning i walk along the 15th and 16th fairways down to the ocean and pick up your invisible dog poop . I have picked up your “invisible” dog poop in front of the Fairway villas, Estate Villas and homes on […]

Meet Regina Stuard

Hualalai Realty is happy to announce two new real estate agents that have joined the resort. We at Hualalaimembers.com want to introduce you to Regina Stuard.

Regina Stuard

Regina is a native Hawaiian, born on Oahu and has been in residential real estate sales for 29 years. Prior to joining Hualalai Realty, she […]

Try Wait is signed into Law by Governor

It has been a long road and our work now moves to a new phase for the next ten (10) years here . This is a first step towards our goal of eventually managing a sustainable marine resource at Ka’upulehu .

Mahalo for your letters and testimony in support at all […]

Vern Yamanaka says the Try Wait Efforts are Moving Forward

Mahalo to fellow Hualalai homeowner’s support. The Try Wait proposal was passed by the Board of Land and Natural Resources Yesterday in Honolulu. We now need the Governors signature for it to be enacted. Our lobbying effort will continue until that is done but, this decision is a great step forward.

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Yesterday’s Mooch we said A Hui Ho to Founders, David and Eleo Ammen

David Ammen bought into Hualalai 20 years ago and now he and his wife, Eleo are saying goodbye. Their Hillside Villa is on the market and though they love Hualalai they want to be closer to home in Boston and Cape Cod. We will miss David and Eleo and hope they will come back and […]

Trash Talk #8: Why aren’t recycling and trash services free in Hawaii?

Answer – Residential recycling and trash services aren’t free anywhere. Someone must pay for managing the overall system, equipment, labor, and fuel costs. These services are usually paid for by local property taxes. In Hawaii County, Big Island taxes do not cover residential pickup and hauling services. Private vendors offer these services for a fee.

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TRASH TALK #7

Aloha Trash Talkers!

Here is the question of the month:

Where does our recycling material go? Is it really recycled?

Answer – Yes! Hana Hou uses local commodities buyers to channel recycling material including Atlas Recycling, Big Island Scrap Metal, and Business Services Hawaii. Materials are generally processed in the following manner:

Glass – […]

Save the Dates: March 21st and March 23rd BIG IDEAS on the BIG ISLAND II

Please help Sita and her family as she battles cancer.

Sita and Marley

Aloha,

As many of you know, our beloved Sita Soesman is battling cancer. After surgery to remove a tumor in her brain, we thought the worst was behind, but unfortunately that is not the case. A few days ago, Sita and her family were told that it has spread […]

TRASH TALK #6

Aloha Hualalai Homeowners, you might ask yourself: Why recycle?

Answer – Simple economics. Re-selling waste material is a much cheaper alternative to either landfilling or burning it. In addition, recycling saves energy, reduces water consumption, and prevents pollution and associated economic and ecological costs.

All developed countries have […]

Try Wait – a plan to restore the fish in the reef at Hualālai Resort

Try Wait is a proposal to rest and restore Kaʻūpūlehu’s reef. The Kaʻūpūlehu Marine Life Advisory Committee (KMLAC) is a group of individuals (including the kamaʻāina families of Kaʻūpūlehu) and organizations (including The Nature Conservancy) working to return the fisheries to Kaʻūpūlehu’s coastal waters. The proposal is to rest a 3.6 mile stretch of coastline […]

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