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Peggy Kent swam June 9th in the Hapuna Rough Water Swim, a 1.25 mile race held at Hapuna Beach State Park. Although, we think, Peggy was the only member who swam, she had some good company from Hualalai, including Colin Clark, our General Manager at the Four Seasons as well as other Hualalai staff.
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Kip Larson, who has worked at the Beach House as a waiter and bartender for many years, has lost his son, Chris, to an accident a week or so ago. Chris was in his early twenties; a great young man who was just beginning what promised to be a wonderful […] Ku’uipo Valenzuela Meet Ku’uipo Valenzuela, the newest real estate Sales Executive with Hualalai Realty. I call her Ku’u because…it’s easier and she is okay with that! Ku’uipo joined us about two months ago after working for some time at the Mauna Lani Resort, selling the Kamilo development for Brookfield Residential. Prior to Kamilo […] Debbie Casey introduces Chef Junior to the members. Debbie Casey introduces Colleen Edwards to the members. […] On Thursday, December 28, 2017 members assembled in the Ball Room at the Four Seasons to have their annual meeting at 8 AM. Breakfast was served and then Uncle Earl and Kaulu Amaral provided a traditional welcome to the meeting…
Debbie Casey, Hualalai Club General Manager, MC’d the meeting and spoke at length […] Jensen and Divo saying farewell to Sue Fracisco. For many of us Ke ‘Olu has been a home away from home, away from home. It’s a restaurant and a bar, sure, but it is also the place we go to see familiar smiling faces, chat with friends and share food and drink. For […] Server, bartender, fitness trainer, mother and wife, Nichole Meier is leaving Hualalai after 11 years of service at Ke ‘Olu. Nichole and her family are moving to Seattle. We will all miss her immensely especially her smile and her lovely laugh.
Nichole and Devo at Nicole’s going away party At […] Debbie Casey Debbie’s employment as General Manager of the Hualalai Club began about six weeks ago. With Colin Clark just coming on as the General Manager for the Four Seasons Resort last Monday and Robert Whitfield leaving about a month ago, Debbie has been in a whirlwind of learning about Hualalai, the Big […] Jason Ray and a very scary Easter Bunny (Ben Scheuring)
Colin Clark Aloha Hualalai Club Members, I am delighted to announce today the appointment of Colin Clark as my successor in the role of General Manager, Four Seasons Resort Hualalai. Colin arrives to Hualalai later this month to complete a thorough handover with me, returning full time in late April. On Monday, […]
Max Phillip Giraud Riedel Max Phillip Giraud Riedel arrived two weeks early on 3/11/17 at 3:12pm at Stanford Children’s Hospital in Palo Alto, weighing 7lb 5oz. He is a strong and healthy boy and he and mommy are recovering well together. We hope we will be able to travel back […] Joe Buchanan Joe Buchanan is a man who gets around. Joe joined the Hualalai Realty Office early in November, coming directly from Kauai, where he worked at Kukui‘ula, a private golf community in Poipu. Kukui‘ula has some similarities to Hualalai. At the time Joe left they had sixty homes spread over a thousand […] Richard Topenio
Richard Topenio’s last words to his wife were a promise made from a roadside in Kona early Saturday afternoon — he’d be home soon. It was the one promise in more than 25 years together that he was unable to keep. A little before 2 p.m., only minutes after the […] Wendy, Pucci and Florian As many of our members know, Florian Riedel, our VP of Operations for the Club, will be leaving and heading to the Four Seasons in Palo Alto. I caught up with Florian yesterday to ask some questions and find out some specifics about his move. Please tell me a […] Today members and staff gathered to toast John Freitas for twenty one years of service to Hualalai and to toast his and his family’s next adventure on the mainland. Florian toasts John and his wife Katheyn […] This morning about 150 people gathered at Ke ‘Olu to celebrate Sita Soesman’s life. Sita, passed away a couple of weeks ago after fighting cancer for over 2 years. She will be missed by many of us on island and at Hualalai. Sita Soesman
[…] John Freitas Aloha everybody, I am writing to you to inform you that John has resigned from his position as Director of Sports. After more than 20 years at Hualalai, John and his family are taking a big leap and moving to the Pacific North West where John […]
Hawaii native Sita Soesman lived her life filled with light and joy, and happily shared it with her family, friends and colleagues, in fact, with everyone who was fortunate to cross her path. She welcomed all challenges and opportunities that came her way – and those that didn’t, she chased with enthusiasm! She […] |