Erin Lee, Director of Landscape, fills us in on how she protects us from the mosquitos that carry Dengue Fever

Mosquito that carries Dengue Fever

I personally feel that Hualalai Resort is a low-risk property due to the predominance of open  lava fields  between our green spaces, a high level of soil porosity and drainage, generally dry conditions with very infrequent rainfall, and good airflow throughout the resort from mauka to makai areas.

1. Any report of mosquitoes in the resort, especially during daylight hours is investigated immediately.
2. In the public community areas, we are removing thick underbrush to make sure there are no unnecessarily shady and damp locations that could harbor mosquitoes.
3. This includes the public beach access areas at Kukio and between the Four Seasons and Kona Village.
4. We are identifying all errant  irrigation  and valves that are leaking and repairing them as soon as possible to avert any standing water conditions.
5. We have discarded all used tires from our landscape and golf maintenance baseyard and have overturned any type of container that could harbor standing water.
6. All waterpots that we maintain in our homes have been stocked with mosquito fish (freshwater guppies) that eat mosquito eggs and larvae.
7. All bromeliads throughout the hotel and resort facilities are flushed regularly with a hose to prevent stagnant water from collecting as this is a favored habitat of the Aedes aegyptii mosquito AND we treat all the bromeliad cups with mosquito bits, a product that is commercially available at Home Depot and Farm and Garden.  It works by releasing a film of oil that breaks the surface tension of water and prevents mosquitoes from depositing their eggs.
8. We also offer mosquito treatment services beginning at  $150 plus tax  per treatment at our member’s requests.