Well, the word is out. John and I have sold our home and I will be handing off the Hualalaimembers Blog to another member who has expressed interest in blogging. This will be done in the next few weeks. In a few days I will introduce you to your new Blog Editor.
Many of you know who I am, but I’ve been told that some members have not known my identity or never met me. So, real quickly: I’m Mike Sack. I have owned a home and been a member of Hualalai Club for 15 years. Prior to that I had a home on Maui for 12 years. The past five years my husband and I have been Hawaii Residents, and five years ago we were one of the first gay couples to legally marry in Hawaii and the first gay couple to marry up at Ke ‘Olu. My career background includes being a clinical psychologist and working with my husband, John Saul, in writing 37 bestselling novels (all scary). The reason I started the blog was because I thought it was important to have a form of communication for our community that was not governed by management. I wanted it to be fun, informative and open. Hopefully I accomplished that. I also served on the Members Advisory Committee and the Social Committee. I started the “Know your Neighbor” evenings and John and I started the Happy Hundreds.
The blog started in 2010 and currently has 280 subscribers and about 1300 posts. We’ve covered everything from the Tsunami, the incorporation of Kona Village, changes in management and the merger of the club into the Four Seasons. I’ve tried to interview folks who I think would be interesting or have interesting information. I set up classified ads that sold a lot of golf carts and some art. I encouraged members to send in their photos and their stories.
Over the next two weeks or so, I will share with you some of my personal thoughts about Hualalai Resort. So, stay tuned for some schmaltzy stuff and a hand-off to the person to whom I am entrusting the blog.
Mike Sack
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