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Kona Historical Society

Ka’upulehu Interpretive Center Event on Saturday a Success

“I have paddled past Kalaemano countless times and have marveled at the beauty of the coastline. It was an honor and a thrill to be able to set my feet upon the land today!”…Barbara Kildow

Aunty Lei and her family are stewards of this section of land, Kalaemano, that runs mauka to makai. […]

Benefit to save our Monk Seals and our Reefs

 

Club Membership is providing a complimentary shuttle to this event. Minimum 6 passengers. I have a 12 pax van currently secured. Sign up with Club Concierge 808 325-4717 or 808 325-8450 to catch the shuttle at Ke’olu on Sunday, February 12, 2017. […]

Members go skiing on Mauna Kea

A great shot from space of our island with snow on Mauna Kea and Maun Loa.

Two of our youngish members brought their skis and hit the slopes this past week.

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Join Kona Historical Society Evening of the 28th

Special Offers to Go To K’O’LINA Four Seasons on Oahu.

SPECIAL EXCLUSIVE RATES FOR OUR HUALALAI CLUB MEMBERS – FOUR SEASONS HOTEL OAHU AT K’O’OLINA

Four Seasons Oahu at Ko’olina is pleased to offer the following special exclusive for our Hualālai Club Members to get away and experience. Deadline to register September 26th.

Please email Cindy Lewis if you are interested, […]

Bill McDowell shares Lava Photos

Member Bill Mc Dowell shares spectacular shots of Kiluea’s Lava hitting the sea. He left the South End at 2AM and after a 20 minutes boat ride at 30 knots this is what he captured.

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Thank you Bill

Hawaii’s Kilauea volcano’s violent eruption

Two Weeks Ago One Week Ago

 

Exclusive Member Palamanui Trail Hike

Thursday, February 18th, 3:30 – 5:30 pm with Dr. Richard Stevens. You will hike on a restored ancient trail with Dr. Stevens, the leader of the restoration project. Caves, petroglyphs, archeological sites, and rare Hawaiian plants are among the “signs and wonders,” along the old mauka-makai route connecting the uplands and the sea. Bring water […]

Blue Helicopter Shots as members tour the island.

 

Many thanks to Bill McDowell, again.

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Solving the Mysteries of Dark Matter

Join us for the last presentation of the season to delve into dark matter and other profound mysteries about the universe.

Keck Observatory invites you to Evenings with Astronomers

Dr. James Bullock Wednesday, April 9

The possibility that something unseen but important exists […]

Join others in hearing from an expert in Black Holes on March 12th

Dr. Meg Urry

Black Holes, Galaxies and the Evolution of the Universe: An Observer’s View

Black holes form in the young Universe and, over the next 13 billion years or so, accrete enormous amounts of matter from the surrounding galaxy. By the present time, a black hole and its host galaxy […]

Finding Astronomical Fossils with Keck

Professor Duncan Forbes

Ancient star clusters are the fossils of the astronomical world. They formed at early times in the Universe and many have survived to the present day. New discoveries made with the Keck Observatory have uncovered a host of previously unknown star clusters – some more massive than small galaxies. Join […]

Keck Response Deadline Extended to the end of Tuesday, January 14th

If y0u are interested in attending the Keck lecture series at the Mauna Kea Beach Hotel this Thursday evening you still have time to reserve your spot by calling the Concierge by the end of Tuesday.

Click here to read more about the lecture on Thursday

Sign up for Oahu Cultural Trip Extended to January 31st

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We currently have 9 members scheduled to travel to Honolulu for the Cultural trip to Oahu. We need to have a total of 10 members to go. Originally December 31st was the deadline for signing up. Now, it has been extended for another month. Click on […]

Breakthroughs in Discerning New Worlds: A Keck Evening With an Astronomer

Dr. Heather Knudson

 

The past decade has marked a period of great progress in our quest to discover and characterize exoplanets, or planets outside of our own solar system. Observations of transiting exoplanets, in which the planet periodically passes in front of and then behind its parent star as seen from Earth, […]

NELHA OUTING AND FARM TO TABLE DINING

On November 15th the staff of Ulu took a group of 30 to explore the Natural Energy Laboratory of Hawaii Authority (NELHA) located makai side just south of the aiport. We all drive past it every time we go into town.

It started with an orientation about the origin of NELHA, why it is located […]

A Beautiful Sunset Sale on Manu Iwa

Sunday evening, July 8th, several Hualalai residents and other guests enjoyed a magnificent sail and sunset aboard the Ocean Sports catamaran “Manu Iwa”. We boarded at Kona Village and set out to watch the clear view of the island. The vog was gone! The crew hoisted the sails and we flew across the water! Whoo! […]

Friday’s Farm Tour and Lunch

This past Friday a bunch of us, as part of “Made in America-2” traveled with the our Chefs to Wailea Agricultural Group Farm and facilties on the East side of the Island (about30 minutes North of Hilo). After a tour of the farm we settled down for a magnificent feast made in their outdoor kitchen.

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Three Ring Ranch Newsletter

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Three Ring Ranch Exotic Animal Sanctuary Has New Arrival

Meet Bert or Ernie. (I’m not sure whether he is Bert or Ernie.) Bert and Ernie are new hatch-lings who are now full time residents of Three Ring Ranch in Kona

Bert or Ernie (we don't know)

If you and your family would like a guided tour of the sanctuary, contact Residential Concierge […]