It looked like troop maneuvers as golf course workers brought in loads of sand to fill the sandtrap on 17. A big step forward!
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The ocean walkway between the Palm Grove and the Beach Tree Beach was damaged this summer. Members were told that it would be repaired in September. I took this photo on October 4. September has come and gone.
This is from the West Hawaii newspaper: With 49 reported COVID-19 cases in Kona over the last 28 days, officials warn the community to remain vigilant in preventing the spread of the pandemic. “COVID is still very much a threat to our community. It is not the time to let our guard down,” said Kona Community Hospital CEO James Y. Lee. “The beaches are reopening, and that’s a concern. We strongly encourage our staff and community to remain vigilant and continue practicing safety precautions at work and at play.” As of Friday, three COVID-positive patients remain in the West Hawaii hospital, with two in the ICU and one on a ventilator.” This from Honolulu Civil Beat News: Hawaii Island identified 43 new cases of COVID-19 on Saturday, the island’s biggest single-day increase since the pandemic began. The previous record was 39 cases on Aug. 28.
Doctors have also been put on alert that after October 15 there may be a surge of cases.
Egrets supervise the work on Hualalai golf course. The course is scheduled to open on December 1.
Debby Webster is looking for a Pack ‘n Play or similar portable crib, and a bouncy chair appropriate for a 5-month old for the period of October 17th until November 1st. Call Debby at 970-389-471 or send her an email at debby.webster@gmail.com.
Presented by Nico Leilani Verissimo, Executive Director of the Hualalai Ohana Foundation (Click on image to enlarge it.) Barbara Kildow sent this note: This Wednesday, September 30, is the final day to respond to the 2020 Census. Responses from the census help determine how hundreds of billions of dollars in federal funds are allocated for critical public services and programs around the country each year, for the next 10 years. If you have not yet been counted, and you were living at Hualalai Resort on April 1, 2020, please read the attached to learn if you would qualify to be counted in the state of Hawaii. If you do, and you wish to be counted, contact Don Krause, census data collector assigned to Hualalai Resort, at 267-221-1087. HAVE A CAR/SUV TO SELL? Please contact, new member Joe Hirko, if you have a car/SUV to sell. Price: $15,000 – $30,000. joehirko@icloud.com CLASSIFIED AD: 2004 Corvette for sale for $17, 500. Royal blue exterior with light tan top and interior. Excellent condition. One-person owner. 61, 575 miles. Automatic shift, A/C and music system. For further information, call Rich at 678-488-9483.
photo by Paul Locklin The sunset brilliantly sets on members enjoying a socially distanced evening.
On September 14, about 340 of the furloughed Four Seasons Hualalai’s employees were able to drive through and pick up boxes of food at the porte-cochere valet area of the hotel. Sebastian Hinsch’s office coordinated. The next food drive is on September 28. The food distribution is part of the county grant of $900k to the Kohala Coast resorts for hospitality employees.
So many members are enduring the unhealthy skies and fires.
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Thank you to the Ke’olu Gardens crew. To learn more, go to Talk Tuesdays, last week! Laptops Needed for WHEA Students Because of Distance Learning: West Hawaii Explorations Academy (WHEA) is Hawaii’s first start-up charter high school, officially opening in 2000. It’s located just south of the Kona airport within the acreage of the Natural Energy Lab. It has full accreditation from the Western Association of Schools and Colleges (WASC, 2002). WHEA-PCS is a nationally recognized laboratory school serving as a “magnet” for science-focused, outdoor, hands-on education. It features large-scale, long-term, projects that meet or exceed performance demands of traditional “standards based” education. The program works best for students seeking to challenge themselves in a self-directed, science-focused learning environment. The curriculum is writing intensive and college preparatory, but “Can-Do” attitude almost always outshines innate ability. While WHEA’s pedagogy has been developed in the context of STEM (science, technology, engineering and mathematics) education, it is actually designed to be transferable to nearly all academic subjects. The WHEA Robotics Project has become one of the most popular projects at the school. This is such a trying time for the school as the COVID situation continues to change. Following the DOE, WHEA has switched to all- distance learning for now. Many high school aged children of Hualalai employees and vendors attend WHEA and received assistance in purchasing laptops through our Hualalai Ohana Foundation. However, many other WHEA students do not have a computer at home. WHEA has been loaning laptops, but the demand is too high, and the school has fallen short. If you wish to assist in providing WHEA high school students with a laptop, please contact: Kaia Anderson
 Hi, friends and neighbors, Your dedicated editor is going to take a short hiatus, but before I do, I wanted to answer a question a lot of people are asking: how is Hualalai doing during CoVid-19? I’d say we’re doing well, but all of a sudden, our island has taken a hit. You can read about it: https://www.civilbeat.org/2020/08/hawaii-and-maui-counties-may-be-reaching-a-virus-tipping-point/
Sunday night: safely distanced tables and a delicious Chinese feast.
Monday morning: a golfer’s pot of gold.
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