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Tomorrow, members have a wonderful opportunity to interact with Calley O’Neill at 4:00 PM in the Keolu Great Room before the Member Reception. Calley is the real deal! She is an exceptional artist and yoga instructor, as well as a special individual. She is now working on a mural project at the Kona Airport.
Recently several Hualalai folks went on a hike to the highest level of craters on Hualalai Mountain. Led by Robert Pacheco, the founder of Hawaii Forest and Trail, and Melanie Seyler, one of his top guides, the group hiked through lava tubes, three different levels of high-altitude tropical forest eco-systems, and over narrow ridges that topped vertical crater walls.
“We were at altitudes ranging from 5,500 to 6,500 feet. At the end of the day we all felt a pleasant tiredness, just short of exhaustion,” Chantal Prunier said.
“It was an absolutely fantastic hike,” Sebastian Hinsch said.
FACTOID: the coast west of Hualālai is a popular location for vacation resorts, since the rain shadowof the mountain causes many sunny days. The first, Kona Village resort, was built in 1961. Since then the Four Seasons Resort[21]and the Kūkiʻogolf course and vacation home complex have also been built on the 1800 flow.[(Wikipedia)
For two days, Hualalai was the calm in the middle of a storm. Thunder boomed during the day and at night, shaking our foundations. Lightning slashed across the dark skies, appearing as if commanded by a magician’s wand. As the growl of thunder reverberated around us, it made me understand why Native people felt that angry gods dominated the atmosphere. But, of course, at Hualalai, we were spared from the storm’s fury. Instead, as the far off rain mixed with the sun, we had technicolor rainbows.
photo courtesy of Bob Holman
photo courtesy of Robert Huret
photo courtesy of Debby Webster I went on my walk yesterday without my Wellingtons. (Who knew I’d need them.) I ended up with soaked shoes and sand to my ankles. It was gorgeous! Thank you to the landscape staff who were there to clean up the ocean’s fury even as it continued to pound onto shore.
For those of you who wanted to know where I bought the incredible orchids at the Kamuela Farmers Market, it was at SHOGUN HAWAII. Owner, Matthias Seelis, is an award winning orchid grower. This cattelya he created is named after Becky Holman.
photos courtesy of Becky Holman. Going up to Waimea on an early Saturday morning to the several farmers markets is not only a scenic drive–we also came back laden with orchids, flowers, papayas, all kinds of veggies….and cinnamon rolls.
A hybrid car caught on fire Thursday morning on Ka’upulehu Drive.
Security was quickly on the scene with our fire engine to help put out the fire. Just another ho-hum day.
The pond by Resident’s Beach House is filled with fish and birdlife.
Tis the season for egret congregations and heron fishing expeditions.
photos by Eva Shulman Maui and Lanai were clearly visible on Monday morning, November 4.
In honor and memory of Eleo Ammen, the Hualalai Book Group has changed its name to“Eleo’s Talk Story”
Ke’olu Great Room at 10:30 AM on November 14:“Last Boat Out of Shanghai” by Helen Zia, and “Language of Solitude” by Jan-Philippe Sender
Both books concern China, giving background to current events. Even if you haven’t read the books, please come. Lunch to follow.
It was a terrific Halloween night! Here are a few snapshots that really don’t do justice to the festivities.
Just a quick reminder that the Halloween Party starts at 6:00 tonight. Come for a fun evening and view all the pumpkins carved by Hualalai Club employees. Costumes are not required.
On Monday night, as I was falling asleep, I heard a noise that seemed to fill the air. I got up to see if it was raining, but once on my lanai, I saw the sky was brilliant with millions of stars. It was like being in a planetarium: so many stars, I could barely make out Orion’s Belt. I hadn’t seen a sky like that in years, if ever. Good riddance to the vog!
So no rain. Then what was I hearing? It was the high surf pounding into the shore. Tuesday morning, the waves were still strong. It reminded me of the surf we get during the Mitsubishi.
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