Join Tom and Rhonda Peed at the next “Know Your Neighbor” event.
April 6th 7pm
Ke Olu Living Room
(Desert will be served)
Rhonda and Tom Peed
Tom and Rhonda Peed have been together since they were teenagers in Iowa. Right from the beginning they discovered that, as a team, they could create businesses that take off…businesses that fill the high-end niche markets.
Join Tom and Rhonda at Ke ‘Olu on April 6th at 7PM for the second “Know your Neighbor” event of the year.
The Peeds will share with you the fascinating (and fun) story of how they developed businesses in publishing, chicken raising, gourmet beef development and Golf Courses.
The Kupuna, families and the KMLAC of Ka’upulehu would like to invite residents and employees of Hualalai to
Join us for Ka‘ūpūlehu Talk Story! See attache Flier.
April 8 • 9-noon • Kalaemanō Interpretive Center (Located North of Kona Village)
Experience the magnificent Ka‘ūpūlehu coastline, hear stories about family traditions of collecting pa‘akai (sea salt) and i‘a (fish), see petroglyphs and other archaeological sites, learn about the Try Wait/Why Wait rest area to replenish fish, and more!
9-10 – Walking tour of the Ka‘ūpūlehu coastline led by kūpuna and kamaʻāina Leina`ala Keakealani Lightner (gates open at 8:30; walking tour starts at 9am).
10-10:30 – short video and presentation about the Ka‘ūpūlehu Try Wait/Why Wait rest area, led by kūpuna and kamaʻāina Hannah Kihalani Springer.
10:30-12 – informal talk story and moʻolelo with members of the KMLAC, kūpuna and kamaʻāina of the area.
As part of the Heritage Series, Moses, performed at Ke ‘Olu. An actor and storyteller as well as a playwright, Moses performed two narrative stories for the members. The Ke ‘Olu gang served great Pupus after the show.
About 35 people joined Connie and her interviewers, Mike and Barbara, in the Living Room of Ke ‘Olu. For about an hour Connie shared with us her experience growing up in Manila in the midst of WWII. Everyone listened with empathy as Connie told personal stories of her family coping with the indignities and hell of war. Thank you, Connie, for letting us to get to know you better.
Bring your pooch and join fellow members and their dogs on the Hualalai Golf Course, Hole #2, March 24th between 4:45 -5:30 PM for a photo shoot for the resort.
Aloha Hualalai Club Members,
I am delighted to announce today the appointment of Colin Clark as my successor in the role of General Manager, Four Seasons Resort Hualalai. Colin arrives to Hualalai later this month to complete a thorough handover with me, returning full time in late April.
On Monday, March 27th we invite you to meet Colin ahead of our Monday reception at Ke‘olu Clubhouse. Our Pacific Heritage series has a full evening of performance planned, so Colin will join Debbie and myself for an introduction and meet and greet with all of you at 4:30pm. Colin looks forward to learning from you what makes Hualalai Club so special so that his work with Debbie supports the Club’s interests and long-term goals, and we all look forward to seeing you there.
I am particularly excited to welcome Colin to Hualalai as I believe his deep experience, cultural sensitivity and global perspective will ensure a seamless transition. Throughout Colin’s more than 25-year career, he has developed a true understanding of wellness culture, local influences and a lifestyle of fitness at luxury properties in Hong Kong, Singapore, Bali, Bangkok, the UK and the US. Demonstrating his passion for hospitality, Colin has earned the respect of colleagues, succeeding in roles as Reception Manager, Hotel Manager, Resort Manager and General Manager, as well as Spa Lead for the Americas. As General Manager for Four Seasons Hotel in Hampshire, England, Colin built the hotel’s reputation, while adding land and activities to the estate, and as General Manager for Four Seasons Resort Palm Beach, Colin and his team completed major enhancements, weathered hurricanes, and positioned the resort with the owners for extensive renovations in 2018. This past February, Forbes Travel Guide awarded the Five Star to the Resort for the nineteenth consecutive year.
Proud to be a Scot, Colin graduated from Napier University in Edinburgh, Scotland, with an HND in Hotel Business Management. When in college, Colin was given the gift of an airline ticket to anywhere in the world, and his chosen destination was Hawai‘i. He is looking forward to embracing the island lifestyle and the deeply rooted Hawaiian culture. He and his family all love the outdoors, being fit and staying active. Colin is a triathlete and is excited to be here for the Ironman. Maybe one day he will even get to participate in it. For now, he is looking forward to meeting everyone and becoming part of this amazing ‘ohana.
Please join me in wishing Colin and his wife Natascha our warmest aloha as they are welcomed into the Hualalai ‘Ohana. Their daughter Nadja continues to attend UCF in Orlando and looks forward to adventures on Hawai‘i Island over her future holidays.
Join us after dinner for desert and our second “Know Your Neighbor”, an informal, interview of member Connie McHugh.
March 26, 2017
7:00 PM
Ke ‘Olu Living Room
Connie McHugh
Consuelo Hall McHugh was born into a prominent Spanish/British/Filipino family in Manila, Philippines. She arrived in the United States when she was 16, completed high school and graduated from the University of California. She currently resides in Mill Valley, California.She is the mother of 2 sons and a daughter and the grandmother of 6. Connie and her late husband Bob McHugh joined the Hualalai Ohana in 2001.
For the past 25 years, Connie has researched and studied about World War II in the Philippines. She co-founded Memorare Manila 1945 an organization in the Philippines that yearly commemorates the over 100,000 civilians killed in the Battle of Manila.
Connie has written her own private memoir, A Child of War, and has spoken to groups in the Bay Area about her experiences. She has collaborated with her brother in establishing his Roderick Hall Collection at the Ayala Museum’s Filipinas Heritage Library in Manila. The collection, a center for the study & research of the war, consists of over 1,000 books & memoirs, interviews, archival information, films & photographs.
Connie is also a member of Bataan Legacy Historical Society based in Berkeley which, after 3 years, was successful in obtaining approval from the California Department of Education and the California Legislature to include WWII in the Philippines in the 11th grade history texts books. She has co-chaired three Bataan Legacy conferences on different topics about the war. The fourth conference will be held at the University of San Francisco on September 9, 2017, highlighting the Filipino Guerillas, the Battle of Leyte Gulf and the Manila War Crimes Trials.
Connie’s talk “A Child of War” is a unique perspective from the eyes of a very young child of what it was like to live under the Japanese occupation, culminating in the Battle of Manila and finally, liberation.
Max Phillip Giraud Riedel arrived two weeks early on 3/11/17 at 3:12pm at Stanford Children’s Hospital in Palo Alto, weighing 7lb 5oz. He is a strong and healthy boy and he and mommy are recovering well together. We hope we will be able to travel back to Hualalai this summer for you to meet him.
Spectacular footage has been captured showing blue lava rolling out of Hawaii’s Kilauea Volcano during evening sunset. By Telegraph Video, eppixadventures.com via storyful — 9 MARCH 2017 • 3:26PM
At the Paniolo Stables’ Farmers’ Market in Waimea are the most astonishing jacaranda blossoms and orchids. The unique orchids are grown by the world’s friendliest person, Matthias Seelis, who is not only good with growing things but good for our souls.
On March 6th the Resident’s Reception will be held at Ke ‘Olu. Robert Whitfield will be in attendance in case anyone has questions about the change of management.
