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Micah Kamohoali`i, Kumu of the Halau Na Kipu’upu’u, a hula school in Waimea shared with the membership many aspects of his Halau including their on going quest for realistic history that the “family” experienced over the years in Waimea. He and his Halau also shared their tour of the state this past year sharing their hula, kappa making and other fabulous stories.
This Tuesday, February 23rd, Residents’ Beach House will be fully committed for a private event during the evening. Residents’ Beach House will be open as usual for lunch until 2.30pm. At Ke’olu, we invite our Members tomorrow between 5 and 6pm to Pau hana, where we are happy to extend our usual 50% on beverages. Following that, Ke’olu will remain open for dinner tomorrow evening, beginning from 5.30pm.
 Mosquito that carries Dengue Fever I personally feel that Hualalai Resort is a low-risk property due to the predominance of open lava fields between our green spaces, a high level of soil porosity and drainage, generally dry conditions with very infrequent rainfall, and good airflow throughout the resort from mauka to makai areas.
The annual Hualalai Community Association is meeting is on Wednesday, February 17th. The HCA is the organization of which all residential owners, businesses, investors, developers and commercial projects (including the hotel) are members. They handle the business of our common areas including some landscaping, security, architecture review board, roads etc. Hualalai Community Association Annual MeetingFebruary 17, 2016Ke ‘Olu Club House Dining Room9 – 9:30 AM…Breakfast (including omelet station and crepes)9:30 AM Meeting begins.
Aloha Trash Talkers! Here is the question of the month: Where does our recycling material go? Is it really recycled? Answer – Yes! Hana Hou uses local commodities buyers to channel recycling material including Atlas Recycling, Big Island Scrap Metal, and Business Services Hawaii. Materials are generally processed in the following manner:
More information: www.hawaiizerowaste.org/info/faqs/#.VOvN4ClU3ww We took the pictures of the cardboard and glass that are used in this blog when we visited the recycling centers in Kona and Hilo. The bottom photo was given to us by the facility in Hilo (because we don’t have a drone). Please send your name and email address if you are interested in a live Trash Talk gathering during Spring Break to cathyron@me.com See website below if you have not signed up for Hana Hou recycling yet. Mahalo, Cathy O’Neill – Homeowner & Sarah Riznyk of
 Sita and Marley at MD Anderson NOTE FROM SHANTI FRYAR ( Close friend of Sita’s): Wow-what an amazing shower of support for Sita and her family. Thank you all so much for your generosity. Along with a cocktail of other treatments, Sita started both Chemo and radiation yesterday. She also got a wheelchair and is learning how to use it. She is looking forward to being able to cruise around the hospital. Sita and her family will know more about her long term plans for treatment at MD Anderson tomorrow. I would like to extend a huge mahalo to the Ohana Foundation at Hualalai, as they have been instrumental in assisting in funding Sita’s uncovered medical and travel costs throughout this ordeal. Your support has afforded Sita the best care possible. Sita is one of my dearest friends, and we are so grateful to all of you for helping to support their daily living expenses. I will continue to keep you all posted.
 The last Potluck, Hualalai Humpday
Get over the Hump in the middle of the month!Join your fellow members at the “Hualalai Humpday” sunset potluckWednesday, February 10 from 5:30 pm – 6:30 pm (or beyond)(Weather Permitting) Beach fronting the Residents’ Beach House.Bring Beach Chairs to sit 0n and a dish to share as well as BYOB.Flashlights are helpful No sign-ups required.  Sita and Marley Aloha, As many of you know, our beloved Sita Soesman is battling cancer. After surgery to remove a tumor in her brain, we thought the worst was behind, but unfortunately that is not the case. A few days ago, Sita and her family were told that it has spread to her spine. She is a fighter and continues the battle. Her husband, Patrick,and son, Marley, and her parents flew out to MD Anderson in Houston yesterday. We cannot be with Sita and her family right now, but we can support them. The financial strain on her family is taking its toll, and they need our help now! There is no one I know more deserving of your support. The way she lives her life, keeps a positive attitude, and loves everyone around her is unrivaled. She is a true inspiration. Every little bit helps. Please do what you can! A fund project has been established for Sita and her family. Click here to provide aid. Bill McDowell learns how to make pasta with Chef Joseph at Ke ‘Olu on Wednesday morning.
Click here to view Bill’s Beautiful Hawaii photo web site.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 and gloves, you’ll rescue ancient trees from invasive grass. Meet at Ke`olu parking lot at 3:00 pm and you will return at 6:30 pm. $75 per person, minimum 6 people. Call Ke’olu Concierge at ext. 4717 to sign up. *72 hour cancellation*
 ON KAUAI WITH CJ KALE AND JOANNE MARKIEWICZ..WAIMEA CANYON AT IT’S FINEST. As always, one of the joys of living at Hualalai is that members connect often in other parts of the world. Here’s a photo just sent in from a group gathering in Australia for the Australia Open Tennis Tournament.  Jered, Kathy Styer, Susan Frampton, Donna Chipps, Scott Murray and Harry Frampton
The families of Kuki`o and Ka`upulehu, have resisted movement away from our `aina aloha, the region of North Kona, called Kekaha and further described as wai`ole (without water). A forever independent lot, we have been goat herders and ranchers, truck drivers and educators, always fishing our home waters and tending our gardens as the seasons of Kekaha wai`ole allow. We no longer live at the beach, but we always return to our ancestral shores: Kikaua, Uluweuweu, Kumukea, WaiaKane, Kahuwai, Mahewalu, and Kalaemano. Kekaha was isolated, it was not until June of 1975 that the Ka`ahumanu Highway was built across the lava plain, opening the previously remote shoreline, for the first time, to anyone with a car. With the opening of the highway, we immediately saw the decline of the tasty and charismatic shells, shell-fish, and fishes, which were easy pickings. And the decline continues. Others, who dive more compromised waters, might see “choke fish” at Kuki`o and Ka`upulehu, but we have been watching the persistent decline since 1975, and for sure, it is not as choked as it used to be. We recognize that multiple factors affect the quality of fisheries. We maintain intimate relationships with our home shores and try to be influential in their care, whether as on-site employees or skeptical neighbors. Through the land use planning and natural resources management processes, we are active citizens. We engage with one another. So we come forward with our proposal to “Try Wait”. “Try Wait”, let the shoreline and waters of the area rest for 10 years. “Try Wait” is what we say NOT “try stop”. “Try Wait” with us, and when it is time to fish again, the `ono (flavors) we share will be sweet. Aloha nui
Please go here to learn more about the proposal and DLNR-DAR Notice for testimony: http://dlnr.hawaii.gov/dar/announcements/public-hearing-on-proposed-marine-reserve-at-kaupulehu-west-hawaii/ |
