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Kona Historical Society

Meet Alan Dubroff

 

Six months ago, Alan Dubroff became the only employee to work directly for the residential owners of Hualalai when he was hired by the Hualalai Community Association as the Association Manager.

Alan is very clear that he has nothing to do with either the Hualalai Club or the full resort. He is responsible […]

A Hui Hou to Sue at Ke ‘Olu

Jensen and Divo saying farewell to Sue Fracisco.

For many of us Ke ‘Olu has been a home away from home, away from home. It’s a restaurant and a bar, sure, but it is also the place we go to see familiar smiling faces, chat with friends and share food and drink. For […]

Nichole Meier leaves Ke ‘Olu and will be missed

Server, bartender, fitness trainer, mother and wife, Nichole Meier is leaving Hualalai after 11 years of service at Ke ‘Olu. Nichole and her family are moving to Seattle. We will all miss her immensely especially her smile and her lovely laugh.

 

Nichole and Devo at Nicole’s going away party

At […]

Member sees Robert Whitfield in a suit!

Susan and Harry Frampton stopped by the Dorchester Hotel on their recent trip to London to say Aloha to Robert and he was wearing long pants!

Interview with Debbie Casey

Debbie Casey

Debbie’s employment as General Manager of the Hualalai Club began about six weeks ago. With Colin Clark just coming on as the General Manager for the Four Seasons Resort last Monday and Robert Whitfield leaving about a month ago, Debbie has been in a whirlwind of learning about Hualalai, the Big […]

You never know who is coming in to buy real estate…

Rob Kildow entertains a feral cat who adopted herself (himself) to the Real Estate Office.

Barbara Elderidge of The Residential Concierge Saved our Butts

Barbara Elderidge

On April 18th John Saul, a member, started feeling poorly; the next night I took him to the ER at North Hawaii Community Hospital. It was verified he was suffering from a large kidney stone, which had to be removed by an urologist.

Unfortunately there is no urologist on the Big […]

The Easter Bunny was spotted on property yesterday.

Jason Ray and a very scary Easter Bunny (Ben Scheuring)

Welcome Colin Clark, Ou new General Manager

 

Colin Clark

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, […]

Congratulations to Florian and Wendy Riedel

Max Phillip Giraud Riedel

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 […]

Mooch on March 6th, Members Get to Chat with Robert Whitfield at Ke ‘Olu

Meet Joe Buchanan of Hualalai Real Estate

Joe Buchanan

Joe Buchanan is a man who gets around. Joe joined the Hualalai Realty Office early in November, coming directly from Kauai, where he worked at Kukui‘ula, a private golf community in Poipu.

Kukui‘ula has some similarities to Hualalai. At the time Joe left they had sixty homes spread over a thousand […]

Perished cyclist remembered: Richard Topenio fulfilled American dream before life suddenly taken

Richard Topenio

 

Richard Topenio’s last words to his wife were a promise made from a roadside in Kona early Saturday afternoon — he’d be home soon.

It was the one promise in more than 25 years together that he was unable to keep.

A little before 2 p.m., only minutes after the […]

Quick shots from the Annual Meeting

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Erin Lee and her merry staff entertained us.

Meet Regina Stuard

Hualalai Realty is happy to announce two new real estate agents that have joined the resort. We at Hualalaimembers.com want to introduce you to Regina Stuard.

Regina Stuard

Regina is a native Hawaiian, born on Oahu and has been in residential real estate sales for 29 years. Prior to joining Hualalai Realty, she […]

Loss of Diamonds and/or Stars: a Rumor

 

Robert Whitfield

Periodically rumors make the rounds on the coconut wireless. Recently there has been a rumor that Hualalai Resort has lost two diamonds, or lost one diamond, or lost 2 stars, or lost 1 star or the Four Seasons has been warned if they don’t improve in some areas they will […]

An Interview with Helen Barry Cooper, Club Manager

 

 

Helen Barry Cooper

 

This past week I had the opportunity to spend some time with Helen Barry, Club Manager.

Helen has been with Hualalai for almost a year as Club Manager. “Her “back of house ” duties – planning enhanced Member experiences and events, upgrading the Weekly Club […]

Florian Riedel Heading to Palo Alto

Wendy, Pucci and Florian

As many of our members know, Florian Riedel, our VP of Operations for the Club, will be leaving and heading to the Four Seasons in Palo Alto. I caught up with Florian yesterday to ask some questions and find out some specifics about his move.

Please tell me a […]

Rob Kildow Interview in Luxury Real Estate

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Farewell to John Freitas

Today members and staff gathered to toast John Freitas for twenty one years of service to Hualalai and to toast his and his family’s next adventure on the mainland.

Florian toasts John and his wife Katheyn

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