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Inside the cave
The hike to the lava tube included a two mile walk on this trail, but none of us had been allowed to go on it before. It was guided by employees of Friends of the Volcano and it’s called Wild Cave Exploration.
Wild thimble berry
Coming out of the cave/lava tube.
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 […]
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James Juarez, President of SJ Communications, Inc. and business partner of Patrick Soesman, has researched a reforestation program where one can go on a two-hour tour and plant Koa Trees on the slopes of Mauna Kea.
The fee for this opportunity including one sapling to […]
Erin Lee took time today to share with us the vegetable and spice garden that has been planted at Ke ‘Olu for the membership’s use. Chef Joseph also uses the bounty from this garden. Feel free to wander up there and partake in some of the treats. Here is your tour of your garden:
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 […]
Major activity on Ka ‘Ulu Street
The Ka ‘Ulu Villas are having a face lift at their entrances. The Board accepted Ray Lager’s landscape design to enhance their entryway. Ray, our fellow member and all around great guy is now doing landscape design for individual […]
The sale is being held 7:30 – noon at the Landscape Headquarters by their trailer near Hualalai Homes and Villas.
From Erin Lee
A new Beach Tree was planted this week and the old Beach Tree has been propped up and it is currently showing green growth on its naked branches.
Still maintaining healthy roots the tree has been trimmed and placed in a position to recover. We will keep our fingers crossed. There is rumor that another tree will be planted, but it will take time until it will leaf out and grow.
What’s that plant alongside the road and in so many Kona mauka yards?
Before I ever identified it, I used to see this amazing white bush or small tree especially around the Kainaliu area of south Kona during the winter months. It always seemed to bloom in the winter time when the […]
A Royal Poinciana tree in bloom.
The Royal Poinciana trees at Hualalai are currently cloaked in scarlet. The tree pictured above sits along the main entry to the resort just outside of the Hualalai Realty Company. This is considered a medium-sized tree capable of reaching 40 feet in […]
There are about 3000 species of Bromeliads which are native to tropical America. The pineapple is a bromeliad and is the only edible species of this huge plant family. The pineapple was introduced to Hawaii in the early 1800’s and the first commercial variety was planted in Kailua Kona and was known […]
So you’re only coming home to Hualalai for a couple of weeks or a month or two. You know you will pick up food and other necessities for your stay. Every time you are at the grocery store, Costco or at one of the flower shops you are tempted to pick up […]
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