Kanaloa at Kona

Kanaloa at Kona is the featured property for this newsletter. It is a beautiful complex located in Keauhou, just a ½ mile away from the Keauhou Shopping Center.
There are several different units that SunQuest Vacations manages which include one, two and three bedroom units.

Property amenities include:
Pool
Spa
BBQ Area
Tennis Courts
Restaurant On-Site

These big, comfortable, well-managed, and spacious vacation condos border the rocky coast beside Keauhou Bay, 6 miles south of Kailua-Kona.

They're exceptional units, ideal for families. In addition, the spacious lanais, tropical decor, and many appliances make for free and easy living. It's easy to stock up on supplies at the supermarket at the mall just up the hill. The oceanfront restaurant offers an an alternative to your own cooking.

Link to our Kanaloa at Kona Page

Grandfather's House: An Exhibition on Korea, featuring a full-scale replica of a 1930s Korean home, opens to the public March 17, 2005 at the Lyman Museum. This unique exhibit offers hands-on opportunities to explore life in rural Korea during the 1930s.

Grandfather's House is a completely interactive exhibit, allowing visitors to step back in time to Korea in the early decades of the twentieth century. The house features period furnishings and décor. Visitors will be able to take photographs in the exhibit. Special public programs offered by the Lyman Museum throughout the year will feature Korean history and culture.

The Newark Museum in New Jersey created the exhibition in 1995. It traveled to the Seattle Asian Art Museum and the Honolulu Academy of Arts. The Lyman Museum is the final venue for the exhibit, where it will be on view through March 2006.

The exhibit is sponsored by the Freeman Foundation with additional funding from the County of Hawai`i Department of Research and Development and the Hawai`i Tourism Authority.

The nationally accredited and Smithsonian-affiliated Lyman Museum showcases the natural and cultural history of Hawai`i to tell the story of its islands and people. The museum, located at 276 Haili Street in Hilo, is open Monday through Saturday, 9:30 AM - 4:30 PM. For additional information on this exhibit and volunteer opportunities call 935-5021 or visit online at www.LymanMuseum.org.

Contact: Lyman Museum (808) 935-5021
Lyman Museum 276 Haili Street Hilo, HI 96720

Lyman Museum, 276 Haili Street, Hilo, HI 96720

Portuguese Cultural Festival

The Kona Historical Society is planning a fun way to celebrate the Portuguese Culture, on June 25th, by having a great event called "Portuguese Heritage Day". The event will be from 10:00AM to 3:00PM. The event is FREE to all.  The ukulele, which was brought to Hawaii by the Portuguese will be honored. Ukuleles in various stages of being made will be displayed and a special one, made and brought from Portugal, will be auctioned off.

Our special performer will be Frank DeLima. Also performing will be a variety of ukulele players, Portuguese singers and dancers. Delicious ethnic foods will be available along with displays of arts and crafts and also a geneology researcher. 

The day promises to be filled with information, music and great food - and LOTS of fun. This will be the first celebration for the Living History Ranch that will be built on this site in the next few years. 

Many volunteers are getting involoved in preparing the site, building stone walls, a Portuguese stone oven, reconstruction of ranch buildings and planting. If you would like to volunteer please call us at 323-3222.

Frank DeLima did this impression of Imelda Marcos in his 2002 Polynesian Palace show. In his current show, Imelda belts out a tune.