I’m writing this post for those of you reading this on the Mainland US and beyond….the latest National news regarding the 40 acre lava flow in the Puna/Volcano district of our island is real but the scale and scope of it’s effects are really minimal in the big picture as it relates to our location on the Kohala Coast. This isn’t stated to minimize the experience of 1000’s of residents that have been evacuated and or displaced but I state this as the island of Hawaii is the size of Connecticut and some of us live 100’s of miles away!! The only real action was 2, large earthquakes on Friday, May 4th. One was a 6.2 and the second larger quake was a 6.9. I was at my office looking outside and could clearly see the large columns that hold up the roof above the outdoor lanai flexing and swaying back and forth. My fear was the roof would slide off to one side as the foundation moved in the opposite direction-scary. I’m very thankful to those friends and family that have texted, called and emailed as I haven’t heard fro...

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My wife Lissette is adventuresome and is great at meeting very smart, talented and interesting people that live on our island.  She attends the North Hawaii Hospice “High Tea Fundraiser” almost every year and was the winning bid this year for “High Tea for 4” at the Martha Brahms’s tea farm in the hamlet of Volcano, directly across from the entrance to the Volcanoes National Park. The Volcanoes National Park is located at 4000’ elevation on the caldera rim of the Kilauea volcano which has been continually erupting since 1986.  Who would have known there is tea being grown in the surrounding dense, forest amidst the tree fern, ginger and ohia trees?  What a beautiful and surreal setting to enjoy a great afternoon of incredible food prepared by our own private chef and surrounded by the tea we were drinking. The small area known as simply “Volcano” is mainly comprised of the National Park, a small concentration of older historic homes housing the Volcano Lodge and Restaurant, a few Bed and Breakfast establishm...

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