| Vern and Lorraine made it beyond special,
hosting us in their Hilo home several days, providing their cabin on the
Volcano Golf Course for several more days, and escorting us around the
island (literally) for golf. It was fantastic to see Ben and Lily
again, as well as most of the Inouye Family including Gordon, Ron, Amy
& Bob, Mark and Marsha and Aimoku and Manoa - sharing fantastic
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| We also stayed a couple of days at Kapoho, where we
snorkeled in our own lagoon and the open ocean as well. From there
we went to the Black Sand Beach and hiked to a couple hundred yards where
the lava from Kilauea is flowing into the ocean.
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| We were also fortunate to see Dae Kim, who was
staying in Kona, but always available to meet for Golf! We played
the Waikola Beach and Kings courses in addition to Volcano and Hilo Muni.
The weather wasn't too cooperative on the wet - Hilo side, but nice to be
able to drive a ways to Kona and still play. |
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| We toured the Volcano National Park, the
Lava Tree State Park and saw many of the Island's beautiful water
falls. |
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Vern took us on a tour of his Floral
Resources facilities, and treated us
to a round of golf at Volcano
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