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About
Hale Maka Kohola
Located on the big island on Hawaii this beautiful vacation home is
available for rental year round. It sits on 5 acres in the gate protected,
four-thousand acre Kohala Ranch. The home is 35 minutes from the Keahole-Kona
airport with direct flights to Kona from San Francisco and Los Angeles or with
many other flights per day via Honolulu Airport. The world famous Mauna Kea
Beach and Hapuna Beach resorts and four world-class golf courses are within 10
minutes drive of the home. The house is situated on a bluff with an unobstructed
view of the water, the coastline, Mauna Kea mountain and Maui. Whale watching in
Hawaii is one of the most popular of all activities on the Big Island and the
name of our home says it all. Hale Maka Kohola means "House to Watch Whales".
The migration season is November through March. The expansive views from the Kohala Coast all the way to Kailua/Kona offer prime
viewing in the winter months for spectacular sightings of the migrating whales.
Click on Hawaii Links for more information and reservations.
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There are 5 excellent restaurants within 10 minutes of the home. It is only 15
minutes from the quaint town of Hawi for provisions, local entertainment, and
art galleries. Kawaihae Harbor, five minutes from the home, offers snorkeling,
scuba diving, and fishing excursions by the day. Horseback riding just 10
minutes away, ATV and
helicopter tours of Volcano National Park & Waipio Valley are available and
Hawaiian cultural experiences are also nearby. The home offers privacy yet is
conveniently located close to the island's famous attractions. Relax by the
pool, entertain guests on the lanai or listen to the player grand piano as you
gaze at the endless ocean and star filled sky. The home features a beautiful
salt water pool. Not salty like the ocean this innovative pool is less salty
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History
Hawaii is the youngest island in the Hawaiian Chain, with a new island,
the Loihi Seamount, building under water just beyond its easternmost point. The
big island of Hawaii is one of the few places on Earth where you can walk right
up to an active volcanic firepit. It boasts the world's most voluminous lava
flows. A visit to Volcano National Park is a must when visiting the island.
More than any other coastline in Hawai'i the northern Kohala Coast,
stretching from Kawaihae around the northernmost tip of the Big Island to beyond
the end of the paved road at Pololu, holds secrets from the past in its ebony
lava flows and sandy shores. The history of Kohala and all Hawaii has been, for
the most part a verbal history, passed from generation to generation in chants
and dance. King Kamehameha I was born along this coast at a place called Kokoiki
near Mo'okini Heiau, The temple, measures approximately the size of a football
field, is constructed without mortar and is built of water worn basalt which the
chant says came from Pololu Valley approximately 14 miles away. Each stone is
said to have been passed man to man in a single night! The temple is about
1000 yards from the birthplace of Kamehameha, who used it until he built
the heiau at Pu'ukohala and dedicated it to his war god Kukailimoku. Kamehameha
went on to become the first chief to unite all the Hawaiian islands under one
ruler.
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Extensive petroglyph fields along the Kohala Coast give a
startling glimpse into the ancient Hawaiian culture. These fields contain the
highest concentration of petroglyph images to be found anywhere in the world.
More recently, the Big Island has become a center of research and education,
with its four-year university, astronomy, geothermal, alternate energy and ocean
research centers. It is also a leader in diversified agriculture, with
flowers, coffee and macadamia nuts among its products.
Big Island activities include diving, snorkeling, surfing, golf, hiking and much
more. Be sure to click the Hawaii Links for tons of fun activities. |
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