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Walk to the Beach-Part 4 June 23, 2008

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On Sundays my husband often sails with our friend Tommy, and somehow yesterday I was persuaded to join the adventure. Leaving Kawaihae Harbor in a gentle wind, we made our way down the Kohala Coast. As we passed the Mauna Kea resort, I remembered that I’d failed to finish my Walk to the Beach series.

Luckily, the guy at the helm was another local character, Jim Jung, author of My Life Behind Bars –and one of the bars in question happened to be at the Mauna Kea Resort.

What’s the name of the residential area sandwiched in between the beach in front of the Mauna Kea hotel and the beach in front of the Hapuna Prince Hotel? Couldn’t stump Jim on that one: The Bluffs at Mauna Kea. Don’t try typing it into the MLS search here on AlohaLiving.com as there is nothing for sale there.

Luckily, there is a fabulous new walk to the beach choice located just above the Bluffs. This new project is called Kauna’oa and consists of 28 estate lots and 20 duplex townhomes. Kauna’oa is the name of the bay commonly referred to as “Mauna Kea Beach”.

Jim also had the answer to another trivia question: What does kauna’oa mean? It is a vine with yellow and orange blossoms that happens to grow at that beach. It is also the flower that would be worn by a pa’u rider representing the Isla island of Lana’i.

Pa’u Rider