Category Archives: Kohala Coast

Whale Watching Season 2012

by Dodie MacArthur, R(B) CEO and Owner on January 22, 2012

Are you going to be on the Big Island between December and April? If so, you’re in luck. Humpback whales make Hawaii their winter home as well. In fact they travel 3,000 miles from Alaska to Hawaii every year. Of … Continue reading →

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North Kohala Community Resource Center

by Dodie MacArthur, R(B) CEO and Owner on December 12, 2011

Christine Richardson, Executive Director of the North Kohala Community Resource Center (NKCRC) often gets asked “So, what’s your organization do anyway?” The answer to that is quite a bit for the community. Since the NKCRC inception in 2001 the group … Continue reading →

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Big Island Hawaii – Big Scenery

by Dodie MacArthur, R(B) CEO and Owner on May 2, 2011

Big Island Hawaii – Big Scenery One of the most breathtaking views on the Big Island Hawaii is the panorama of the three volcanoes, Mauna Kea, Mauna Loa and Hualalai. From several viewpoints around the Big Island the three peaks … Continue reading →

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Kawaihae

by Dodie MacArthur, R(B) CEO and Owner on March 27, 2011

Kawaihae Kawaihae is a harbor and small village on the Big Island Hawaii 35 miles north of Kailua-Kona. First impressions might suggest that it doesn’t have much going for it; a notion likely influenced by the prominence of several large … Continue reading →

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Pau Hana

by Dodie MacArthur, R(B) CEO and Owner on March 25, 2011

Pau Hana Around this time of the week – Thursday – we see rays of the weekend radiating up from a horizon of deadlines, routines and schedules; ‘Pau Hana’ will soon be with us. How are you going to make … Continue reading →

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Hawaiian Vacations – A Big Step To Improving ‘Lifestyle.’

by Dodie MacArthur, R(B) CEO and Owner on March 22, 2011

Hawaiian Vacations – A Big Step To Improving ‘Lifestyle.’ One expression bounded around by baby boomers and succeeded by Generation–X is ‘Lifestyle,’ and predominantly a yearning to improve it. In Hawaii lifestyle begins with living – not merely existing – but … Continue reading →

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What Is The Problem With Ahi?

by Dodie MacArthur, R(B) CEO and Owner on November 14, 2010

Okay, the problem with Ahi (Yellowfin Tuna) is….once you have eaten it fresh from the sea, and cooked to savor, you are hooked.  Of course, then the problem becomes your budget, and just how much Ahi is available.  If you … Continue reading →

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Is Hawaii Centerstage? Is it 5-0 or West Wing?

by Dodie MacArthur, R(B) CEO and Owner on October 1, 2010

Wow!  I thought it was amazing when UPS and Fedex decided  Hawaii should actually be on their maps…but thanks to President Obama and now Hawaii 5-0, we are center stage, just where we belong. So Hollywood, what came first?  The … Continue reading →

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Is Hawaii Season-less?…..365 Days of Aloha

by Megan MacArthur R(B), Partner on September 15, 2010

As the Summer crawls into Fall, the season of warmth and sunshine shifts across the country. The joy of Summer now fades in to grey, and the orange hues of Autumn begins to fall upon us. In Hawaii, we have … Continue reading →

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Big Island Celebrities

by Dodie MacArthur, R(B) CEO and Owner on July 20, 2010

The best part of following the celebrities is they can go anywhere….and where do they choose to go for everything from hiding out to being seen…..Hawaii, of course… Is it the short flight from their crazy lives to our “norm”‘, … Continue reading →

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