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An Ophthalmologist's Journey From War Zone to Calling Hawaiʻi Home
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The Coffee Farmer Who Almost Wasn’t
Tommy Greenwell—A Kona Legend Still Dreaming Big
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OceanGalz: An Underwater Exploration
A Gallery of Two Girls in Love With the Ocean
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Explore Slowly With Care and Aloha
Paddle Out to Observe Angelic Sea Creatures and Discover Hawaiian History the Eco-Conscious Way
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True Vision
An Ophthalmologist's Journey From War Zone to Calling Hawaiʻi Home Article by Nathan McQueen | Photography by Ewalina Photography It is easy to miss Eye Center of Hawaiʻi in Kona if you aren’t looking for it. Located off Queen K, the blue building is the only indicator that it is there. Despite its subtle appearance, extraordinary things are happening inside. Founded in 2001, Eye Center of Hawaiʻi has multiple locations on Oʻahu, Maui, the Big Island, and Kauaʻi. At the Big Island location...
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The Coffee Farmer Who Almost Wasn’t
Tommy Greenwell—A Kona Legend Still Dreaming Big Article by Nabil Abu-Assal | Photography by Anna Velichko Tommy never planned to be the fourth-generation steward of Kona’s most storied coffee farm. After four decades of farming, he’s ready to start anew. Tommy didn’t grow up dreaming about coffee. He grew up on a dairy in Waimea and a cattle ranch in Kona, took apart every toy he had before he ever played with it, dreamed of diesel engines, and was halfway through college in Oregon when his...
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OceanGalz: An Underwater Exploration
A Gallery of Two Girls in Love With the Ocean Article by Julia Silva Kurppa | Photography by OceanGalz Maria Millan and Isa Lassinaro, owners of OceanGalz, met in Hawaiʻi and quickly became friends as they learned to freedive together. “We were the first in the water and the last ones out,” Maria recalls. Their social media page started as a way to share diving videos and arrange beach cleanups; today, their online community has surpassed 420,000 followers. Hawaiʻi served as the gateway to...
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Explore Slowly With Care and Aloha
Paddle Out to Observe Angelic Sea Creatures and Discover Hawaiian History the Eco-Conscious Way Article by Margaret Kearns | Photography by Anelakai Adventures Lifelong waterman, Iko Balanga, founder/owner of Anelakai Adventures in Keauhou, grew up spending nearly equal time on his native Oʻahu island’s Windward Coast and Hawaiʻi Island’s Kona Coast. “The ocean was my life—surfing, outrigger canoe paddling and fishing. At the time, I was also developing deep respect for Hawaiian values...
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