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Many visitors to Lana’i don’t realize exactly how small Lana’i is. With only 2,800 residents – and that’s including the ones who only stay on the island part-time - the population is much less than the other Hawaiian islands. Which leads to close quarters in the island’s only town, Lana’i City. A T-shirt in the [...]
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My time as a New Media Artist in Residence on Lana’i allowed me to experience not just one of Four Seasons resort, but two. After our nights by the beach at Manele Bay, we moved up to The Lodge at Koele for two nights. To be honest, I wasn’t sure about The Lodge when we [...]
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Until my trip to Lana’i this month, I had never shot a gun. In fact, I’m not sure I had really even held a gun, despite the fact that my parents – who grew up in the country in Western Pennsylvania -did have guns in our house growing up. A pacifist, an animal lover and [...]
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Southwest Arizona? Australia Outback? Nope ,this picture is from the Garden of the Gods on Lana’i – which illustrates how different the island is from the rest of Hawaii. More arid than Hawaii’s other islands, Lana’i has more pines than palms. Driving around the isolated corners of the island (most of Lana’i's residents live in [...]
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One of my favorite activities during my time spent as a New Media Artist in Residence on Lana’i was the chance to go snuba diving in Hawaii’s calm, clear waters. What is snuba? Essentially, it’s a cross between snorkeling and SCUBA diving, designed to give people who aren’t quite ready to really swim with the [...]
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I’m not exactly a girly girl. My manicures chip, my makeup wears off and now that I’m in Seattle, I wear too many hoodies. Yet my secret diva self is much like Kim Kardashian – and I love experiences that are custom built to my tastes (I mean, really, who doesn’t?) So when I found [...]
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I spent last week in Lana’i, Hawaii, as a “New Media Artist in Residence,” sponsored by the Lana’i Visitors Bureau. The program gave me a chance to explore all aspects of this tiny private island, and allowed me to stay at each of Lana’i's three hotels: Four Seasons at Manele Bay, Four Seasons Lodge at [...]
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When I set off for my week as a New Media Artist in Residence on the Hawaiian island of Lana’i, one food goal superceded all others: eat as much Hawaiian poke – fish salad prepared with raw seafood and marinated in soy sauce, sesame oil, seaweed and other condiments – as possible. Our feasting started the [...]
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