Merrie Monarch 2025!

Koili Point • April 24, 2025

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Aloha! There is considerable buzz going around Hilo right now as Merrie Monarch has officially kicked off.

Amongst other events, Ms. Aloha Hula is happening today and one of our guests is in the running. Good luck to her!

It's great to see so many visitors from around the world attending the event!

With that, let me leave you with a Hawaiian word of the day: 'Hula' -- which translates to 'hula' in English! There is no other word for it!

Aloha! Check availability for both houses at: https://www.airbnb.com/p/oceanfront-ac-pool

If there are topics you would like to know more about in future blogs, kindly let me know at koilipoint@gmail.com. Mahalo! Len

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