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An informative e-Zine brought to you by Hideaway Cove Villas 2307 & 2315 Nalo Road, Poipu, HI 96756 Toll Free: 866-849-2426; www.hideawaycove.com
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An informative e-Zine brought to you by Hideaway Cove Villas 2307 & 2315 Nalo Road, Poipu, HI 96756 Toll Free: 866-849-2426; www.hideawaycove.com
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It's Polo Season Here's an excellent
idea for spending a Sunday on the north shore of Kauai. Plan to attend
the Polo matches at Anini Field. The Polo Season begins at the end
of April and continues into September. Heading toward the north shore
on the main highway, you will begin to see signs starting in Kapaa announcing
the game. Attending a match really makes for a fun day, even if you don't know a whole lot (or anything) about polo. Although there is a covered area with plastic chairs to sit in, you are also allowed to back your car right up to within 15 feet of so of the sidelines, pull out your lawn chairs and coolers and have an instant picnic. Some folks go so far as to set up tables with tablecloths, china, and silverware and wine glasses although they are the exception rather than the rule. And you see most everything else here from bottled beer and subway sandwiches to chilled champagne flutes and Dom. The main idea is to just have fun and everyone seems to enjoy themselves. If you do decide to go, here are the very basics of Polo, so that you can sound as though you know what you're talking about. There are six chukkers in a polo game (four in Hawaii) each lasting seven minutes plus up to 30 seconds in overtime A player returns to each chukker on a different horse. In the event of a tie score at the end of the final chukker, there is a five minute intermission to allow the players to catch their breath and change to a fresh mount before beginning a “sudden death” chukker in which the first team to score wins the match. There's lots more to the game, of course, but these are the basics. One interesting tradition is that at the halfway point in the match, the entire audience goes out onto the field and “stomps down” all the divots taken out of the field by the players. That's almost as much fun as watching the match. Lihue Airport
to Improve
State Bails Out of Port Allen Expansion Plan After encountering stiff opposition from the community, the State of Hawaii has decided against the expansion of the Port Allen Airport. Airport is really a misnomer, as this location is currently being used by only two helicopter companies. Hawaiian Economy Expanding Faster Than Expected University of Hawaii economists believe the state's economy is improving faster than expected. They cited gains in most economic indicators, as well as a 3% increase in visitor arrivals. The neighbor islands have fared better than Oahu (You go Kauai!). Lilo and Stich If you haven't seen this movie yet, you really should go. Although at first I was skeptical of seeing this Disney animated film, it won me over. Maybe the fact that Stich lands on Kauai and you can identify with many of the characters portrayed tipped the scales, I don't know. The movie does do a great job of explaining the meaning of the Hawaiian word “ohana” or family. Go check it out if you haven't already.
COMING EVENTS IN SEPTEMBER Weekends and Holidays only in
September
Monday through Friday
Fridays and Sundays
September 8, 2002
Tuesdays through Saturdays
September 11, 2002
Monday through Thursday
September 14, 2002
Mondays through Fridays
Mondays – Fridays
September 21, 2002
Tuesday, Thursday and Saturday
September 22 - 28, 2002
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New Owner Referral Program! As our way of saying thank you for referring your friends and associates to come stay with us, we are starting an owner referral program. It's pretty simple. For each guest you refer that stays with us, you'll receive a $100 credit toward your next stay with us. That's the equivalent of one free night. Refer five guests and receive a $200 bonus or $700 total (equal to one free week). AND, if you've already referred someone to us, just email who it was and we'll count them toward your total. A second way to earn money toward a future stay at Hideaway is to have your friends subscribe to our newsletter, FYI Kauai. Just send us a list of the names and addresses of the people in your address book that would like to subscribe and we'll credit you $5 for each one. We'll send a confirmation email to them, which will also allow them to cancel if they want to, so please contact the individuals first, to make sure they WANT to subscribe.
Cat On A Hot Tin Roof  The brother thought about it and apologized. "So how's Mom?" asked the man. "She's in the tree.” What Does Your Daddy Do? The first little girl said: "My name is Mary and my daddy is a postman." The next little boy said: "I'm Andy and my dad is a mechanic." Then another little boy said: "My name is Jimmy and my father is a striptease dancer in a cabaret for gay men." The teacher gasped and quickly changed the subject, but later in the schoolyard the teacher approached Jimmy privately and asked if it was really true that his dad danced nude in a gay bar. The kid blushed and said, "I'm sorry, but my dad is an auditor for Arthur Andersen and I was just too embarrassed to say so."
When something sounds too good to be true… In the August issue I mentioned a 942 acre ranch for sale for $2,000,000. I got to thinking there might be some investment potential there. Split up that land 10 ways and everyone gets 94 acres for $200,000 each. Sounds pretty good, huh? It would be except I found out the land is zoned conservation which means only one house can be built on the entire property. And while quite a few parcels on Kauai that were once zoned Agricultural have been rezoned and subsequently split into smaller parcels, the odds of changing zoning on conservation land are not nearly as good. West Side of Kauai While a great many buyers look for property on the north shore or south shore, not as many consider the west side of Kauai. Currently there are just 26 residential and land listings on the west side compared to 140 on the south shore. Here's a mixed bag of some interesting properties for sale: 4 Bedroom 3 Bath 2280 square feet
$386,000. New executive 2-story home under construction overlooking
Waimea River with distant ocean views. 3br/2ba on 2nd floor and 1/br/1ba
and family room on 1st floor. Granite counter tops, tile showers and floors
in baths, Berber carpet and solar water heater. This is a lot of
house for the money.
Oceanfront 4 Bedroom 5 Bath 5135 sq. ft. $4,900,000. So what's the big difference between this home and the one selling for $389,000? Well it's four times the size and the lot is 1.4 acres and that's one heck of a big oceanfront lot. Not only that, this is a very elegant, very traditional home built to very high standards. It features formal dining, koa library, pool, outdoor spa and steam room. The master bath has an additional spa. Both the guest house or caretaker quarters and the main residence are air-conditioned.
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 Every Friday night from 5 - 9 p.m.
is Hanapepe Art Night and is unique. Participating galleries take turns
being the weekly host gallery, offering original performances or demonstrations 
Enjoy free hula shows at the following locations:
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 Congratulations to K. Corrigan, from Skokie, IL for winning a $300 credit toward a future stay at Hideaway Cove. Good luck to everyone for our next drawing. The winner will be announced in our issue next month.
If you would like to subscribe to a great newsletter about the Hawaiian Islands, Lisa Weber produces one you will find interesting and informative.
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September
1, 2002-WONDER WALK
BAILES
DE JOSE
which
become the theme for that art night. All the galleries are lit up and decked
out giving the town a special atmosphere. Enjoy a stroll down the streets
of quaint, historic Hanapepe Town and meet the local artists. This
is also the only night of the week the Hanapepe Café is open for
dinner and it is a wonderful restaurant serving vegetarian fare. For Art
Night info, call Lew or Annette Shortridge at (808) 335-0343.