When one imagines a scenery of green hills rolling on the horizon into infinity, dotted with seemingly perfectly aligned rows of grapes, one may not often conjur up an image of a volcano in that same frame. However, when I stopped to consider that the defining factors of wine is based in part on soil, elevation and climate, it doesn't seem so odd to find a vineyard on a volcanic island. Probably what I enjoyed most was the creativity and use of local ingredients to produce local wines. Really good local wines! Anybody in Napa can turnout a decent pinot, but who can do a brilliant guava grape wine, for example? You can read more in my personal blog today and see more photos at this link: The Southernmost Winery in America Will Amaze You. 12/30/2018

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Below are the May 2010 Land Sales for Mauna Loa Estates. You can view and download the past 12 months of Mauna Loa Estates Land Sales data at: http://www.MaunaLoaRealEstate.com/ (Data Source: Big Island MLS) Stop by, visit and talk story at our office on the Big Island of Hawaii!   John Petrella, ABR®, GRI, SFRREALTOR® Broker/Owner Direct: 808.640.3953Local@LocalHawaiiRealEstate.com Local Hawaii Real EstateHonesty • Integrity • Commitment 159 Keawe St., Suite 1Hilo, Hawaii 96720 REALTOR® is a federally registered collective membership mark which identifies a real estate professional who is Member of the NATIONAL ASSOCIATION OF REALTORS® and subscribes to its strict Code of Ethics. 07/05/2010

Below are the May 2010 Home Sales for Mauna Loa Estates. You can view and download the past 12 months of Mauna Loa Estates Home Sales data at: http://www.MaunaLoaRealEstate.com/ (Data Source: Big Island MLS) Stop by, visit and talk story at our office on the Big Island of Hawaii!   John Petrella, ABR®, GRI, SFRREALTOR® Broker/Owner Direct: 808.640.3953Local@LocalHawaiiRealEstate.com Local Hawaii Real EstateHonesty • Integrity • Commitment 159 Keawe St., Suite 1Hilo, Hawaii 96720 REALTOR® is a federally registered collective membership mark which identifies a real estate professional who is Member of the NATIONAL ASSOCIATION OF REALTORS® and subscribes to its strict Code of Ethics. 07/05/2010

Below are the May 2010 Home Sales for Royal Hawaiian Estates. You can view and download the past 12 months of Royal Hawaiian Estates Home Sales data at: http://www.RoyalHawaiianEstates.com/ (Data Source: Big Island MLS) Stop by, visit and talk story at our office on the Big Island of Hawaii!    John Petrella, ABR®, GRI, SFRREALTOR® Broker/Owner Direct: 808.640.3953Local@LocalHawaiiRealEstate.com Local Hawaii Real EstateHonesty • Integrity • Commitment 159 Keawe St., Suite 1Hilo, Hawaii 96720 REALTOR® is a federally registered collective membership mark which identifies a real estate professional who is Member of the NATIONAL ASSOCIATION OF REALTORS® and subscribes to its strict Code of Ethics. 07/05/2010

Below are the May 2010 Land Sales for Royal Hawaiian Estates. You can view and download the past 12 months of Royal Hawaiian Estates Land Sales data at: http://www.RoyalHawaiianEstates.com/ (Data Source: Big Island MLS) Stop by, visit and talk story at our office on the Big Island of Hawaii!   John Petrella, ABR®, GRI, SFRREALTOR® Broker/Owner Direct: 808.640.3953Local@LocalHawaiiRealEstate.com Local Hawaii Real EstateHonesty • Integrity • Commitment 159 Keawe St., Suite 1Hilo, Hawaii 96720 REALTOR® is a federally registered collective membership mark which identifies a real estate professional who is Member of the NATIONAL ASSOCIATION OF REALTORS® and subscribes to its strict Code of Ethics. 07/05/2010

Below are the April 2010 Home Sales for Royal Hawaiian Estates. You can view and download the past 12 months of Royal Hawaiian Estates Home Sales data at: http://www.RoyalHawaiianEstates.com/ (Data Source: Big Island MLS) Stop by, visit and talk story at our office on the Big Island of Hawaii!   John Petrella, ABR®, GRI, SFRREALTOR® Broker/Owner Direct: 808.640.3953Local@LocalHawaiiRealEstate.com Local Hawaii Real EstateHonesty • Integrity • Commitment 159 Keawe St., Suite 1Hilo, Hawaii 96720 REALTOR® is a federally registered collective membership mark which identifies a real estate professional who is Member of the NATIONAL ASSOCIATION OF REALTORS® and subscribes to its strict Code of Ethics. 05/30/2010

Below are the April 2010 Land Sales for Royal Hawaiian Estates. You can view and download the past 12 months of Royal Hawaiian Estates Land Sales data at: http://www.RoyalHawaiianEstates.com/ (Data Source: Big Island MLS) Stop by, visit and talk story at our office on the Big Island of Hawaii!   John Petrella, ABR®, GRI, SFRREALTOR® Broker/Owner Direct: 808.640.3953Local@LocalHawaiiRealEstate.com Local Hawaii Real EstateHonesty • Integrity • Commitment 159 Keawe St., Suite 1Hilo, Hawaii 96720 REALTOR® is a federally registered collective membership mark which identifies a real estate professional who is Member of the NATIONAL ASSOCIATION OF REALTORS® and subscribes to its strict Code of Ethics. 05/30/2010

Below are the February 2010 Land Sales for Mauna Loa Estates. You can view and download the past 12 months of Land Sales for Mauna Loa Estates at: http://maunaloarealestate.com/ (Data Source: Big Island MLS)Stop by, visit and talk story at our office on the Big Island of Hawaii! Larkin HathawayREALTOR® Salesperson, ABR®, SFR®Hawaii License RS-69164Mobile: 808.937.6434Toll free: 888.935.4622Larkin@LarkinHawaii.comHonesty • Integrity • CommitmentLocal Hawaii Real Estate159 Keawe Street, Suite 1Hilo, Hawaii 96720REALTOR® is a federally registered collective membership mark which identifies a real estate professional who is Member of the NATIONAL ASSOCIATION OF REALTORS® and subscribes to its strict Code of Ethics. 03/25/2010

Below are the February 2010 Home Sales for Mauna Loa Estates. You can view and download the past 12 months of Home Sales for Mauna Loa Estates at: http://maunaloarealestate.com/ (Data Source: Big Island MLS)Stop by, visit and talk story at our office on the Big Island of Hawaii! Larkin HathawayREALTOR® Salesperson, ABR®, SFR®Hawaii License RS-69164Mobile: 808.937.6434Toll free: 888.935.4622Larkin@LarkinHawaii.comHonesty • Integrity • CommitmentLocal Hawaii Real Estate159 Keawe Street, Suite 1Hilo, Hawaii 96720REALTOR® is a federally registered collective membership mark which identifies a real estate professional who is Member of the NATIONAL ASSOCIATION OF REALTORS® and subscribes to its strict Code of Ethics. 03/25/2010

Below are the January 2010 Home Sales for Royal Hawaiian Estates. You can view and download the past 12 months of Home Sales for Royal Hawaiian Estates at: http://www.RoyalHawaiianEstates.com/ (Data Source: Big Island MLS) Stop by, visit and talk story at our office on the Big Island of Hawaii! John Petrella, REALTOR®ABR®, GRI, Principal Broker Direct: 808.640.3953Local@LocalHawaiiEstates.com Local Hawaii Real EstateHonesty • Integrity • Commitment 159 Keawe St., Suite 1Hilo, Hawaii 96720 REALTOR® is a federally registered collective membership mark which identifies a real estate professional who is Member of the NATIONAL ASSOCIATION OF REALTORS® and subscribes to its strict Code of Ethics. 02/27/2010

Below are the January 2010 Land Sales for Royal Hawaiian Estates. You can view and download the past 12 months of Land Sales for Royal Hawaiian Estates at: http://www.RoyalHawaiianEstates.com/ (Data Source: Big Island MLS) Stop by, visit and talk story at our office on the Big Island of Hawaii! John Petrella, REALTOR®ABR®, GRI, Principal Broker Direct: 808.640.3953Local@LocalHawaiiEstates.com Local Hawaii Real EstateHonesty • Integrity • Commitment 159 Keawe St., Suite 1Hilo, Hawaii 96720 REALTOR® is a federally registered collective membership mark which identifies a real estate professional who is Member of the NATIONAL ASSOCIATION OF REALTORS® and subscribes to its strict Code of Ethics. 02/27/2010

Below are the November 2009 Land Sales for Royal Hawaiian Estates. You can view and download the past 12 months of Land Sales for Royal Hawaiian Estates at: http://www.RoyalHawaiianEstates.com (Data Source: Big Island MLS) Stop by, visit and talk story at our office on the Big Island of Hawaii! John Petrella, REALTOR®ABR®, GRI, Principal Broker Direct: 808.640.3953Local@LocalHawaiiEstates.com Local Hawaii Real EstateHonesty • Integrity • Commitment 159 Keawe St., Suite 1Hilo, Hawaii 96720 REALTOR® is a federally registered collective membership mark which identifies a real estate professional who is Member of the NATIONAL ASSOCIATION OF REALTORS® and subscribes to its strict Code of Ethics. 12/29/2009

Below are the November 2009 Home Sales for Royal Hawaiian Estates. You can view and download the past 12 months of Home Sales for Royal Hawaiian Estates at: http://www.RoyalHawaiianEstates.com (Data Source: Big Island MLS) Stop by, visit and talk story at our office on the Big Island of Hawaii! John Petrella, REALTOR®ABR®, GRI, Principal Broker Direct: 808.640.3953Local@LocalHawaiiEstates.com Local Hawaii Real EstateHonesty • Integrity • Commitment 159 Keawe St., Suite 1Hilo, Hawaii 96720 REALTOR® is a federally registered collective membership mark which identifies a real estate professional who is Member of the NATIONAL ASSOCIATION OF REALTORS® and subscribes to its strict Code of Ethics. 12/29/2009

When I was in my junior year, Hunter College introduced a new requirement for graduation – you had to have 7 hours of credit in a science.  For this flute major, it was a good reason to panic, until my faculty adviser said, “Geology, Pat.  Any boob can learn to identify rocks.”  So I signed up.And one of the highlights of Geology 101 was a slide show that our professor put together from photos he took while flying over Kīlauea Iki, an active volcano on the Big Island of Hawaii.  Then he followed up with a film the US Geological Survey produced.  And at that moment, I decided I had to see it for myself someday.That someday was yesterday. First, we went to the actual crater, or at least as close as they will let people get.  We saw the plume of steam that forms a constant cloud over the c... 12/23/2009

Below are the September 2009 Land Sales for Volcano. You can view and download the past 12 months of Land Sales for Volcano at: VolcanoVillageRealEstate.com (Data Source: Big Island MLS) Stop by, visit and talk story at our office on the Big Island of Hawaii! John Petrella, REALTOR®ABR®, GRI, Principal Broker Direct: 808.640.3953Local@LocalHawaiiEstates.com Local Hawaii Real EstateHonesty • Integrity • Commitment 159 Keawe St., Suite 1Hilo, Hawaii 96720 REALTOR® is a federally registered collective membership mark which identifies a real estate professional who is Member of the NATIONAL ASSOCIATION OF REALTORS® and subscribes to its strict Code of Ethics. 10/26/2009

Below are the September 2009 Home Sales for Volcano. You can view and download the past 12 months of Home Sales for Volcano at: VolcanoVillageRealEstate.com (Data Source: Big Island MLS) Stop by, visit and talk story at our office on the Big Island of Hawaii! John Petrella, REALTOR®ABR®, GRI, Principal Broker Direct: 808.640.3953Local@LocalHawaiiEstates.com Local Hawaii Real EstateHonesty • Integrity • Commitment 159 Keawe St., Suite 1Hilo, Hawaii 96720 REALTOR® is a federally registered collective membership mark which identifies a real estate professional who is Member of the NATIONAL ASSOCIATION OF REALTORS® and subscribes to its strict Code of Ethics. 10/26/2009

Below are the August 2009 Land Sales for Royal Hawaiian Estates. You can view and download the past 12 months of Land Sales for Royal Hawaiian Estates at: RoyalHawaiianEstates.com (Data Source: Big Island MLS) Stop by, visit and talk story at our office on the Big Island of Hawaii! John Petrella, REALTOR®ABR®, GRI, Principal Broker Direct: 808.640.3953Local@LocalHawaiiRealEstate.com Local Hawaii Real EstateHonesty • Integrity • Commitment 159 Keawe St., Suite 1Hilo, Hawaii 96720 REALTOR® is a federally registered collective membership mark which identifies a real estate professional who is Member of the NATIONAL ASSOCIATION OF REALTORS® and subscribes to its strict Code of Ethics. 09/28/2009

Below are the August 2009 Home Sales for Royal Hawaiian Estates. You can view and download the past 12 months of Home Sales for Royal Hawaiian Estates at: RoyalHawaiianEstates.com (Data Source: Big Island MLS) Stop by, visit and talk story at our office on the Big Island of Hawaii! John Petrella, REALTOR®ABR®, GRI, Principal Broker Direct: 808.640.3953Local@LocalHawaiiRealEstate.com Local Hawaii Real EstateHonesty • Integrity • Commitment 159 Keawe St., Suite 1Hilo, Hawaii 96720 REALTOR® is a federally registered collective membership mark which identifies a real estate professional who is Member of the NATIONAL ASSOCIATION OF REALTORS® and subscribes to its strict Code of Ethics. 09/28/2009

Below are the August 2009 Home Sales for Mauna Loa Estates. You can view and download the past 12 months of Home Sales for Mauna Loa Estates at: MaunaLoaRealEstate.com (Data Source: Big Island MLS) Stop by, visit and talk story at our office on the Big Island of Hawaii! John Petrella, REALTOR®ABR®, GRI, Principal Broker Direct: 808.640.3953Local@LocalHawaiiRealEstate.com Local Hawaii Real EstateHonesty • Integrity • Commitment 159 Keawe St., Suite 1Hilo, Hawaii 96720 REALTOR® is a federally registered collective membership mark which identifies a real estate professional who is Member of the NATIONAL ASSOCIATION OF REALTORS® and subscribes to its strict Code of Ethics. 09/26/2009