Watch the Hawaiian sun set into the blue Pacific with an unobstructed view from this truly ocean-front balcony. Cheer on the outrigger canoes as they race only yards from the lanai railing. They're so close you can hear the chanting of the paddlers. Thrill to the frolics of the spinner dolphins and hump-backed whales while enjoying your fresh-picked papaya, juicy-sweet pineapple and Kona-coffee breakfast. Start the day snorkeling with the gentle-giant green sea turtles, one of only three places in Hawaii where they can be found. Peer into the smoking caldera from the rim of an active volcano. Walk through a tropical jungle to a spectacular waterfall. Inhale nature's sweet perfume from Hawaiian plumeria and cattleya orchids.

Relax in luxurious Hawaiian comfort in this modern well-furnished ground-floor, 1500 sq. ft. oceanfront villa. Watch spectacular sunsets from the private lanai only 20 yards from the surf and 20 yards from a world-class golf course. At night be lulled to sleep with the gentle sounds of the waves against the lava rocks and the soft breezes through the coconut palms.

This is truly a tropical paradise in a safe, private surrounding, as close to the Pacific as it's safe to be. The 18-acre Kanaloa complex is in a quiet residential district, a fifteen-minute drive from the main town of Kailua-Kona along the coastline and a two-minute drive (1/2 mile) from Keauhou Shopping Center which offers a full-service grocery, large Longs Drugs, restaurants, post office, six-screen movie theater, and more. Famous Kahalu'u beach, one of the safest best snorkeling beaches in the islands, is only a three minute drive away.

Kanaloa features 24-hour gated security, a restaurant on the property, three pools (one for adults only) each with Jacuzzi spas, lighted tennis courts, all in a manicured setting planted with plumeria and gardenias, scarlet poincianas, multi-colored bougainvillea, graceful ti leaves and swaying coconut palms.

This is our second home, our Hawaiian getaway which we offer as a vacation rental to discriminating non-smoking adults and well-behaved children when we're tied to Mainland chores.

Since we both love to cook, we keep the Koa-wood kitchen equipped with new pots and pans, sharp knives, quality glassware and utensils, china and silverware service for ten, all the usual small appliances plus nice amenities such as a coffee grinder, food processor, electric thermos, toaster-oven and rice cooker. In the cupboard you'll find spices, cooking and salad oils, tea, coffee, sugar, etc. This is definitely not a kitchen where you'll find the usual condo-rental four spoons and forks, one dull knife and one badly-scratched cheap teflon pan.

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