Holualoa, Hawaii

Another awesome Stroll is in the books, and the winners are in for the 2025 CHEF'S CHOICE and PEOPLE'S CHOICE awards. Congratulations to the winners, and all who participated.

When all the results were totaled, we had several razor thin margins this year, and even a tie. It's always difficult to crown winners when the quality of 100% Kona Coffee is so high.

After welcoming residents and visitors for many years, time and the tropics had taken its toll on our iconic Holualoa Village sign. The carved wooden sign, at the junction of Hualalai Road and Mamalahoa Highway, had seen better days, and the dry rot was on its way to winning…until community heroes Bill Wingert and Doug Kinnear swooped in to save the day.

Not long ago, Holualoa Village lost one of our living treasures, Sam Rosen of Holualoa Ukulele Gallery. He was an integral part of the community for over four decades.