·001 / the place
One condo. Two
islands worth of weather.
Hawai'i Island, on the leeward side. Kona is dry, calm, and breaks the trade winds — every
morning you decide whether to walk five minutes to coffee, or stay on the lanai with the
Keurig brew.
i.
The building
Three-story concrete-and-koa walkup, finished in the early 1980s, named for the sprawling banyan tree out front. Pool, BBQ, covered parking, an elevator that works.
ii.
The unit
Two bedrooms (king · king), two baths, koa cabinetry, a long screened lanai facing west. We bought it in mid-2024 and have hung exactly the things we wanted to look at.
iii.
The keepers
Josh and Amanda from Orinda, California, with Amanda's mother Cindy on the island.