Gwen Williams (Ian's godmother) encouraged Marjorie and Robbie to add this lanai to the house. "Every house in Hawai'i has to have an outside covered lanai". Val Ossipoff, Hawaii's most distinguished architect, came over for drinks one afternoon, sketched it out and several months later S.K. Oda, a Hilo contractor, sent over a crew of masons and carpenters and built the lanai. Note the extraordinary stonework. We are forever grateful to Gwen, Val, and S.K!

This is where we live! It is great for informal meals. On most days we can see a school of porpoise go by. In the winter if you are lucky you will see whales jumping right between the palm trees. Don't forget to keep the doors to the house closed. A pair of cardinals will come and want to have breakfast with you. Sometimes they get in the house and are hard to shoo outside.