B on Hawaii

Any chance we get to write about Lana‘i, we’re more than thrilled to do so. Tickled pink, one of a certain generation might say. On the weekend of January 13 - 15, 2012, the Four Seasons Resorts Lana‘i will host the Lanai Jazz Festival. From the highland climes of the Lodge at Koele, bebop and swing will drift among the kiawe-scented air, while cool licks and walking bass lines will emanate from the shores of Hulopoe and the Manele Bay Resort.

The opportunity to sip some of the finest Viognier from Sonoma doesn't present itself every day. Nor does soaking in the ambiance that is Lana'i's Lodge at Koele. Experience the winning combination of these, plus the exquisite fare of Chef Fabrice Huet on Sunday, December 21, while you mingle with the Pride Mountain family of winemakers in the highland climes of The Pineapple Isle.

Bob Yeager loves two things: Flying helicopters and playing golf. So when the occasion arose where he found a way to marry the two, that's exactly what he did. Now, those with a few extra grand to burn (they're out there) can tee up on a handful of the islands' most exclusive golf courses, connecting between them via private helicopter.

The Four Seasons Resort Lana'i, The Lodge at Koele, is opening up its majestic Music Room on Saturday, April 26, for an evening of hearty cuisine and local suds.

Four Seasons Hotels and Resorts announced this week that The Lodge at Koele will undergo a $50 million renovation, as funded by Castle & Cooke and property chairman David Murdock. The work will begin in less than a month, and should be completed by November of this year, according to a release.

On the culinary front, there's breaking news out of Lana'i City... of all places. (That's a sentence we don't often get to write.) As luck would have it, B on Hawaii was on the tiny isle last week researching a 2008 feature story for a national magazine, on the same day the Lana'i City Grille re-opened. First, a little history lesson...

It seems a bit odd writing on Lana'i at this time; I have written no less than six stories on the magnificent isle in the last four months, for magazines that include Town & Country Travel, Islands, Hawaiian Style and Modern Bride, just to name a few. Considering that Lana'i is Hawaii's smallest (of the six major) island at 90,000 acres, that's alot of ink!