b'I N T R O D U C T I O NT H E GAT H E R ING PL ACEaikoloa has been the Kohala Coasts gathering place for hundreds of years, the resort we enjoy today only its latest incarnation. Remnants of a once-thriving village next to the fishponds fronting `Anaeho`omalu Bay date well before Captain James Cooks arrival in 1778. Today, Waikoloa Beach Resort is a thrivingand read the stories of how the resort came to economic engine for Hawai`i Island, hosting tensfruition and evolved in these pages. of thousands of visitors each year who enjoy the bounty of accommodations choices, regular cul- A N H I S T O R I C A L tural activities, music and dance performances,P E R S P E C T I V Efamily activities, diverse and delicious cuisine,In 1968, when the first planning began for what abundance of shopping options, water sports,todayisWaikoloaBeachResort,developers two memorable golf courses, and prime realwere not so much breaking new ground as they estate opportunities. were bringing life back to an area with a long Many bright minds and much hard workand fascinating history of habitation. wentintotheplanninganddevelopmentofAsfarbackasthelateAD800sorearly Waikoloa. Without the vision and dedication ofAD900s,thefirstinhabitantsarebelieved Ronald Boeddeker, Thos Rohr, Christopher B.tohavearrivedintheareatheycalled Hemmeter, and many, many others, Waikoloa`Anaeho`omalu, and settled near the Ku`uali`i Beach Resort would not be the success storyand Kahpapa Fishponds, in front of what is it is today. Youll meet some of those peopletoday the Waikoloa Beach Marriott Resort & 1 5'