Aloha,

I've just gotten an update from the Big Island about preparations for the gathering. The big news is that discussions are underway with a private land owner sympathetic to our cause. This particular site is near Kona, and if everything works out this could be the completion of our four year quest to hold a gathering near each of the four corners of the Hawai'i Island diamond. Indeed, everyone has always known the hardest of the four corners to find an excellent gathering site is and will be Kona, so this is something we can all hope for. However, as always, any good site will be considered, please make your scouting efforts known to us.

--metta