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Mālama Kaiāulu: How We’re Doing our Part to Nourish the Community

While much of our work here at The Last Resort is centered around hosting visitors on the Big Island of Hawai’i, we also strongly value being involved in our local community of North Kohala.

In Hawaiian, Mālama Kaiāulu means to take care of your community, preserve and protect it. A large part of this also focuses on preserving land, spirit and local culture. We strive to embody this practice and preserve the spirit of Aloha in all that we do. This value especially rings true in our land restoration and regenerative agricultural practices at The Last Resort.

Species You Might Find on a Big Island Snorkel Adventure

If you’re planning the tropical vacation of your dreams to the Kohala Coast on the Big Island of Hawai’i, chances are you probably have an ocean adventure on your mind. Whether it’s swimming through schools of vibrantly colorful exotic fish, spotting dolphins or whales on a guided ocean safari or seeing your first sea turtle, our personal concierge here at The Last Resort absolutely loves helping guests’ nautical dreams come true!

Why Broccoli? Cannabis Companies Grapple With Marketing And Advertising Hurdles - WM Tech (NASDAQ:MAPS)

I was quoted in this Benzinga article on the Hemp/Cannabis industry, on behalf of Metolius Hemp...

This article by Lauren Wilson was originally published on Weedmaps MAPS and appears here with permission.

Advertising in the cannabis industry is hard. Inconsistent rules call for creative solutions and some unintended consequences (like commandeering the broccoli emoji's identity). Watch Weedmap's reluctant weed mascot, Brock Ollie, above and read on to learn more about cannabis censorship and what it means for the cannabis industry at large.

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Metolius Hemp’s Healthy Vices™ Movement | The Marijuana Times

With the nation on the heels of a proposed menthol cigarette and flavored cigars ban, various companies are facilitating a shift to tobacco alternatives. One company taking the lead in this effort aims to help consumers reduce or replace tobacco and nicotine consumption with their premium line of CBD + CBG (collectively dubbed CBX) blends that fill a niche gap in the hemp market.

Natively farmed and handcrafted in Bend, Oregon, Metolius Hemp is a vertically integrated hemp company that organica