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Feb 24, 2025
We were changing our hotel from the Sheraton Kaui resort located in Lihue to the Westin Princeville Resort Villas which is located north of Lihue close to Hana. Although I have driven all over the Island, this was my first time staying in that area. I thought it would be nice to spend some time in that part of the Island.
As we drove in Princeville, there was a large fountain with a huge statue of Neptune. I sarcastically said, “Nothing says Aloha like a statue of Neptune!”. Later I found myself learning the about the history of Princeville and how a Scottish plantation owner named the area Princeville in honor of King Kamehameha’s son, Prince Albert. It explained where the name came from but not Neptune.
I finally asked someone at the desk, if the plantation owner was Scottish, why and where did this huge statue that looked like it belonged in Rome was the first thing you saw when entering Princeville. I got a story about how that back in the 1980s, the owner of the property had it commissioned. I never took a picture of it!
Our room is very nice, and we look out onto a golf course and the ocean. We settled in and then decided to have dinner at the hotel restaurant.
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