Inn's charm is stay-of-the-art

By Cheryl Chee Tsutsumi

POSTED: 01:30 a.m. HST, Jan 27, 2013

~~<p>In the waning hours of daylight, mist gently wraps around the forested hills of Ahualoa on Hawaii island like an ethereal shawl. Thus came the inspiration for the name of Carol Salisbury Culbertson's inn in that rural district above Honokaa town: Waianuhea, meaning "cool soft fragrance."</p>
<p>Culbertson bought the 7-acre property, which is adjacent to her home, in 1998. "At the time, I was living in Seattle," she recalled, "and my friends, Reed Santos and Craig Tennant, were staying at my house in Ahualoa. They told me the property next door had gone into foreclosure and that there had been an auction but no one showed up to bid on it. I approached the bank and was able to get a good deal for it."</p>
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In the waning hours of daylight, mist gently wraps around the forested hills of Ahualoa on Hawaii island like an ethereal shawl. Thus came the inspiration for the name of Carol Salisbury Culbertson's inn in that rural district above Honokaa town: Waianuhea, meaning "cool soft fragrance."

Culbertson bought the 7-acre property, which is adjacent to her home, in 1998. "At the time, I was living in Seattle," she recalled, "and my friends, Reed Santos and Craig Tennant, were staying at my house in Ahualoa. They told me the property next door had gone into foreclosure and that there had been an auction but no one showed up to bid on it. I approached the bank and was able to get a good deal for it." Login for more...