Timeless Magic, 1965 - 2015
Timeline 1959 Hawai i becomes the 50th State in the U S 1959 Commercial jet service to Hawai i begins June 1960 Laurance S Rockefeller LSR visits Hawai i at the invitation of Governor William F Quinn looking for sites on which to develop resort hotels falls in love with Kauna oa Bay 1961 LSR takes 99 year lease on Parker Ranch lands that include site for Mauna Kea Beach Hotel 1962 Newly elected Governor John Burns commits state support for development of the Kohala Coast by funding construction of the necessary massive infrastructure including roads and the Kona International Airport 1962 Under the direction of designer Robert Trent Jones Sr construction begins on the golf course
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