Typical of Napa wineries, the grounds are well landscaped, and approaching the entrance along a thickly planted bank of agapanthus and a long pool with blooming lilies is a true delight. (chron.com)
Twist and flop, and we're back in the open air, admiring the bougainvillea, giant agapanthus, hibiscus, bird - of - paradise, and towering lines of Norfolk pines throughout the restored Victorian - era villages of Hawi and Kapaau, near the birthplace of Kamehameha the Great, the warrior king who united the Hawaiian Islands in the 1790s. (automobilemag.com)
Get there early — preferably as it opens at 7 am — when the market is buzzing with fishermen cutting chunks of tuna on marble slabs, fruit sellers spreading numerous passion fruit varieties (such as maracujá banana — banana passion fruit) on their stalls and ladies in traditional costumes preparing flower arrangements using the local agapanthus and heliconias. (thetravelmagazine.net)