A volunteer fire brigade enhances the safety—and the aloha spirit—of the Hualālai community. BY LORI BRYAN PHOTOGRAPHY BY ANNA PACHECO
his New Year’s Eve, Hualālai’s intimate enclave of homeowners and hotel guests will see a series of spellbinding fireworks—a wondrous show, held at midnight high above the white-sand beach at the Four Seasons Resort Hualālai’s Palm Grove, that would not be possible without the habitual hard work and selfless commitment of an all-volunteer crew. “The only way we can have the fireworks,” says Hualālai’s director of security, Amy Regidor, “is by virtue of the fire brigade.” If anyone understands the true significance of the Hualālai Fire Brigade—a dozen and a half Hualālai employees, each of whom volunteers his or her own time as part of the firefighting team— it’s Regidor. A 35-year veteran of Four Seasons Hotels and Resorts, she has overseen all iterations
Members of the Hualālai Fire Brigade include (from left) Curtis Black, Robby Henriques, Ken Stover, Carl Stewart, brigade chief Ralph Yawata, Earl Regidor, and John Palos.
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