The eighth-floor will feature gathering spaces, a fitness center and commissary.

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All of the ground floor rooms and villas feature an outdoor lava rock shower located just around the corner from the indoor bathroom. (Second-floor rooms have bigger lanais and better views of the secluded Kona-Kohala coast, since they are higher up.) Move from the bathroom to the slate stepping-stones on your private lanai for a blissful outdoor rain shower.

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But a trip down the stairs from the first floor reveals an unexpected feature: a putting and chipping green.

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Fourteen suites will feature large private gardens and terraces with floor to ceiling windows overlooking the vineyards and groves of lemon and olive trees.

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And those decisions on the floor prices for power, which are a feature of the new mechanism of subsidies from customers to generators, won't be known until the back end of next year.

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The first building will feature about 17, 000 square feet of ground-floor space for businesses like cafes, delis and banks and 91 rental units on the upper four stories, with apartments designated for residents of various incomes.

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The flexible, 140-seat auditorium and presentation area, will feature a puppet bridge for string puppet operators to work from and a floor trench for rod puppet operation.

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Another bizarre feature of the pagoda is that, because the building tapers, with each successive square floor-plan being smaller than the one below, none of the vertical pillars that carry the weight of the building is connected to its corresponding pillar above.

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The spacious guest rooms (or "residences" as they're called) feature curvaceous lines and a sophisticated coffee-inspired color palette -- latte, cappuccino, mocha and espresso in floor coverings, drapes, wallpaper and cushions.

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