The felling of palm trees has been banned without the special permission of the Coconut Cultivation Board.

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Spa Resort Hawaiians (81-246) 433-191, in Iwake city, about 90 minutes by train northeast of Tokyo, has an extensive outdoor onsen swimming pool surrounded by palm trees and hibiscus.

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"I have retired three times prior, but I am a deal junkie and I love the challenge, " admits Rossi, 66, who on this day has traded a suit for a Hawaiian-style shirt emblazoned with surfboards and palm trees.

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Sitting on the warm sandstone at the top of Ubirr rock and peering over the edge to palm trees far below, I am dizzyingly aware that the scene before me has remained unchanged since prehistory.

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