Waikoloa Village is basically a subdivision on the Big Island of Hawaii that has a wide variety of housing units ranging from single family homes, to condos, to high end hotels. Among the hotels is the Hilton Waikoloa Village, and this is where I spent the week on my recent trip to the Big Island of Hawaii. (View in Google Earth. What is Google Earth?)

The hotel is ideally located for branching out to explore all the various parts of the island, and the facilities are enormous. 64 acres of highly manicured grounds complete with a private bay, swimming pools, and even a dolphin habitat. With over 1,200 rooms, this is a large hotel by any measure. A local man told me that the property was originally developed by a Japanese company for $360 Million, but later sold at a huge loss for $90 Million to Hilton.

Although the hotel is basically a Disneyland for adults, there are some critical flaws which greatly detract from it as a serious vacation destination. At the same time, there is some great stuff to see and do… like swim with the dolphins!
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In keeping with the tradition of bringing you amusing little time wasting games lately, I found this totally unique little mini-golf game.

The object is to hit your golf ball onto the floating green with the flag on it. In the process you have to play through other floating platforms that might contain sand traps, or other obstacles.
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If you golf like I do, and considering the cost of some good balls, this gadget will probably save you more money than it costs in just a few rounds.

The ballfinder scout is basically a specialized digital camera which is trained to recognize a white ball so long as at least 3 dimples are visible. Just point it at the area you suspect your ball to be and it will home in on it like a radar.
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Hmm. If you ever needed a reason not to hold a wedding near a fairway, here you go.

If you ask me, these people are just lucky no one lost an eye.
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