"Twenty-two acres close to Hilo, macadamia nut trees, waterfall," read the small ad in the Hawaii Tribune Herald.

To Lenny Sutton and his wife, Jane, who were living in St. Thomas in the Virgin Islands at the time, the property sounded like heaven. They bought it sight unseen."We knew we were moving to the Big Island," recalled Sutton, "and we figured if it wasn't nice we could sell it. When we got here and saw the waterfall we thought we were on someone else's property. We didn't think incredible places like this would come on the market. When we realized what we had purchased, we felt it should be shared and would be perfect for a bed-and-breakfast."

That was 18 years ago.

Today, guests from all over the world hide away at The Inn at Kulaniapia Falls, which overlooks what Sutton calls "our magical 120-foot waterfall. When visitors think of Hawaii, they think of waterfalls. They want to see, hike to and swim beside a waterfall when they're here -- and we've got our very own waterfall on site!" 

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