AT THE FAR END OF THE courtyard pool of glistening emerald water, Zachary Fellini greeted Makena Keahi by the fountain. In faux leather pants, boots, and jacket, she nursed her beer and studied the overflowing bougainvillea flowers, colored lavender and violet, and the vines cascading down from the courtyard roof.
"It's similar to honeysuckle," Makena said, sniffing the bougainvillea. "Really faint. But that is the smell. I knew flowers this beautiful could not possibly be odorless."
"If you love flowers, I insist you come visit us in Oahu," Zachary said. "I know just where to take you. There is an historical nature valley not far from us on the North Shore. It is home to native Hawaiian and tropical flowers. Trees and shrubs, too. It is like a garden of Eden for anyone who appr
