riginally from Los Angeles, California, Diane Dana-Welles was drawn to the Hawaiian Islands by the promise of warm tropical waters and abundant sea life - perfect for diving. After graduating from San Diego State University with a degree in Marketing and a minor in Scuba Diving, she headed to the Big Island and has called Kona home for over thrity years.

One of her earliest jobs played a pivotal role in shaping her future. Diane worked on a glass bottom boat as a "mermaid", scuba diving under the boat with food to entice the fish into view of the clientele. One fateful day while the boat was docked at the Kailua Pier, Diane witnessed her first Ironman Triathlon. The intense determination and dedication of the competitors was so inspirational that shortly after she formed a group with five members to train and compete in the following Ironman.
Of the five, one member included her sister as well as Bill Bell (the oldest triathlete in the world).

In 1982, Diane competed in her first Ironman Triathlon. The race, consisting of a 2.4-mile swim, 112-mile bike ride, and a 26-mile run, took her fourteen hours to complete. In those fourteen hours Diane formed an unbreakable bond with Kona. She realized through the cheers, the support, the goose bumps and the community spirit just how much Kona meant to her…a truly magical place.
Diane followed up that amazing accomplishment by starting a family, which proved to be an even greater challenge than the Ironman.

She became the first Ironman competitor to be a mother, and her son Randal became the first so-called "Ironbaby." Employing the term "Ironbaby," Diane partnered with Ironman to create a successful clothing line for children up to age six with hats, shirts, joggers, etc. Visit us at: www.ironbaby.com

Hardly one to back down from a challenge, Diane decided to fully pursue her dream of becoming a builder and developer of custom homes. Starting literally in the ditches, she learned every step in the process of homebuilding from foundation to finish. Relying on the influence of Frank Lloyd Wright, she designed an homage to the master with a magnificent house in Kona. The final result of all the years of passionate hard work was a labor of love she has since dubbed "Falling Waters", within walking distance to White (Magic) Sands Beach Park.

Diane meticulously designed every element of "Falling Waters" to create the consummate tropical getaway. She even used open beam Cupolas to vent the tropical heat, maintaining a temperature nearly twelve degrees cooler than neighboring homes. The interior, complete with hardwood floors, is accented by original works of local Hawaiian and Balinese artists, as well as, being the GM and Art Director to the world famous marine-life artist, Wyland,

for his Kona art gallery.

With over thirty years of living in Hawaii, Diane knows all the inner workings of Kona and can arrange any type of activity or service including scuba diving, fishing, helicopter rides, swimming with the wild dolphins or Manta rays to Hawaiian Holistic health care & treatments.

If you have the opportunity to meet this dynamic woman, you might get a chance to hear her plans to compete in an upcoming Ironman at the age of fifty or chat about her new marketing ideas or see photos of another beautiful craftsman style homes, she built in Oregon.

Joining Diane in 2005, as her partner, is Dr. D.M. Rico, a Kona physician trained in both allopathic (MD) & Osteopathic (DO) Medicine, as well as a Business and Marketing consultant. Live Aloha e' HELE On !

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About Diane

  • Retired Realtor, Licensed in Hawaii & Oregon
  • Former General Contractor / Custom Design / Builder, Licensed in Hawaii & Oregon
  • Resident of Hawaii, over 30 years
  • Art Director & General Manager, WYLAND Art Galleries, Kona, retired
  • Master SCUBA Instructor, PADI & NAUI - Certified
  • First Mom to compete & finish Kona IronMan Triathlon

 

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