The artist during a visit her future home/studio at Kalapa Estate, Hawaii in September 1999. Kalapa Estate is on the windward side of the Big Island (on a clear day one could see Maui). It is 16 miles from Waimea, an hour from Hilo and 1 hour 30 minutes from Kailua-Kona. Darlene's studio will be relocating to Kalapa Estate in 2010 onto this five acres lot over looking the Pacific Ocean. This would be her last relocation during her lifetime according to the artist