Malignancy is one of the most common causes and must be excluded. Hyperparathyroidism and other causes of hypercalcemia can coexist with malignancy. If calcium levels have been mildly elevated for months or years, malignancy is an unlikely cause. Hypercalcemia from malignancy usually is rapidly progressive; thus, rapidly rising calcium levels should increase suspicion of malignancy.
Kailua-Kona on Hawaiiâs Big Island is the site of Kona Brewing Companyâs brewery and first restaurant. The brewpub opened in November 1998. Prominently featured ohia wood found throughout the pub came from South Kona.
United States - Hawaii. 1  Though coffee farms are found throughout the Hawaiian islands, it is Kona coffee, from the large island of Hawaii, that is best known and always in high demand. Here, nature provides just the right environment for the coffee trees on the slopes of the active Mauna Loa volcano.