{"id":1594,"date":"2013-12-05T22:01:34","date_gmt":"2013-12-06T03:01:34","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/wetrocksdiving.com\/?p=1594"},"modified":"2020-03-02T22:34:34","modified_gmt":"2020-03-03T03:34:34","slug":"kona-1-destination-on-the-rise","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.wetrocksdiving.com\/?p=1594","title":{"rendered":"Kona #1 Destination on the Rise"},"content":{"rendered":"<h1>Kona #1 Destination on the Rise<\/h1>\n<div id=\"attachment_1596\" style=\"width: 160px\" class=\"wp-caption alignleft\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-1596\" class=\"size-thumbnail wp-image-1596 \" alt=\"Kua Beach near Kona. 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