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Best Volcanoes National Park Safari: Adventure Awaits in Hawaii

When planning an unforgettable getaway, the allure of Hawaii often tops the list. Renowned for its natural beauty and volcanic landscapes, the Big Island offers a unique experience for adventurers and nature lovers alike. Among its gems is the Volcanoes National Park, a haven for exploration and discovery. For those yearning to immerse themselves in this volcanic wonderland, a well-organized safari promises to transform your trip into a lifetime memory.

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Living in a Resort Home in Hawaii

MAUNA LANI ESTATES

Hawaii Hotel & Resort Photographer, PanaViz has photographed many aspects of the 3,200 acre Mauna Lani Resort over the years.

Here, we showcase a glorious home within the Mauna Lani Estates. This home is a gracious showcase of resort life.

The simple luxury of this property is a fresh approach to relaxed resort life. The beautifully-crafted tropical design sits in harmony with surrounding fields of lava and the lush Mauna Lani landscape.

The spaces of the home flow from interior to exterior, and Hawaiian respect for nature and the land 'Aloha Aina is evident in the thoughtful use of natural materials, natural light, and natural ventilation.

Mauna Lani Resort

Mauna Lani Resort encompasses approximately 3,200 acres with over 3 miles of accessible oceanfrontage. Named one of the top luxury, eco-friendly resorts in the world, Mauna Lani is home to two upscale oceanfront hotels; the 350 room Mauna Lani Bay Hotel and the Fairmont Orchid Hotel, two 18 hole championship golf courses, Hawaiian spa and fitness club, tennis courts, a property owner’s beach club, Ancient Hawaiian fishponds, historic petroglyph fields, shopping, fine and casual dining.

As part of the Mauna Lani Resort community, this home gets to enjoy the amenities offered by the resort. It is conveniently located at the Mauna Lani Beach Club, golf course, and numerous shops & restaurants.

COMPLEX AMENITIES: 

Golf community is centrally located

Private homes with pool & hot tub

Located within a mile from the Mauna Lani Beach Club

Hawaii Hotel and Resort Photographer, PanaViz has photographed the following communities with Mauna Lani Resort

● Mauna Lani Hotel

● Mauna Lani Terrace

● Mauna Lani Point

● 49 Black Sand Beach

● The Cape

● Champion Ridge

● The Estates

● The Islands

● The Villages

● Pauoa Beach

● Ke Kailani

● The Fairways

● Palm Villas

● Golf Villas

● Kulalani

● Ka Milo

● Anchialine Fishponds

Luxury Hotel Photography by PanaViz

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“So, you and Gray will be heading back home to Cali for the summer?” Lucy questioned her friend Natsu. The University of Hawaii at Hilo just finished their spring semester, and all the dormies needed to vacate soon.

“Yeah, our lease is up at the end of the month.”

Lucy pursed her lips briefly. “In that case, I was wondering if you guys would like to come with Levy and I to my family’s beach house in Waikoloa?” She questioned. It had become their tradition to go after school finished for two weeks. “We’ll be back before you leave.”

“I’ll check with Gray, but I think he’ll say okay. So, just the four of us?”

“Yup. Gajeel,” Levy’s longtime boyfriend, “has to work so he can’t come.”

“Sounds like a plan!”

One week later, the four friends piled into Lucy’s Toyota 4Runner and headed out to Waikoloa. The quickest route was a 1-1/2 hour drive on the Daniel K. Inouye highway. A scenic route that cut between two of the island’s volcanoes, Mauna (mountain) Kea and Mauna Loa. Flanked by ancient ohia forests and lava flows on the eastern side, and miles of open fields on the west. You can even see rising across the ocean, mount Haleakala on the island of Maui on a clear day.

They arrived in Waikoloa’s Anaeho’omalu area nestled along the azure blue Pacific Ocean. A developed piece of land surrounded by crumbling ancient lava flows and sparse grass lands— a very dry environment. Here hotels like the Hilton and Marriott had built along side condos like the one Lucy’s family owned.

“Very nice,” Natsu remarked as he got out of the vehicle. “How much does a place like this cost?”

“I’m not sure,” Lucy responded. “All I know is they bought this place a couple years after I was born.” Her mom had heard about it’s sale while working at her realty company.

He chuckled, “so, out of our price range, got it.”

“Yeah,” she giggled too.

Lucy lead the group into the home and parceled out the rooms. It was a three bedroom condo, so she and Levy got one room each while the two boys had to share one. But they were fairly large and comfortable, plus Natsu and Gray were already used to sharing a dorm. Then after a quick tour of the place, they head out for supplies at the nearest store.

Foodland farms market was located in a shopping center a few miles away near the Mauna Lani resort. Since this was the boys first time there, the group walked around the shopping center, window shopping really. It was just a mix of clothing stores and restaurants.

“Can you believe there used to be a 4-D theater here?” Lucy explained. “They only played really short films, but it was the first time I experienced 4-D.”

“Yeah I saw a scene from that movie Journey to the Center of the Earth here,” Levy added. “That scene where they’re on the boat and flying fish we’re jumping all over, they spritzed us with water!”

Everyone laughed.

“At least you got to try a 4-D, I haven’t seen one yet,” Natsu griped.

“Well one day while here, we can check out the luxury cinemas at Queen’s marketplace.” Lucy offered Natsu with a light blush to her cheeks. “I haven’t been there yet.”

“Like a date? I’m game,” he teased pulling a deeper flush from Lucy.

“When you two are done flirting, meet us at the market,” Levy teased before pulling Gray away from the now flustered pair.

After a couple seconds, Natsu and Lucy gained their composure and followed. The group shopped for food to last a few days along with drinks and snacks. It was a decent haul leaving them with arms full of groceries.

On the way back to the car, Natsu stopped Lucy briefly. “I just wanted to say thanks again for inviting us. I think this is gonna be the best vacation I ever had.”

“Aww,” Lucy blushed, “I think so too.”

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What’s Selling For $4.4 Million In Hawaii, Hong Kong And Southern California

From a five-acre orchard in Santa Barbara to a resort-style spread on the Big Island of Hawai’i, … [+] here’s a look at what $4.4 million buys in three real estate markets.

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In this week’s look at the world’s finest homes, I took a look at what’s for sale for about $4.4 million in three markets that rank among the most desirable pockets in the world: Hawaii, Hong Kong and Southern California. Whether you’re in the market for a second home, an income property or a trophy estate, these coveted markets run the gamut when it comes to luxury living. From a five-acre orchard estate to a garden duplex with a pool, here’s a look at what $4.4 million buys in Discovery Bay, Kamuela and Santa Barbara.

Discovery Bay, Hong Kong | $4.38 million

The duplex at Positano Discovery Bay boast’s the development’s largest private swimming pool.

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This contemporary duplex in Discovery Bay’s Positano highrise features the largest private swimming pool and garden in the highly sought-after development. The open-concept floor plan incorporates bi-folding glass doors in the dining room area that open the space to the garden and pool.

The garden duplex has three bedrooms, all of which are located on the second level.

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Features: A total of three bedrooms, all outfitted with hardwood floors, lie on the upper level. The primary bedroom suite includes a spa-inspired bathroom and a balcony overlooking the garden, Discovery Bay, and the ocean.

The primary bathroom, which adjoins the primary bedroom, takes in city and mountain views.

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Other perks: Residences in the luxurious Positano Discovery Bay development each take in a spectacular view of Siena Park and Hong Kong Island. The residential community of Discovery Bay, which has a large ex-pat population, is about 30 minutes from Central Pier by ferry and close to Hong Kong International Airport.

Represented by: Joshua Miller, OKAY.com

Kamuela, Hawai’i | $4.2 million

The two-story contemporary takes resort-style living to the next level with ample covered patio … [+] space, an outdoor kitchen and an infinity-edge swimming pool.

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Located on the Kohala Coast in gated Mauna Lani Resort, this contemporary home has a resort-style vibe with its tropical landscaping, infinity-edge swimming pool and private main suite lanai. At the heart of the house is a great room lined with 12-foot pocketing glass walls that perfectly frame mountain and golf course views.

Inside the home, high ceilings and walls of glass make for a nice and bright interior.

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Features: The four-bedroom home is a showcase of fine interior details and features hardwood and stone floors, motorized sun shades and beautiful mahogany cabinets and trim throughout the two-level floor plan. The sparkling chef’s kitchen pairs a granite-topped center island with up-market appliances.

Residents of Mauna Lani Resort have access to an exclusive member’s clubhouse and the acclaimed … [+] Napua restaurant.

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Other perks: Come for the scenery, stay for the five-star living. Residents of Mauna Lani Resort have access to the community’s oceanfront clubhouse, which is reserved exclusively for residents and guests and includes the beachfront pool and the award-winning, on-site Napua restaurant.

Represented by: Carrie Nicholson, Hawai’i Life

Santa Barbara, California | $4.4 million

The five-acre estate called Vista Del Rey features a grove full of citrus, avocado and other fruit … [+] trees.

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Nestled in the scenic Goleta Foothills of Santa Barbara, this custom estate is one of 11 homes in a unique gated community with some of the most spectacular views in the area. One part resort, one part farmland, the property called Vista Del Rey was designed for large and intimate gatherings and enjoying the indoor-outdoor lifestyle of Southern California.

The single-story house features a large great room with beamed ceilings and a wet bar.

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Features: The single-story house has more than 4,500 square feet of living space, four bedrooms and 4.5 bathrooms. Vaulted and beamed ceilings top the living room, which incorporates a sunken bar. The home’s chef kitchen serves as the home’s hub and connects to nearly all of the formal rooms.

The property is almost entirely powered by a 30-panel solar array. The four-car attached garage has … [+] a charger for an electric vehicle.

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Other perks: Farm-to-table becomes an everyday experience when surrounded by producing vineyards. The five-acre property, which is almost entirely powered by a ground solar system, has a bountiful grove of mandarin, lemon, avocado and other fruit trees. Much of the produce grown has benefited Santa Barbara Food Bank’s Backyard Bounty program in recent years.

Represented by: Dianne Johnson and Brianna Johnson, Village Properties

Hawai’i Life, OKAY.com and Village Properties are exclusive members of Forbes Global Properties, a consumer marketplace and membership network of elite brokerages selling the world’s most luxurious homes.

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Corcoran Pacific Properties Adds Hawaii Office

Corcoran Pacific Properties recently announced the opening of their new office at the Mauna Lani, Auberge Resorts Collection, an exclusive beach resort on the Kohala Coast of the Big Island. Yvonne J. Khouri-Morgan (RB), a Hawaii REALTOR® with nearly 40 years specializing in Hawaii resort residential sales on the Kona-Kohala coast, is the broker-In-charge and will oversee the Corcoran Pacific Properties specialty agents.

“Our new office location within the prestigious Mauna Lani Auberge enables our Corcoran Pacific Properties agents to provide an effortless experience with resort real estate coupled with a unique historical perspective of the Big Island,” said Yvonne Khouri-Morgan in a statement. “We offer access to exclusive properties at Hualalai, Kukio, Kohanaiki, Mauna Kea, Waikoloa, the luxurious Mauna Lani Auberge Resorts property and more. We are confident these properties will satisfy the appetite of today’s buyers who desire the ultimate relaxed island-style living or seek a refuge from the busier mainland life. The Kohala Coast is nothing less than magical and we look forward to serving clients interested in this exclusive location.”

“The Big Island represents a significant high-end real estate market. Sales are nearly at the same levels in 2019—not just for single-family homes, but also in the attached property market,” said Anton Steenman, president and CEO of Corcoran Pacific Properties, in a statement. “For those seeking the benefits of investing and living on an island where land and exclusive properties are still available, Hawaii is very much on the radar of potential buyers. We look forward to our firm’s presence to positively impact industry and sales records by providing the impeccable client service that we are known for.” For more information, please visit www.corcoran.com.

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5 Guidelines To Find Mauna Lani Villa Rentals

There are people out who believe in booking vacation rentals rather than hotels. As they believe that they get more privacy, luxury, etc. rather than hotels. Some people are not aware of Mauna Lani villa rentals. Here are a few tips which will help you to find the best vacation rentals for your holidays.

·      Check online: Nowadays technology is increasing so rapidly, you can find everything you want to get by sitting home you will get to your doorstep. Finding Mauna Lani villa rentals will be easy through the internet. You can check their website to get more information about their working habits. Also, the negative and positive reviews will help you to select the Mauna Lani villa rentals packages.

·      Hire experienced service providers: You need to hire beach rentals service providers who have relevant years of work experience. This will help you to rely on them as they will be working in this field for years. Also, they will advise you of the location as per your needs.

·      Ask your friends or family members: Looking for Mauna Lani villa rentals packages is a bit tricky you should be clear with your needs first. You may also take references from your friend or family. There might be someone who has experience in booking vacation rentals. This will help you to book the best Mauna Lani villa rentals packages.

·      Valid license and other certification: Having a valid license and other certification will help you to rely on the service providers easily. It is a legal requirement that the company should have a valid license so that you get the authority of the person and also the company they are working for.

·      Shortlist your packages: After all the steps done the next step you need to do is shortlist your packages as per your needs. Once you have done this, you may call the service providers and talk to them regarding the package and other things. It is better to be clear about your doubts.

These are the five tips that will help you to get the best Mauna Lani villa rentals packages. It is also important that you should book vacation rentals always in advance as you won’t find some good option always on booking them in urgency.

Waikoloa Vacation Rentals has established itself as one of the premier rental management companies in the Waikoloa Beach Resort. Not only offering a nice selection of vacation rentals throughout the resort, Waikoloa Vacation Rentals can also help you plan your entire trip on the Big Island of Hawaii. Our services encompass rental cars, several activities, and helpful vacation info to help make your stay at Waikoloa Beach Resort a memorable vacation.

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Destination Residences Hawaii tapped to manage new Hawaii development

Destination Residences Hawaii, a vacation rental management company owned by Hyatt Hotels Corp., has been named resort management company for The Residences at Laulea, a new development of 17 luxury homes at Mauna Lani Resort on Hawaii Island.

The property is the fourth at Mauna Lani Resort and part of the latest expansion for Maui-based Destination Residences Hawaii, which doubled the company’s size and expanded across three islands last year, Area Managing Director Michael Cuthbertson told Pacific…

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Brookfield Residential Hawaii’s KaMilo at Mauna Lani Resort is Sold Out

KOHALA COAST, Hawaii, March 09, 2020 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) — Brookfield Residential Hawaii, an award winning home builder that specializes in luxury new homes in Hawaii, is excited to announce all 137 new homes at KaMilo at Mauni Lani are sold out. Homeowners and guests enjoy 2-acres of private resort-style amenities featuring a recreational village with … Continue reading "Brookfield Residential Hawaii’s KaMilo at Mauna Lani Resort is Sold Out"

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Brookfield Residential Hawaii’s KaMilo at Mauna Lani Resort is Sold Out

KOHALA COAST, Hawaii, March 09, 2020 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) — Brookfield Residential Hawaii, an award winning home builder that specializes in luxury new homes in Hawaii, is excited to announce all 137 new homes at KaMilo at Mauni Lani are sold out. Homeowners and guests enjoy 2-acres of private resort-style amenities featuring a recreational village with … Continue reading “Brookfield Residential Hawaii’s KaMilo at Mauna Lani Resort is Sold Out”

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Brookfield Residential Hawaiis KaMilo at Mauna Lani Resort is Sold Out

KOHALA COAST, Hawaii, March 09, 2020 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) — Brookfield Residential Hawaii, an award winning home builder that specializes in luxury new homes in Hawaii, is excited to announce all 137 new homes at KaMilo at Mauni Lani are sold out. Homeowners and guests enjoy 2-acres of private resort-style amenities featuring a recreational village with … Continue reading "Brookfield Residential Hawaii’s KaMilo at Mauna Lani Resort is Sold Out"

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Best Mauna Kea Summit Tour: Unforgettable Stargazing Adventures

The Mauna Kea summit is a destination that offers more than breathtaking landscapes; it provides an unforgettable stargazing experience that attracts adventurers and nature lovers from all over the world. Nestled in Hawaii’s Big Island, this dormant volcano is a beacon for those looking to witness the wonders of the universe from one of the best vantage points on Earth. Whether you're an astronomy enthusiast or simply someone seeking a unique adventure, the Mauna Kea summit promises a journey that blends natural beauty with cosmic exploration.

The Wonders of Mauna Kea Summit

Standing at 13,796 feet above sea level, Mauna Kea offers unparalleled views of the stars, far removed from the light pollution of urban areas. Its high altitude, dry climate, and clear skies make it one of the premier astronomical observation sites globally. Adventurers can embark on Mauna Kea summit adventures, which often include guided tours to explore the summit’s volcanic landscape and enjoy an awe-inspiring night under the stars. These adventures are carefully planned to ensure both safety and the best possible experience, as the high elevation and unique terrain require expert guidance.

A Unique Blend of Luxury and Nature

For those who crave a combination of rugged exploration and upscale relaxation, nearby areas like Mauna Lani provide an added touch of elegance. After a day of adventure, returning to the comfort of Mauna Lani luxury homes offers the perfect balance of tranquility and refinement. These luxurious accommodations provide access to pristine beaches, world-class amenities, and the serene ambiance of Hawaii's Big Island. This blend of luxury and natural wonder allows travelers to fully immerse themselves in the beauty and culture of the island.

Choosing the Best Mauna Kea Summit Tour

When selecting the best Mauna Kea summit tour, it’s essential to look for companies that prioritize sustainability and cultural respect. The summit is considered sacred by Native Hawaiians, and responsible tour operators emphasize the significance of preserving the area’s natural and cultural heritage. These tours often include stops at the Onizuka Center for International Astronomy for acclimatization and educational insights into the region’s unique ecosystem and astronomical importance.

Stargazing Like Never Before

The highlight of any Mauna Kea tour is undoubtedly the stargazing experience. With some of the clearest skies in the world, visitors can marvel at constellations, planets, and galaxies that are often invisible elsewhere. The clarity and brilliance of the stars make it a once-in-a-lifetime experience, leaving participants with a newfound appreciation for the universe's vastness. For an unforgettable journey that combines natural beauty, cultural significance, and luxury, Mauna Kea summit tours offer an unparalleled experience. Whether you're seeking adventure, relaxation, or the chance to connect with the cosmos, the options surrounding Mauna Kea cater to a wide range of interests. To explore this extraordinary destination and its many offerings, visit The Kanini Estate, where you can learn more about the perfect blend of stargazing adventures and luxurious retreats.

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Brookfield Residential Hawaii’s KaMilo at Mauna Lani Resort is Sold Out

KOHALA COAST, Hawaii, March 09, 2020 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) — Brookfield Residential Hawaii, an award winning home builder that specializes in luxury new homes in Hawaii, is excited to announce all 137 new homes at KaMilo at Mauni Lani are sold out. Homeowners and guests enjoy 2-acres of private resort-style amenities featuring a recreational village with … Continue reading "Brookfield Residential Hawaii’s KaMilo at Mauna Lani Resort is Sold Out"

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How Our Travel Adventures Will Change in 2020

(Bloomberg) –The 2010s were the decade when travel became easier. The arrival of short-term lodging services, the embrace of “second cities,” and the rapid growth of budget airlines both shrunk our globe and made it more intriguing. And the siren song of social media sent us to far-flung corners in search of “authentic,” “local,” and “undiscovered” places, or (contrarily) to recreate influencers’ brilliant snaps.

But if travel became something of a competitive sport in the last 10 years, it’s starting to loosen up. As it turns out, trying to visit every country in the world before turning age 40—or simply checking off three bucket-list cities in a weeklong trip—is exhausting. The overwhelming number of booking channels and sources of inspiration has left travelers confused, too, struggling to figure out how to maximize every minute of their precious vacation days.

That’s why “slow travel,” which lets you get under the skin of a place by simply staying put there for a little longer, is gaining traction. The idea doesn’t just make for more restful time off, it’s also more environmentally sustainable and fulfilling. It underscores the majority of the trends that will reshape the way we think about our adventures in 2020 and beyond.

Enjoy Zero-Footprint Travel

We’ve already told you about carbon offsets and how it’s getting easier to properly offset your flights. But in 2020 that trend will go much further.

Cool Effect, the company we like best for carbon offsets, will release tools to help you offset the carbon footprints of your cruise vacations. Several airlines, including EasyJet, are setting goals to offset their entire fleets’ emissions. And tour operators are getting in on the act, making sure that our footprint on the ground nets out, too. Leading the pack is Natural Habitats, which in 2019 began offering zero-footprint itineraries. Now the company is one-upping that idea by offsetting travelers’ entire lives for a full year if they book one of its Climate Change & Our Wild World trips. (The offset calculations are based on home size, electricity bills, monthly expenses, and air and driving miles.) Led by experts from the World Wildlife Foundation, travelers can venture to see such spectacles as the whale migration in Cabo, the Amazon rainforest, or polar bears in the Arctic.

Other companies that are offsetting trips in 2020 include Metropolitan Touring (which runs wonderful tours and hotels in Colombia and Ecuador) and MSC Cruises. There’s also Intrepid Travel, which is aiming to be carbon negative in the year ahead rather than simply carbon neutral.

Gardens Are the Hot New Hotel Amenity

There isn’t a lot of idyll in our hyperdrive lives, and maybe that’s why gardens are becoming an increasingly popular hotel feature. It sounds quaint, almost boring—and yet that’s the whole point. You can already commune with nature this way in places like Gleneagles, the iconic Scottish estate which just redid its grounds to highlight more authentic local plants and flora rather than imported flowers. At the 300-year-old Dromoland Castle in Ireland, also fresh off a big renovation, you can go on official garden tours with the property’s head gardener, Dorothy Madden.

But rambling grounds are expected in that part of the world. Better proof of the trend lies in the Hamptons, where the new Shou Sugi Ban house puts a spotlight not on the ocean but on meditative Japanese gardens designed by landscape architect Lily Kwong. Or in Marrakesh, where the rambling Royal Mansour includes 3.7 acres by Luis Vallego, who’s been honored with the Order of the Rising Sun from the Emperor of Japan for his work with bonsais. To better highlight its Andalucian-inspired jardin, the hotel is expanding its grounds to include a “nest” where guests can have a private dinner surrounded by palms, vines, and aromatic plants.

The most spectacular example will be just outside Paris, where the new Airelles Château de Versailles will let guests sleep in the palace so beloved for its almost 2,000-acre gardens. Much of the experience will be oriented toward the epic green space—even the Alain Ducasse restaurant on-site will be housed in a glassed-in orangery that trains your eye constantly outdoors.

Your Vacation Will Start Before You Leave Home

If you book a villa at Rosewood’s Las Ventanas al Paraiso in Los Cabos next year, and if you live in select cities including Chicago, New York, and San Francisco, your stay will begin before you head to the airport: The property is arranging for butlers to greet you at your front door, drive you to your departure hub, and treat you to all sorts of personalized goodies along the way. It’ll also offer the service on the way home to prolong the joy of being on vacation as long as possible.

Similarly, Hawaii’s new Mauna Lani will offer a “pre-arrival experience” when it opens in January, such as sending guests a customized, special-edition Arlo Skye suitcase enclosed with invitations for guided, stand-up paddleboard classes.

Will either of these services deliver something that wealthy travelers need? That’s not so clear. But the race has begun to extend the hotel experience far beyond the limits of the physical property.

All-Inclusive Will No Longer be a Four-Letter Word

Several of the biggest hotel openings for 2019 were of an unusual variety: all-inclusive luxury resorts. But they weren’t exactly branded as such.

Blackberry Mountain opened in February with rates that include everything from meals to hand-thrown pottery and aerial yoga classes. That’s in contrast to its older sibling, the hyperluxurious Blackberry Farm, which charges $175 for a tree-climbing session, $250 for stand-up paddleboarding, and $250 for a seven-course dinner with wine pairings. (Interestingly, even with its built-in activities, the newer, less formal property is far less expensive.)

In Chile, the wine-focused, $1,200-a-night Puro Vik is also new and all-inclusive—you won’t be charged a penny no matter how much of their cabernet sauvignon you drink or how much Andean horseback riding you want to do. And when the Shangri-La’s Fijian Resort & Spa on Fiji’s Yanuca Island reopened in April, it became all-inclusive, too, recognizing that most guests who visit are happily confined to its offerings.

Even Marriott International is getting in on the act. It acquired the all-inclusive brand Elegant Hotels in October and is renovating all seven of its Caribbean hotels. Says Marriott President Arne Sorenson, “There is a strong and growing consumer demand for premium and luxury properties in the all-inclusive category.”

If you’ve ever spent $32 for the cheapest glass of wine at your hotel in the Maldives, you know all this is a welcome relief. Sure, some all-inclusive models are meant to guarantee that you’ll spend all your vacation budget in one spot. But by definition, they liberate consumers from attaching dollar amounts to each of their desires—and that, really, is priceless.

Travel Clubs Are Cool Again …

Travel clubs might make you think of old-fashioned agencies and AAA programs selling discount trips through generic brochures, but these days they’re turning into something else entirely. They might be one of the most sophisticated ways to book travel.

Take Inspirato Pass, a subscription that acts like an all-you-can-travel buffet. It starts at $2,500 per month, which includes as many nights as you wish in the company’s partner hotels, luxury homes, or even on cruise ships. Certain exclusive experiences, like VIP access to marquee sporting events, are also included. (If you want to book more than one trip at a time, or travel with more than your partner or spouse, the cost gets incrementally higher.)

Third Home, a mansion-sharing platform for people with extraordinary vacation homes, offers its Reserve club that is, well, reserved for those with the most extravagant digs. Members are invited to rent one another’s properties (minimum value: $5 million) at a steep discount.

And then there’s Prior, a membership club for the culturally curious. In its second year, the company is continuing to expand its “Nomadic Clubhouse” events, similar to intimate, members-only parties in spectacular settings. One will celebrate the Hindu festival of Holi at the invitation of the Maharaja of Jaipur; another will spend a long weekend in Uruguay eating fire-cooked meals prepared by the legendary chef Francis Mallmann.

… And So Are Hotel Clubs

For years, hotels emphasized the importance of getting locals in their doors—both to drive ancillary revenues at restaurants and to infuse them with an “authentic” vibe. Now that hotels are legitimate hangouts, the best of them are offering their most alluring spaces only to those who pay up.

See Aman Resorts, whose Manhattan property opens this year with $50 million condos and its first members club. Those who sign up will have exclusive access, along with guests and residents, to the hotel’s three-story spa. Other properties are making similar moves, including the Six Senses (also in New York), the Dorchester Dubai, Auberge’s Commodore Perry Estate in Austin, Texas, and the Almanac Vienna, all opening with membership clubs in the coming year. In some cases, they’re focused on spa and wellness offerings; in others, it’s more about access to frequent events programming and dedicated “living-room-style” areas. Think of them as Soho Houses—with a dash less attitude yet more exclusivity.

Spas Will Become Extremely High Tech

Somadomes, Bod Pods, virtual reality wellness—if you have no idea what these things mean, you will soon. The latter has just debuted at the Four Seasons Resort Oahu, where a spaceship-like device called Sensync claims to “reset” spagoers’ brains by manipulating all five senses. During the 20- to 80-minute journey, a virtual reality headset “takes” guests to deep space, ocean coves, or zen gardens, while the machine pumps out related sounds and smells, simulates things like wind and temperature, and uses real-time data about your respiration and heart rate to guarantee that you’re calming down. The Somadome at Ojai Valley Inn is similar—it’s also a self-contained pod—but focuses instead on meditation and light therapy.

Other spa offerings will be more medical in nature. Gstaad Palace has joined with Cellgym to help clients adjust to Alpine altitudes before their first ski day; treatments involve breathing oxygen-reduced air through a mask, as submarine crews and top athletes sometimes do while training. At the Dolder Grand in Zurich and Four Seasons New York Downtown, aestheticians use confocal miscroscopes to learn about the pigmentation and elasticity of your skin, then send data to a dedicated research center to create a “prescription” of products customized to your needs. (The process takes three months to complete after your initial consultation, which rules out the ensuing, made-to-measure facial for many casual visitors.) And if all this sounds more stressful than relaxing, don’t worry—you can still get a regular, 90-minute massage at all these spots.

Cruises Are Getting Smaller, Greener—and a Whole Lot Cooler

When the Ritz-Carlton Yacht Collection launches next summer on its maiden voyage, it will be one of several new companies trying to overhaul the way we think about cruising. Across the world, small ships, designed more like boutique residences than floating chunks of Vegas, will make it easier and sexier to see remote coastal places. And no, we’re not talking about 200-passenger vessels already in use by all manner of luxury cruising outfits. These are largely independent, such as the “floating ryokan” Guntu in Japan, which offers contemplative views of the Seto Inland Sea from its sushi bar and 19 suites. There’s also HMS Gåssten, a former Swedish minesweeper (bookable through Red Savannah) that’s been restored and turned into a luxe base for skiing and biking trips in Norway’s Sunmore Alps. Add new standards that require cruise lines to cut their emissions across-the-board, and suddenly this mode of travel seems all that more interesting.

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THE COST OF THE COAST

BY ADAM MANDELMAN

Riding along the layered landscapes of Hawai‘i’s Kohala Coast.

FROM THE JULY 2017 ISSUE OF LANDSCAPE ARCHITECTURE MAGAZINE.

For a first-time visitor flying into Kona International Airport on Hawai‘i’s Big Island, a view out the airplane window can trigger deep regret. Nowhere to be seen are the state’s trademark emerald ridges and lush valleys. A barren desert of lava spreads to the horizons. Although this landscape, like most deserts, has its own otherworldly beauty, it’s not what most people expect from their Hawaiian vacation. Driving north from the airport to the island’s Kohala Coast resort region doesn’t improve the view, as sunburnt moonscape unfolds for mile after mile.

That a tourist yearning for tropical paradise would find herself in the middle of a vast and arid volcanic plain seems like a cruel joke. But a turn off the Queen Ka‘ahumanu Highway to any of the region’s resorts soon dispels those anxieties. The seemingly endless basalt yields to coconut palms and bougainvillea that, although sparse at first, anticipate the verdant golf courses and parklands ahead. The parched shrubs and wild goats that adorned the highway have been replaced with ropey banyan trees and groves of ginger, heliconia, and philodendron that shade sprawling water features alive with fish, turtles, and—at one resort hotel—even dolphins.

The extravagant oases that erupt from the lava promise tens of thousands of visitors each year a genuine Hawaiian vacation amid inhospitable desert. As striking a contrast as this phenomenon presents, even more arresting are the well-preserved traces of ancient Hawai‘i that persist throughout this landscape. Over more than 50 years, resort development along leeward Hawai‘i Island—as the Big Island is formally known—has steadily woven together shopping malls and petroglyph fields, towering water slides and crumbling Hawaiian temples, dolphin adventure pools and centuries-old fishponds. Simultaneously kitsch and extraordinary, this layered landscape of ancient and contemporary development embodies some of the deepest contradictions of tourism in Hawai‘i.

In 1819, the Frenchwoman Rose de Freycinet passed by the Kohala Coast while on a scientific world tour with her husband. “Nobody can ever have seen a more arid and dreadful aspect than this part of the island of Owighee,” she wrote in her journal. “There is not a tree, not the smallest part of a plant; one would say that fire had passed over it.”

The Mauna Kea Beach Hotel at Kauna‘oa Beach, c. 1965. Note Mauna Kea volcano in the background. Image courtesy of the Mauna Kea Beach Hotel Archive Collection.

Despite the region’s “arid and dreadful aspect,” Kohala’s port village of Kawaihae had served in the 18th and 19th centuries as an important royal residence and trading post. But by the late 1950s, the coast was almost deserted. European diseases had decimated the Native Hawaiian population, and the coast’s paltry average rainfall—less than 10 inches a year—had repelled the sugarcane, cattle herds, and countless other newcomers arriving on Hawaiian shores. In 1960, the Kohala Coast was home to maybe a few dozen households in Kawaihae and nearby Puakō, and accessible only by foot, boat, or bruising jeep ride. Modernity had passed it by.

But what the area lacked in water resources, infrastructure, and population, it made up in sunshine. A 1960 state planning report—coming mere months after Hawai‘i had become a state—suggested Kohala’s “dry, warm climate, outstanding beaches, and calm waters” might one day nurture a tourism boom. In July of that year, Laurance Rockefeller, the third son of the oil magnate John D. Rockefeller, toured Hawai‘i at the invitation of Governor William Quinn. Rockefeller had earned a reputation for developing hotel properties in remote destinations such as the Grand Tetons and Virgin Islands. Quinn and his advisers hoped Rockefeller might do the same for the new state’s less-visited corners. The final stop of Rockefeller’s tour included a swim at Kohala’s Kauna‘oa Beach, a crescent of golden sand framed by black lava and a view of the 13,000-foot summit of Mauna Kea volcano.

Rockefeller told Governor Quinn seven months later that he would build a resort hotel at sunny, desolate Kauna‘oa Beach. Roger Harris, a planner with decades of experience on the Kohala Coast, remembers that Rockefeller’s announcement was greeted with disbelief: “Everybody in Honolulu said, ‘Let ’em have it. I can’t believe they’re gonna make it out there in the lava.’”

Rockefeller chose Belt, Collins & Associates to develop the project. The firm, which combined planning, engineering, and landscape architecture under one roof, executed Rockefeller’s vision for a luxury hotel and golf course at Kauna‘oa Bay. Bulldozers broke ground in 1962 and carved new roads from the lava, including a segment of the Queen Ka‘ahumanu Highway that would one day connect the Kohala Coast with a new international airport outside Kailua-Kona, 30 miles to the south. Engineers built a sewage treatment plant, drilled water wells, and created a 650,000-gallon reservoir. Heavy machinery cleared scrub and broke up brittle lava rock, which, when blended with imported topsoil, became a fertile medium for turf, trees, and tropical flowering plants. Robert Trent Jones laid out the golf course, while Skidmore, Owings & Merrill designed the hotel.

After pumping immense quantities of water through the landscape—up to 700,000 gallons daily—the resort flourished into an oasis of tropical abundance surrounded by harsh desert. The Mauna Kea Beach Hotel opened in July 1965, and an article in Holiday magazine the following March gushed (in a casually racist turn of phrase), “It is a Godforsaken landscape running from the foot of Mauna Kea to the sea, and on this wasteland the Mauna Kea Beach Hotel has been placed, like a diamond tiara in the hair of a pygmy.”

Soon after, Rockefeller commissioned Belt, Collins & Associates to prepare a plan for more development of Kohala’s arid coast. A lavish, 110-page land development plan published in 1967, the Kohala Coast Resort Region, called for creating “a series of oases” amid the lava. The plan laid out a comprehensive vision for infrastructure, landscape, and architectural design, all modeled on the firm’s experience with the Mauna Kea Beach Hotel. The document also proposed historical parks devoted to the coast’s archaeological heritage, much of which remained visible in the landscape. In fact, Rockefeller had been instrumental in restoring the remains of King Kamehameha’s Pu‘ukoholā Heiau, an 18th-century temple platform next to the hotel that became a National Historic Landmark in 1962.

The preserved fishponds at the Mauna Lani Resort at Kalāhuipua‘a, 2016. Image courtesy of the Mauna Lani Bay Hotel and Bungalows and Mauna Lani Resort.

The plan focused on just three miles of coastline, but it became a model for development all along leeward Hawai‘i Island and served as the basis for state and county land-use plans in the region. “We had a lot of influence on what happened,” says Jim Bell, FASLA, a planner with Belt, Collins & Associates since the early 1960s and a former director of the firm. “All the resorts—from Keauhou in the south, all the way up to Mauna Kea and Mauna Lani at the north end of the coast—we had all those people as clients for 20, 25, 30 years.” In the decades since its publication, the Kohala Coast Resort Region’s strategy for coaxing lush paradise from three miles of arid, rocky coast has come to define an entire district.

But the astonishing transformation of West Hawai‘i’s deserts into tropical resorts also materialized another set of contradictions for Hawaiian tourism development, one that has increasingly aroused cultural tensions. DeSoto Brown, a historian at Honolulu’s Bernice Pauahi Bishop Museum, observes that “anywhere it’s easy to dig in the ground, you will find people buried there.” That includes the tubes and caverns formed in Kohala’s lava rock. Despite its harsh ecology, the coast here has a long history of human settlement. Kohala’s Native Hawaiian villages, though modest in size, left significant cultural remains in the landscape, often concentrated at the very sites chosen for resort development.

A detail from the 1967 Kohala Coast Resort Region plan by Belt, Collins & Associates. Image courtesy of Belt Collins Hawai’i, LLC.

Long before the Queen Ka‘ahumanu Highway, long before Rose de Freycinet’s 1819 tour, travelers on the Kohala Coast took to centuries-old foot trails, segments of which still persist today. Buffed smooth by the bare feet of pre-contact Hawaiians or marked by water-worn stepping-stones in particularly jagged areas, these coastal paths were part of the ala loa, or “long trail,” a network that once connected settlements, sacred sites, and important natural resources all around Hawai‘i Island, including the Kohala Coast.

In 2000, Congress recognized the significance of both the ala loa and its cultural sites by establishing the Ala Kahakai National Historic Trail. The Ala Kahakai, or “trail by the sea,” is dedicated to “the preservation, protection, and interpretation of traditional Native Hawaiian culture and natural resources,” and will eventually mark a 175-mile corridor from the island’s northern tip to its southeastern shore. For now, however, an early segment of the trail implemented as a high priority begins at Pu‘ukoholā Heiau, just next door to the Mauna Kea Beach Hotel.

Beginning at Pu‘ukoholā’s looming temple platform, the trail guides hikers through a landscape of contrasts. Thorny scrub gives way to a public beach, followed by a dusty path through aged lava. The path becomes a maintenance road, and then a brick walkway threading through the engineered oasis of the Mauna Kea Beach Hotel. Picking back up along the shore, the Ala Kahakai continues for another 15 miles, across lava fields and golf courses, through tropical gardens and petroglyph fields, past burial caves and infinity pools.

One of the most dramatic juxtapositions lies just a few miles down the Ala Kahakai from the Mauna Kea Beach Hotel. At a place called Kalāhuipua‘a, fresh and brackish anchialine ponds have attracted settlement for around 800 years. Although in disrepair by the early 20th century, Native Hawaiians had converted these lava-formed ponds over centuries into a carefully managed aquaculture system producing Hawaiian mullet, milkfish, eels, and other delicacies.

Today, those fishponds are the centerpiece of Mauna Lani Resort, another Belt Collins project. Developing the Mauna Lani involved transforming the landscape much as Rockefeller’s Mauna Kea had, including the addition of thousands of coconut palms and a new network of waterways that, connected to the ancient fishponds, extend right into the hotel lobby. In more than a dozen interviews conducted by Mauna Lani staff in 2001, engineers, advertising consultants, and other former employees at the resort frequently remarked on the phenomenal work of transforming near-barren lava into a world-renowned oasis.

Within a decade of its opening in 1983, the Mauna Lani was ranked by Condé Nast Traveler as one of the top four tropical resorts in the world. Meanwhile, more than a dozen archaeological investigations conducted at Kalāhuipua‘a since the 1950s have revealed numerous traces besides the fishponds of the area’s deep human history, including cave and surface dwellings, burials, and petroglyphs.

This proximity suggests the harmonious coexistence of contemporary and ancient Hawai‘i. The resort, on its website, in staff interviews, and throughout its print publications, announces its “enlightened stewardship” of the landscape. The Mauna Lani was one of the few—if not the only—developments that, before the passage of a state historic preservation law in 1976, voluntarily conducted an archaeological survey and preservation plan. In 1984, the resort received the Historic Hawai‘i Foundation’s historic preservation award for management of the fishponds. The Mauna Lani’s relationship to Kalāhuipua‘a is part of a tradition that began with both Rockefeller’s restoration of Pu‘ukoholā Heiau and the Kohala Coast Resort Region’s plans for developing historical parks. Leilani Hino, a former director of community affairs at Mauna Lani Resort, described this in an e-mail as having emerged from a “commonality of good, practical resource management among powerful international friends and businessmen.”

A banner draws attention to Hawai‘i’s unresolved colonial past at Spencer Beach Park on the Kohala Coast, 2007. Photo by Adam Mandelman.

But those commitments to heritage management notwithstanding, the mingling of past and present in Hawai‘i’s tourism landscapes is not always as comfortable as it appears. To many people with native ancestry, tourism is inextricably linked with Hawai‘i’s colonial past. In 1892, American business interests overthrew Queen Lili‘uokalani, the Hawaiian Kingdom’s last monarch. That coup, which led to annexation and ultimately statehood, terminated Hawaiian sovereignty and left a deep scar on Hawai‘i’s indigenous community. Even when a resort has the best intentions of stewardship, the incorporation of Native Hawaiian archaeology into landscapes that serve almost exclusively nonnative tourists can be alarming, to say nothing of developers much less mindful of indigenous heritage.

Peter Mills is an anthropologist at the University of Hawai‘i at Hilo, where he chairs a master’s program in heritage management. The curriculum serves predominantly Native Hawaiian and Pacific Islander students, in the hope of correcting the underrepresentation of indigenous communities in cultural resources management throughout the Pacific. Mills has described the program as “decolonizing heritage management.” He says that in developed places such as Kohala’s resort landscapes, an ideal approach to managing cultural resources would involve consulting with descendant communities on matters of stewardship, access, and interpretation.

Kamu Plunkett is one of Mills’s Native Hawaiian graduate students. A former construction worker, Plunkett is developing a community-based GIS inventory of cultural resources that he hopes will help negotiate better heritage management plans from developers before the first bulldozers arrive. Plunkett believes that Kohala’s resort landscapes are among the many reasons heritage management in Hawai‘i needs to involve grassroots indigenous communities more directly.

For Native Hawaiian communities, the juxtapositions revealed by a walk down the Ala Kahakai National Historic Trail represent more than mere irony. The kinds of development that have transformed the Kohala Coast from lava desert into tropical oases are not unique to Hawai‘i Island, but are rather a feature of everyday life all across the archipelago. More often than not, and even despite the best intentions of well-meaning developers, planners, and state officials, Hawaiian tourism has been accompanied by the enclosure and even erasure of indigenous cultural resources. But for as much as Hawai‘i’s layered landscapes embody some of the state’s most painful contradictions, they have also inspired a new generation of heritage managers. Describing Kohala’s layered landscape of resorts and Native Hawaiian archaeology, Plunkett says, “I see the old and the new right up against each other. I also see it as cultural heritage and development right up against each other. It’s a reminder of the times that I live in, and the choices that I make.”

Adam Mandelman is a geographer and environmental historian. He is completing a book on the encounters between people, technology, and environment in the Mississippi River Delta.

from Landscape Architecture Magazine https://landscapearchitecturemagazine.org/2017/07/24/the-cost-of-the-coast/

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Top things to explore around Mauna Lani Resort

Once upon a time, two property developers who share a love for the sport of golf and nature, talked about their vision of paradise in the beautiful Aloha State. The fruit of their collaboration is the Mauna Lani Resort, which now sets the standard for Hawaiian elegance.

Mauna Lani Resort is home to two 18-hole championship golf courses, a private beach club, a Racquet Club, a spa, fine dining restaurants, and high-end boutiques. For vacationers and residents alike, it is paradise.

Aside from the many amenities within the resort, what surrounds the entire area perfectly epitomize the meaning of Mauna Lani – “mountain reaching heaven.” Some of the things that one shouldn’t miss here are the following:

Kalahuipa’a historic trail and fishponds. The first part of the trail zigzags through a 16th century-inspired Hawaiian community, with lava tubes once used as cave shelters, and other archaeological and geological sites. As visitors explore further, they could find 15 acres of fishpond preserve.

Kona Cozy Comedy & Tiki Club. Every guest who’s visited the Big Island has probably heard of Kona Kozy’s Comedy & Magic Show. Kozy has been popular for bringing his magical skills to the table, along with his sharp wit developed from years of improvisational experience in comedy clubs.

Puako Malama Petroglyph Preserve. “Petroglyph” is a combination of the Greek words “petros,” which means rock, and “glyphein,” which means to carve. In Hawaii, these ancient carvings offer a unique view into the history of Hawaii.  About 1,200 petroglyphs or rock art are visible in the section of Puako, with designs that feature sails, dancers, paddlers, family groups, and deity symbols.

Renowned restaurants. Mauna Lani is also famous for its sought-after diners. For Kona lobsters, beef, and ribs, as well as an extensive vegan menu, guests frequent Brown’s Beach House. Known for dishes with Pacific influences, and a location that overlooks the ocean is Napua. And last but not the least is Mauna Lani’s flagship restaurant CanoeHouse, which is popular not only for its mouth-watering dishes but lovely ambience as well.

When you’re ready to explore Mauna Lani resort properties, contact real estate broker Harold Clarke. Real estate at Mauna Lani ranges from condominiums and luxury homes to acreage, with Pauoa Beach, 49 Black Sand Beach, Mauna Lani Point, Mauna Lani Point Estates, Villages at Mauna Lani, Fairways at Mauna Lani, Kulalani, and Palm Villas at Mauna Lani as the most popular developments.