BRIEF DESCRIPTION: Mauna Lani Resort sits oceanfront on the finest stretch of shoreline on the sunny Kohala Coast of the Big Island of Hawaii. Located 23 miles north of the Kona International Airport, this 3,200-acre resort features 29 oceanfront acres and three miles of secluded shoreline. The resort includes the luxurious Mauna Lani Resort & Bungalows, Mauna Lani Spa and the Francis H I'i. Brown Golf Courses.

GUEST ACCOMMODATIONS: The 343 guest rooms and suites have a tropical ambiance and all rooms have private lanais. Guestroom features include a desk & chairs, coffee table, couch, two telephones, WiFi and high speed internet access, 27" color TV, personal bar, his and hers marble basins, electronic safe; double and king size beds, refrigerator, clock radio, make-up mirror, hair dryer, flashlight, umbrella, robes and slippers.

BUNGALOWS: The Mauna Lani Bungalows are secluded yet conveniently located within a minute's walk of the hotel. Privacy is maintained with a gated driveway and private access to the beach. Each bungalow features 4,000 square feet of living space, including two master bedrooms, three baths, two steam showers, a private swimming pool, whirlpool spa, 50-inch plasma TV, 20" iMac, iPod and 24-hour personal butler service.

MAUNA LANI GOLF: Mauna Lani Resort features two 18-hole courses, the championship Francis H. I'i Brown North and South. Carved from ancient lava fields, the oceanside golf courses are rated among the most beautiful resort courses in the world. The South Course was home to Annual Senior Skins Game from 1989 - 2000. The original 18-hole course opened July 1981.

MAUNA LANI SPA: The outdoor area of the spa resembles a Hawaiian village with nine thatched hale for treatments -- two large enough for couples, one with a Vichy shower, two natural lava saunas, a meditation pavilion and a fragrance garden. Indoor area includes beauty and treatment rooms, locker rooms, steam showers, saunas and a retail center. Treatments include traditional Hawaiian therapies, baths and body treatments and massage therapy.

MAUNA LANI DINING & ACTIVITIES: Mauna Lani Resort offers a myriad of dining options and activities for the entire family. Restaurants include the Bay Terrace, poolside Ocean Grill, Honu Bar, and the signature ocean front CanoeHouse featuring Pacific Rim cuisine. The newly opened Shops at Mauna Lani offer additional dining venues. Activities include catamaran sails, scuba, snorkeling, cycling, fitness, cultural classes and much more.

COMPLIMENTARY GUEST SERVICES: Guests of Mauna Lani are invited to enjoy the following complimentary services, activities and use of facilities during their stay and they never have to pay a Resort Fee.

CULTURE AT MAUNA LANI DATES BACK TO 250 B.C.

Mauna Lani is renowned for its long-standing devotion to preserving and enhancing the cultural history of Hawai'i. Danny "Kaniela" Akaka is the compass or spiritual guide at Mauna Lani, overseeing the resort's continuous effort to spread the wisdom of Hawaiian culture, particularly the rich heritage of Kalahuipua'a. The resort is nationally recognized for its successful honu (green sea turtle) program, monthly full-moon Twilight at Kalahuipua'a talk-story celebrations, extraordinary endemic, indigenous and introduced plant life surrounding its ancient fishponds and the Eva Parker Woods Cottage (Hawaiian Museum), featuring historical displays of an ancient Hawaiian canoe, fishing gear, shark tooth objects and gourds.

TWILIGHT AT KALAHUIPUA'A
EVENINGS UNDER A HULA MOON

Every month when the full moon rises, Mauna Lani Resort gets ready for an enchanted evening of storytelling and entertainment on the lawn of the resort's oceanfront Eva Parker Woods Cottage. Hotel guests, Hawaii residents, and hotel/resort employees and their families are all welcome to join Danny Kaniela Akaka for "Twilight at Kalahuipua‘a," a night of music, dance and storytelling.

Danny is Mauna Lani's Cultural Historian, he is a kahu (Hawaiian priest), speaks fluent Hawaiian, performs as a musician and dancer, and is a caretaker of Mauna Lani's endangered Hawaiian green sea turtle program.  Since not many hotels can boast an on-staff cultural historian, Mauna Lani asked Danny to share his knowledge of Hawaii's myths and legends with employees, families and guests. "Twilight at Kalahuipua‘a" was designed to perpetuate the traditional folk art of storytelling. Everyone in attendance – not only the professional entertainment – is invited to share stories, family histories, songs, and dance.  It gives hotel guests a chance to experience the true aloha spirit, and residents the opportunity to meet and share stories with people from around the world.
The charming Eva Parker Woods Cottage houses historical artifacts that were excavated at Kalahuipua‘a, the land now called Mauna Lani.  This oceanfront location marks the piko (spiritual center) of the resort's ancient Hawaiian fishponds, making it the perfect venue for this full moon event.

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