Entries tagged 'Kapalua'
Billabong Pro on Maui: Best Ladies Contest, Best Free Entertainment
Chicks who rip have a field day at this annual surf tourney on Maui. With a monster swell bearing down on the islands, the ladies will likely get huge surf on one of the most epic breaks in the world,...
Hawaii Restaurant News: Banyan Tree at Ritz Kapalua Loses Star Chef
Chef Jojo Vasquez who kicked the kitchen of the Banyan Tree on Maui in Kapalua Resort up several notches left over a month ago to open a new resto on Oahu with a famous Iron Chef competition winner. Sayonara, Jojo....
Hawaii Restaurant Review: Pineapple Grill in Kapalua Maui
Here's the caveat. I eat at a lot of places around Hawaii and had not eaten at the Pineapple Grill so last time I was on Maui I jumped at the chance. ate at the Pineapple Grill for lunch and...
Hawaii Surf Tour: Ripping Surf Spots on Maui: Windmills
This place looks a lot like Pipeline but its actually a locally famous break in Northwest Maui called Windmills. It's pretty hairy. Check it out....
Hitting the Links: Best Golf Resorts in Hawaii
Golf Mag trots out it's 20th anniversary rankings of best resorts around the world. Natch, Hawaii bags a good number -- nine out of 75, to be exact. Catching top ranking was the Four Seasons Resort Lana'i at Manele Bay....
The Bay Club on Maui: Peter Merriman Will Revive It
One of my favorite Maui memories involved a supreme chocolate desert and a snifter of port at the old Bay Club in Kapalua, Maui. The restaurant is perhaps the most romantic setting in all of the islands, with an open-air...
Two New Trails at Kapalua: Maunalei Arboretum a Gem
Kapalua Resort has been pummeled on Maui of late for their push to build luxe vacation palaces priced out of reach of mere Valley Isle mortals. Those plans are on hold and the West Maui company did a really...
Kapalua Brouhaha Take Two: Maui Land & Pineapple Responds
Earlier this week I wrote this post about an article in Hawaii Business Magazine outlining public opposition to a proposal to build out luxury homes at Lipoa Point. The post drew a quick reply from Maui Land & Pineapple, the...
High Tension In Kapalua, Maui: No Aloha in No Ka Oi Land
The idyllic Northwest corner of Maui is home to the super-rich resort Mecca of Kapalua. There are several beautiful beaches, some of the country's best golf courses, a Ritz-Carlton, and a new super-upscale timeshare on the way. Plus the local...
Ask Hawaiirama: Where to Stay on Maui Family Vacation?
This came in via comments a few weeks ago from Kay and I'm only now getting back around to it.Kay, sorry for tardy reply. "We are traveling to Honolulu and having a ceremony to intern my father’s ashes on...
Maui Restaurants: Vino on Maui Closing in June -- Expect High Prices for Maui High-End Rooms
D.K. Kodama's saucy wine bar / Italian rustic foodie joint on the Valley Isle will shutter in June as the Kapalua Resort undergoes massive renovations to Kapalua Village Golf Course, the Ritz-Carlton (closing for six months), and the Kapalua Bay...
Tropical Cocktail of the Week: Capertini
This week the Hawaiirama call-out cocktail is hardly tropical in any real respect -- except that its a really lovely little libation and you can drink one in the Lobby Lounge of the Ritz-Carlton Kapalua,. The view, natch, is jaw-dropping....
Maui Hotels: Kapalua Villas -- Memo to Diane at Ridge Realty
Dear Diane at Ridge Realty: I am not sure if you are aware of this yet but you are definitely costing your company, Ridge Realty, significant chunks of cashola. Let me introduce you to TripAdvisor.com. I have a love/hate relationship...
Ritz-Carlton Kapalua Goes Partial Condo
Forgive the posting absence. Family matters. Now, back to work. Word is out that the Ritz Carlton Kapalua on Maui is closing this summer for a massive renovation (close to $100 million) that will convert a significant percentage of the...
