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PARENT COMPANY: Maui Land & Pineapple Company, Inc.
MANAGEMENT: Kapalua Land Company, Ltd.
CONTACT INFORMATION:
Kapalua Marketing
800 Kapalua Drive
Lahaina, Hawai‘i 96761
Telephone: 808-669-0244
Facsimile: 808-669-4480
E-mail: marketing@kapaluamaui.com
MANAGEMENT STAFF:
Gary Planos, senior vice president, Resort Operations
Caroline Belsom, vice president, General Counsel
Nancy Cross, vice president, Events Management
Karin Sagar, vice president, Marketing
Tom Selby, vice president, Finance and general manager, The Kapalua Villas
LOCATION:
The Kapalua Resort is a 23,000-acre master-planned resort community set amidst Maui’s only working pineapple plantation on the northwest coast.
Kapalua Resort is nestled between the sapphire reaches of the Pacific and the emerald mountains of West Maui.
The neighboring island of Moloka‘i can be seen across any of the three bays of Kapalua Resort.
The resort is lined with century-old Cook pines and surrounded by a vast green sanctuary encompassing two immense nature preserves – from the top of Pu‘u Kukui Preserve, the highest peak in the West Maui Mountains, to the edge of the Pacific Ocean adjacent to the Honolua Bay Marine Life Conservation District.
The resort is renowned for its three championship golf courses; a full-service tennis complex managed by Peter Burwash International; ten residential communities; premier hotel; condominium vacation rentals; three white sand beaches; and a myriad of restaurants and shops.
Kapalua Resort is located 32 miles from the Kahului International Airport and 10 miles north of historic Lahaina. The West Maui Airport is just 4 miles from the resort and offers convenient daily inter-island flights. Complimentary resort shuttle service is available from the West Maui Airport to the Resort.
- Kapalua (Cop-ah-LOO-ah) Resort is a 23,000-acre destination resort set amidst a working pineapple plantation.
- The Kapalua Resort butterfly logo symbolizes the metamorphosis of pineapple land to master-planned resort community.
- “Kapalua,” poetically translated from Hawaiian as "arms embracing the sea," aptly describes the resort’s dramatic lava peninsula coastline.
- Historic sites on resort property include the Honolua Store (still in operation), churches, plantation homes, country preschool and an ancient Hawaiian preservation site.
- Complimentary shuttle service throughout Kapalua Resort.
RESORT AMENITIES:
Two Championship Golf Courses
The Bay Course is a par-72, 6,600-yard layout designed by Arnold Palmer and Francis Duane.
The ocean course rolls gently to the sea with all putts breaking to the neighbor island of Moloka‘i.
The Bay Course signature hole #5 requires driving over Oneloa Bay to a small green protected by bunkers.
The Plantation Course is a tournament par-73, 7,411-yard links course. Designed by Ben Crenshaw and Bill Coore, the course unfurls across natural geographic formations and pineapple fields with spectacular views of the Pacific Ocean. Home of the season-opening PGA TOUR SBS Championships each January.
Kapalua Golf Academy
The Kapalua Golf Academy was designed in conjunction with senior PGA TOUR professional, Hale Irwin and offers a unique state-of-the-art golf facility unmatched in Hawai‘i.
The facility features 85,000 square feet of grass teeing area, several practice putting greens, greenside and fairway bunkers, an 18-hole putting course, a minimum of eight target greens and specialty short game area.
The Kapalua Golf Academy also features a 3,500-square foot learning center housing classroom instruction, a digital video bay and a strength and flexibility area.
A teaching staff of over 25 PGA professionals is available to guide students through casual or intensive instruction.
Kapalua Resort Tennis
The Tennis Garden, managed by Peter Burwash International, is a world-class facility staffed by PBI tennis professionals that offer year-round tennis programs for players of all levels.
The Tennis Garden features 10 plexi-pave courts, with four lit for night play, individualized instruction for adult and junior players, tennis fitness program, 21 scheduled weekly events, monthly special events, annual tennis tournaments, matchmaking services and a full-service pro shop.
Kapalua Spa Opens this Summer
Relax and rejuvenate at the brand new Kapalua Spa, slated to open its doors this summer. Once, complete the indoor-outdoor facility will be Hawaii’s second largest Spa, paying tribute to the healing properties of water. The natural beauty of Kapalua is brought into its 19 treatment rooms, including 10 outdoor hale. Stone soaking tubs and dual treatment space for couples are nestled among tropical gardens. Relaxation lounges showcase stunning panoramic views of the ocean and Moloka‘i island and feature sauna and steam rooms, cold rainfall and whirlpool. In addition to a saline lap pool with sunning deck, the facility offers a full-service salon, juice bar and retail boutique. For those who want to get in a workout post-massage, the spa also offers a full fitness facility, including free weights, cardio, circuit training and kinesis training equipment as well as a yoga/flex wellness studio with hot yoga capabilities to keep your body toned and trim.
RESORT ACTIVITIES:
Ala Hele Kapalua or “Heritage Trail”
A self-guided walking tour offers Kapalua Resort visitors a lesson in Hawaiian history and Kapalua Resort’s rich cultural heritage.
Eleven monuments marking historical points of interest loop through the resort starting with the Honolua Store, one of the oldest buildings in the area, and The Kapalua Villas Reception Center, which was once known as the Honolua Plantation Office.
Other markers include the Hawaiian Camp, Kumulani Chapel, Honokahua, Oneloa Bay, Kapalua Bay, D.T. Fleming Aloe Patch, Mango Grove, Cook Pine Trees, Maka‘oi‘oi, Butterfly Hill and the Japanese Camp.
Water Activities
Resort water activities include fresh-water swimming pools at The Ritz-Carlton, Kapalua; ten fresh-water swimming pools throughout The Kapalua Villas properties; and three white sand beaches: Oneloa Bay and two of "America's Best Beaches" as named by Dr. Beach, D.T. Fleming Beach and Kapalua Bay.
Rental equipment and instructional programs are available for windsurfing, scuba, kayaking, diving and snorkeling.
Hiking and Outdoor Adventures
Several exclusive hikes are offered into the majestic West Maui Mountains and Kapalua Resort area.
One of the most popular is the hike and kayak combinations.
Guests explore the Nakalele coastline along breathtaking sea cliffs and erupting blowholes.
The second half of the excursion takes guests kayaking along the West Maui coastline navigating in and out several volcanic coves.
Hawaiian Cultural Programs
Kapalua Resort embraces the Hawaiian culture and is proud to share the history and traditions through daily programs offered at The Ritz-Carlton, Kapalua, and The Kukui Room at Honolua Village Center.
The monthly Resort Activities newsletter provides a Hawaiian culture and entertainment schedule that includes “A Sense of Place,” Masters of Hawaiian Slack Key Guitar Concert Series and The Legend of Kaulula’au at The Ritz-Carlton, Kapalua, as well as classes in Hawaiian quilt making, lei making, ukulele and slack key guitar, and traditional Hawaiian hula.
Kapalua Adventures Mountain Outpost & Adventure Center
Kapalua Adventures offers unique adventure experiences from mountain to the sea. The Kapalua Adventures Mountain Outpost features one of the largest scope zip line course in North America, with eight dual-track ziplines, Hawaii’s longest suspension bridge spanning over a scenic ravine, a comprehensive high ropes challenge course, a four-station climbing tower and "Giant Swing". The open-air pavilion and viewing deck offer awe-inspiring views
JANUARY
January 4 - 10, 2010
SBS Championship
An elite field of champions from the 2009 PGA TOUR will compete in the season-opening event at the Kapalua Resort's Plantation Course.
Participants include two-time defending champion Stuart Appleby, Tiger Woods, Vijay Singh, David Toms, Jim Furyk and Davis Love III.
For more information call 866-669-2440 or 808-669-2440.
DECEMBER
December 8 - 20, 2009
Billabong Pro Maui
The last Triple Crown contest of the year and the only women’s stand-alone ASP event in Hawaii, the Billabong Pro Maui brings host to amazing international talent
OCTOBER
October 12 - 18, 2009
Kapalua LPGA Classic
The annual event takes place on The Bay Course. The top women golfers in the world, including Morgan Pressel, Kapalua Resort’s official Touring Professional, will compete in the full-field tournament for a $1.5 million purse.866-669-2440 or 808-669-2440.
FEBRUARY
February 13 - 15 , 2009
WhaleQuest Kapalua
The inaugural Whale Quest Kapalua celebrates Maui’s most famous visitors, the humpback whale, through lectures, interactive displays and events, films, art and photo exhibitions and whale sightings and interpretive walks.
Naturalists from leading scientific institutions join visitors and residents for this fun and interactive weekend.
A golf tournament to benefit host charities tees off at The Plantation Course.
For more information call 866-669-2440 or 808-669-2440.
VISITOR ACCOMMODATIONS:
The Kapalua Villas offer spacious one-, two- and three-bedroom condominium villas located through scenic enclaves throughout the Kapalua Resort in fairway, ocean view and oceanfront categories.
Guests of The Kapalua Villas enjoy the resort’s wide range of amenities, including golf, tennis, dining and resort charging privileges, a full service concierge and rental car desk on-site to assist guests with any travel needs or special requests.
In addition, guests receive complimentary worldwide long-distance phone calls and daily maid service.
For more information call 800-545-0018
The Ritz-Carlton, Kapalua, located in the heart of the resort, features 548 rooms including 320 kings, 172 doubles, and 58 suites.
All guest rooms have spacious lanais and are divided into garden, partial ocean, and deluxe ocean view categories. Guests enjoy a 10,000-square-foot, tri-level swimming pool, tennis center, a health and wellness center, Waihua Spa and fitness center, scenic jogging and walking trails, and manicured lawn for bocce ball and croquet.
For more information call 800-262-8440
Kapalua Luxury Homes offer three-, four- and five-bedroom estate homes available in the private gated communities of Pineapple Hill and Ironwoods.
Luxury homes feature approximately 4,000 to 12,000 square feet of living space, deluxe kitchens, whirlpool and steam baths, air-conditioning, private outdoor pools and/or whirlpool spas, daily maid/linen service and access to the private club house, pool and tennis courts.
For more information call 800-545-0018
KAPALUA GOLD VILLA PROGRAM:
Established in 2005, the villas in the Gold Villa Program offers luxury accommodations, services and amenities.
Providing standardized and upgraded design with the finest interior decoration and furnishings, each premier villa has breathtaking views and privacy.
Free long-distance, international calling privileges and high speed DSL Internet connections are also available.
Accommodations include turndown service, robes and slippers, fine linens and daily newspaper delivery. In addition, daily maid service, VIP check-in service, dedicated concierge services and special welcome gifts are included.
Kapalua Realty
Established in 1975, Kapalua Realty is a full service agency specializing in the sale and listing of Kapalua Resort properties and is the only real estate company located on the resort.
It is managed by Kapalua Land Company, Ltd., the resort developer located on the resort and open 365 days a year.
Honolua Ridge I and Honolua Ridge II
The final phase of the gated Plantation Estates at Kapalua, each community has 25 agricultural homesites, ranging from three to thirty acres, perched high above Honolua Bay and adjacent to the award-winning Plantation Golf Course.
These exclusive communities contain the largest homesites ever offered at the Kapalua Resort.
As part of the Kapalua Resort community, homeowners will have access to all the amenities of this world-class resort.
Kapalua Place
The eight 1/2 to 1 1/2 acre fee simple beachfront lots are located in an exclusive gated subdivision fronting the white sand beach at Oneloa Bay to the offshore islands of Moloka‘i and Lanai.
This beachfront property is located on ten acres nestled between The Ironwoods and The Bay Villas.
Pineapple Hill
Pineapple Hill is a gated subdivision featuring 99 single-family detached home-sites with each fee simple plot approximately a half-acre and ranging in area from approximately 8,776 square feet to 26,842 square feet.
Pineapple Hill offers the benefits of condominium ownership with association privileges including community recreational center with pool, tennis courts and barbecues, as well as on-site manager, common grounds maintenance and 24-hour security.
Pineapple Hill Estates
Overlooking the dramatic emerald fairways of Kapalua Resort’s Bay Course, the custom homes and home sites of Pineapple Hill Estates combine the most desirable aspects of resort living.
Thirty-one approximately half-acre lots, ranging in size from 19,000 to 25,000 square feet, command spectacular panoramic views.
Within this exclusive gated community, each site offers sweeping vistas of the golf course, the Pacific Ocean, the majestic West Maui Mountains and brilliant sunsets.
Plantation Estates
The Plantation Estates at Kapalua Resort totals 720 acres, currently consisting of 52 Plantation Estates surrounding the award-winning Plantation Course.
The estates within this gated community range in size from 2 to 7 acres.
Hand-built walls of Honokahua blue rock lined with two rows of Norfolk Pine trees wind through the development creating a lasting signature that is uniquely Kapalua Resort.
Enjoy the stunning panoramic views of the outer islands and the spectacular sunsets.
The Bay Villas are a shoreline cluster of 141 one- and two-bedroom oceanfront condominiums fronting Oneloa Bay. Community recreational facilities include three swimming pools with barbecue areas and two private tennis courts.
Coconut Grove is situated on 12 acres fronting Kapalua Bay. This private gated community is comprised of nine classic buildings each housing four luxurious residences. Four unique three-bedroom floor plans are offered and range in size from approximately 2,500 to 2,900 square feet of gross living area.
The Golf Villas, located on approximately 15.8 acres, overlook the fairways of The Bay Course to the neighboring islands of Lanai and Moloka‘i with the breathtaking sunsets. There are 186 one- and two-bedroom air-conditioned villas including four swimming pools, each with gas barbecues.
The Ironwoods, overlooking Oneloa Bay, comprise ten classic oceanfront buildings offering four spacious two- and three-bedroom residences, the epitome of luxurious island living. This gated community includes tennis courts, clubhouse, exercise room and pool for owners’ enjoyment. Forty fee-simple condominium apartments spread on approximately nine acres of oceanfront land.
The Residences at Kapalua Bay, planned to break ground this summer, will be located on the 24-acre oceanfront property known as Kapalua Bay, site of the former Kapalua Bay Hotel. Targeted for occupancy in late 2008, The Residences at Kapalua Bay will include 84 private ownership homes and 62 The Ritz-Carlton Club fractional residences.
The Residential Suites, located within The Ritz-Carlton®, Kapalua, are 1- and 2-bedroom wholly owned condominiums with expansive living, kitchen areas, and all the furnishings and appointments you would expect from The Ritz-Carlton. Owners enjoy the 24-hour services of the hotel, plus special privileges and access to all amenities. Owners also have Kapalua Club Membership, representing special privileges and discounts to Kapalua Resort golf courses, dining and other activities. The Residential Suites are fully managed by The Ritz-Carlton, by a dedicated Owners Concierge and Management/Rental Management Staff. Residential Suites are priced from $1.2 million.
The Ridge Villas, situated on approximately 21.5 acres, overlooks Oneloa Bay with dramatic wrap around ocean views. Each low-rise building houses five or six spacious residences designed for low density and optimum privacy. A total of 161 one- and two-bedroom units include two recreational pavilions with swimming pools and barbecues.
Resort Restaurants
Café Kapalua – located in the Kapalua Adventure Center, offers a casual and healthy menu featuring organically-grown produce from Kapalua Farms. Enjoy soups, salads, wraps, sandwiches micro-brewed beers and wines.
Honolua Store – Hot breakfasts, local plate lunches, deli and grilled sandwiches served.
Pineapple Grill – located at The Bay Course Clubhouse, its inventive menu offers a next generation approach to the evolving art of Pacific Island Cuisine. Open daily for lunch and dinner.
The Plantation House – located at The Plantation Course Clubhouse, serves innovative Hawaiian Mediterranean cuisine with spectacular island views; open for breakfast, lunch and dinner.
Sansei Seafood Restaurant & Sushi Bar – located in the Honolua Village, serves New Wave sushi and Japanese-based Pacific Rim cuisine for dinner.
The Ritz-Carlton, Kapalua
The Banyan Tree – Contemporary Australian cuisine in the resort’s signature restaurant overlooking breathtaking ocean views and the island of Moloka‘i. The Banyan Tree also offers Hawaiian luau shows.
The Terrace Restaurant – Overlooking manicured gardens, the pool and Pacific Ocean, the restaurant serves regional Pacific fare for lunch and dinner.
The Beach House Bar & Grill – Casual beachside restaurant overlooking D.T. Fleming Beach serving cocktails, lunch, and dinner seasonally.
Kai – Creative Japanese appetizers and the Island’s freshest sushi and sashimi for dinner.
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