#Maui Vacation

Letter: Caught in a Tsunami Watch on Maui — A teen traveler’s story: Fourteen-year-old Los Angeles resident, Lucas Hurwitz shares his perspective of getting a tsunami alert while on vacation in Hawaiʻi.

During the months of November and December, the Grand Wailea, A Waldorf Astoria Resort, becomes home to a range of specialty pop-ups, collaboration and activations designed to bring the holiday spirit alive to its guests from both near and far.

Data from Maui County shows that there were more vacation rental unit nights available in February 2024 compared to both February 2023 and February 2019 (before the pandemic). Despite an increase in available units, the percentage of those units being occupied in February 2024 was still lower than in both February 2023 and February 2019.

Senator Angus McKelvey and Representative Elle Cochran sent a letter to Governor Josh Green urging him to abandon the hard date of Oct. 8 for the reopening of tourism to West Maui.

In October, Maui County had the largest vacation rental supply of all four counties with 211,900 available unit nights. That’s up +2.9% from 2021, but down -34.5% from 2019. 

The 40-acre resort fronting Maui’s Wailea Beach, presents a newly revitalized Botero Lounge, a total revamp of its exclusive Napua rooms, suites and private lounge, and the transformation of two dining venues into brunch restaurant, ‘Ikena, and grab-and-gourmet market, Loulu. A completely reimagined wellness and Spa experience will be revealed in 2023.

“I find that visitors who know the basic Hawaiian values and culture are the ones who enjoy their Maui vacation to the fullest,” Pierce said. “They not only fall in love with the place—they also fall in love with the people.”

The publication analyzed the weekly cost of a two-bedroom vacation rental between June 1 and Aug. 31, and found that the median weekly rate for Kīhei is $1728.

The new Westin Nanea Ocean Villas on North Kā’anapali Beach, opening next summer, will kick off bookings with exclusive Cyber Sale Friday, Nov. 18,­ to Dec. 4.

Hawaiian Airlines is offering reduced interisland rates starting at $68 one way for travel Mondays through Thursdays plus Saturdays.

West Maui Councilmember Elle Cochran is advocating for an amendment that would crack down on the operators of illegal vacation rentals on Maui.

Hawaiian Airlines invites you to enjoy a winter adventure on the Mainland starting at $358 round trip.

MauiAccommodations.com, a Maui-based site for book-direct accommodations on the island, has introduced a new twice-monthly blog entitled “All About Maui,” covering various timely Maui travel topics for visitors, which are written by a local resident.

The Maui Accommodations Guide, the leading Maui-based online resource for book-direct accommodation, has discontinued its 18-year-old printed directory and rebranded to focus on its website, MauiAccommodations.com.

Wailea Ekahi Village and Wailea Grand Champions have each earned a Certificate of Excellence from TripAdvisor for five consecutive years–the criteria needed for induction into the Certificate of Excellence Hall of Fame.

Whether you are dating the wrong Realtor, or just starting your search for one, I suggest that you sit down and make a list of what exactly you need from your Hawaiʻi Realtor.

For those of you who don’t know much about the residential area mauka (mountain) side of Launiupoko Beach Park in West Maui, there’s definitely more than meets the eye.

Hawaiian Airlines launched its first-ever non-stop flights between Oakland and Maui over the weekend.  The daily flight is being offered throughout the summer and provides East Bay travelers with the convenience of direct access to the Valley Isle.  It also provides a boost in air seats for Maui’s visitor industry, with a capacity to seat […]