Mauna Kea Beach Hotel 96743
62-100 Mauna Kea Beach Drive Kohala Coast, Hawaii 96743
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| | Just down Kohala's Lava coast, the Mauna Kea | |
| | Beach Hotel is the kind of place families return to | Designed by Robert Trent Jones, SR., the Mauna |
| | year after year. Children of long-time guests bring | Kea golf Course remains the standard by which all |
| | their children, wanting the same room, the same | other island courses are judged. Eighteen holes |
| | art on the wall, the same smiling staff. They may | of play sport panoramic ocean vistas, prompting |
| | admit sheepishly, that once in a while they try | Golf Digest to proclaim it the number one golf |
| | someplace else, but for them, nothing else quite | course in Hawaii. One of the course's most |
| | measures up. | dramatic features is the famous Third Hole, where |
| | | surging Pacific inlet waters race to meet the rocky |
| | And small wonder. This is the elegant, world-class | shoreline, creating one of the most photographed |
| | hotel that Laurance Rockefeller built over 30 years | landscapes in golf today. |
| | ago as the ultimate family retreat. Today the | |
| | Mauna Kea Beach Hotel has been restored to its | In 1997, the U.S. Golf Association named Hapuna |
| | original splendor and continues to attract | The Course of the Future. This Arnold |
| | sophisticated clientele the world over. | Palmer/EdSeay-designed 18-hole championship |
| | | course is a links-style course featuring |
| | The world-renowned Mauna Kea Beach Hotel is | spectacular views of the Kohala Coast and |
| | located on beautiful Kauna'oa Bay, considered by | Pacific, with snow-capped Mauna Kea volcano as |
| | many to be the island's single most picturesque | a backdrop. |
| | beach. Crescent-shaped with pure white sands | |
| | and shimmering aqua waters, it is perfect for water | A testament to earlier times when his world-class |
| | sports including swimming, snorkeling, scuba | resort paidtribute to the ancient Hawaiian spirit, |
| | diving, sailing, kayaking, catamaran riding, whale | Laurance Rockefeller's vast collection of Asian |
| | watching and deep-sea fishing. Even at night, | and Pacific art still graces the walls and lush |
| | guests step onto a circular lava outcropping | tropical grounds. Over 1600 museum-quality |
| | overlooking the Bay, to watch the manta rays | pieces have been carefully preserved and |
| | swim beneath. | displayed so that the unique culture of Mauna Kea |
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