![]() A par-72 18-hole golf course was designed by Jack Nicklaus. In 2010 it added the Forbes (formerly Mobil) Five-Star Award, one of only two in the state. Īs of 2009 Four Seasons Resort Hualalai was one of only three AAA Five Diamond Award winning hotels in Hawaii. Condé Nast Traveler placed the resort on their "Gold list" for best resorts since 2005. The center also hosts a collection of Native Hawaiian art, including 11 commissioned paintings by artist Herb Kawainui Kane.įour Seasons Hualalai was among the 100 of Travel + Leisure's world's best resorts awards in a readers poll in 2007, 2008, and 2009, and ranked in several "top lists" by Zagat Surveys. Guests can take ʻukulele classes and learn the art of hula and lei making. The Kaʻupulehu Cultural Center teaches visitors about Hawaiian culture and history with programs and lessons held throughout the week. Menus typically feature Big Island-grown and raised items such as avocado, goat cheese, red and yellow tomatoes, mushrooms, lobster, white organic honey, and baby abalone.Īlan Wong directed the Hualalai Grille from 2003 to 2008, and was followed by executive sous chef James Ebreo.Ģ8,000 square feet (2,600 m 2) tropical garden spa, featuring eleven different types of massages and facials. The hotel currently has three restaurants: Hualalai Grille, Ulu Ocean Grill + Sushi Lounge, and Beach Tree Bar & Lounge. ![]() ![]() Guest services selects employees for the resort after subjecting them to at least five different interviews. Īfter almost eight years of planning, development, and construction, the resort opened in September 1996. Landscape design was completed by Bill Bensley Design Group of Thailand. Rooms are furnished in Hawaiian-style decor, with the addition of Native Hawaiian bedspreads. To add authenticity, Honduran Mahogany, koa, bamboo, and teak were used in the exterior and interior. Structures and hotel services were designed as "open-air pavilions with unobstructed views of the Pacific Ocean". The "low-scale post-and-beam structures" of ancient Hawaiian villages influenced the style, incorporating "broad overhangs, exposed eaves, and loosely defined interior and exterior spaces". Hill Glazier Architects designed two-story bungalows arranged in the shape of a crescent, forming a kipuka. To keep costs down, the developer, hotel operator, and architects collaborated to reduce the initial size of each room, saving millions. HKS Hill Glazier Studio of Palo Alto, California received the commission for the Four Seasons hotel. The saltwater pools were restored and preserved by site designers as part of the development and their natural features emphasized as an attraction. During the planning process, several anchialine pools and a historic Hawaiian trail were found on the shoreline. The Hualalai Resort master plan was produced by Belt Collins & Associates. ![]() However, a global economic slowdown stopped development in 1991, and the project languished until 1994 when it was completely redesigned from the bottom up. ![]() 358 rooms were planned by Kaupulehu Venture, with investment by Cosmo World Corp. and Kajima Engineering & Construction Inc. Project development began in 1989, with initial construction on the estimated $200 million resort starting in October 1990, with Taisei Hawaii Corp. The hotel is located on the Island of Hawaiʻi, in Kailua-Kona, on the site of an ancient Hawaiian fishing village of Kaʻūpūlehu. ![]()
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