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Press Releases

Pālaha Hawaiian Cultural Center Opening 

HO‘OLEI VILLAS AT GRAND WAILEA NAMED #1 RESORT IN HAWAI‘I

Spa Grande Awarded Forbes Travel Guide Four-Star Status

Grand Wailea Pool Refresh and Lava Tube Slide Grand Opening

Fire It Up! A Live-Fire Culinary Event Featuring Celebrity Chefs & Pit Masters

Grand Wailea Introduces The Spa Club

Newly Refreshed Humuhumunukunukuapua’a Shines With Chef Mike Lofaro’s Hawai’i Seasonal Cuisine

Grand Wailea Launches Custom Crafted Beer

Mike Lofaro Named Maui Chef of the Year

Spa Grande Renovation

Awards & Accolades

2019
AAA Four Diamond Award
Top Resorts in the United States #5 Ho’olei Villas at Grand Wailea, Condè Nast Traveler’s Readers’ Choice Awards
Top Resorts in Hawaii #1 Ho’olei Villas at Grand Wailea & #8 Grand Wailea, Condè Nast Traveler’s Readers’ Choice Awards
Platinum Choice Award, Best of 2019, Smart Meetings
Forbes Four-Star Spa, Spa Grande, Forbes Travel Guide
Forbes Recommended, Grand Wailea, Forbes Travel Guide
Best Golf Resorts – Hawaii, Golf Digest, Editor’s Choice Award

Best of Hawaii, Hawaii Magazine, Best of the Best Readers’ Choice
ALL ISLANDS
Best Hotel – #1
MAUI
Best Luxury Resort – #1
Best Hotel or Resort for Families
Best Hotel or Resort for Long Vacations
Best Hotel or Resort Pool
Best Hotel or Resort Guest Services Program
Best Beach Resort for a Wedding
Best Hotel or Resort Restaurant, Humuhumunukunukuapua’a
Best Hotel or Resort Spa, Spa Grande
Best Hotel or Resort for a Romantic Getaway
Best Hotel or Resort with Aloha Spirit
Best Hotel or Resort Staff
Best Mid-range Hotel or Resort
Best Buffet, Grand Dining Room Maui
Best Licensed Vacation Rental, Ho’olei Villas at Grand Wailea
Best Pacific Rim Cuisine, HumuHumu, ‘Aipono Awards, Maui No Ka Oi Magazine
Most Innovative Menu, HumuHumu, ‘Aipono Awards, Maui No Ka Oi Magazine
Best Lobby Lounge, Botero Lounge, ‘Aipono Awards, Maui No Ka Oi Magazine