Two spectacular courses and decades of rich history make this one of Hawaii’s most revered resorts

Few resorts in Hawaii evoke the history, passion and fond memories that Mauna Kea does. At the northernmost end of the Kohala Coast, when Mauna Kea opened in 1964, there was little else along the now-famed stretch of coastline. The primary attraction of the site was a gorgeous and protected crescent-shaped beach, and it was overlooking this serene bay that Laurance Rockefeller, the resort’s visionary developer, decided to build Mauna Kea Beach Hotel, with a golf course of equal beauty. Nowadays, a second elegant hotel and adjacent golf course, the Hapuna Beach Prince Hotel and Hapuna Golf Course, are open to welcome guests to this famed golf and beach resort.

( NOTE: The Mauna Kea Beach Hotel and the Mauna Kea Golf Course will complete renovations and reopen in fall 2008. )

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