In 2018, the owners of the Grand Wailea Resort filed for permission from the Maui Planning Commission to remodel and expand the resort within a Special Management Area in Paeahu, Maui. Three Native Hawaiian community groups - Mālama Kakanilua, Hoʻoponopono o Mākena and Pele Defense Fund - were granted a petition to intervene in the proceedings. The intervenors are taking on … [Read more...] about Grand Wailea Intervenors Contested Case Reopened to the Public [zoom links here]
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The Grand Wailea Opens Hawaiian Cultural Center
Palaha Hawaiian Cultural Center at the The Grand Wailea resort opened on February 6 and was celebrated with a grand opening reception that featured kukulu kumuhana (an intention-setting ceremony) led by the Grand Wailea cultural team. Palaha – described as a new immersive environment for Hawaiian learning, lifestyle, and connection – will host daily cultural experiences and … [Read more...] about The Grand Wailea Opens Hawaiian Cultural Center
Summertime BBQ Just Got Grand -A Gathering of Pitmasters at Fire It Up! in Wailea Maui
Summer is the season of barbecue, although on Maui we get to cook with fire all year round. This weekend, the Grand Wailea celebrates cooking outdoors in two live-fired, grilled and smoked, opulent foodie feasts called Fire It Up! First, Sea to Fire on Friday night honors Hawai‘i’s connection to ocean delicacies. The Saturday counterpart, BBQ of the Pacific, is an … [Read more...] about Summertime BBQ Just Got Grand -A Gathering of Pitmasters at Fire It Up! in Wailea Maui
Paddle For Hunger raises more than $10,000 for Maui Food Bank
Paddle for Hunger raised $10,123.75 and 1,000 pounds of food for Maui Food Bank on Thanksgiving Day. The money and the food together will provide 42,000 meals for Maui County families in need. “We’d like to extend a big mahalo to Hawaiian Paddle Sports for organizing Paddle For Hunger and a special thank you to our Maui community and sponsors for their overwhelming support, … [Read more...] about Paddle For Hunger raises more than $10,000 for Maui Food Bank
Blackie’s Machine Shop tool and equipment sale to benefit Lahainaluna vocational scholarship fund
Sara Gadarian, the wife of the late Arsene "Blackie" Gadarian, is selling all of her husband's old tools and machinery at the end of October. The sale is to raise money for the Blackie Gadarian Memorial Vocational Scholarship Fund at Lahainaluna High School. Through his life, Blackie collected a huge variety of tools and equipment, much of which he used extensively on … [Read more...] about Blackie’s Machine Shop tool and equipment sale to benefit Lahainaluna vocational scholarship fund