Recognized as Hawaii's premier golf resort hotel, The Ritz-Carlton, Kapalua on Maui is surrounded by 54 championship holes set in the midst of a historic pineapple plantation. With access to three diverse beaches within the resort, this Five Diamond Hawaii hotel offers ocean activities as well as a three-tiered swimming pool. The hotel is minutes from hiking in the West Maui Mountains and snorkeling in protected bays.
Home to the prestigious Mercedes Championships each January, Kapalua Resort is renowned for its three pristine golf courses and the Kapalua Golf Academy. Offering vistas of the Pacific with whales offshore during their annual migration, golfers at Kapalua are constantly surrounded by powerful reminders that this is golf in paradise.
The Kapalua Golf Club, set amidst a 23,000-acre historic pineapple plantation, is one of the few Hawai'i resorts to offer three 18-hole championship layouts. Stretching from the pristine West Maui Mountains to the azure Pacific Ocean, Kapalua's golf courses, The Bay, The Village and The Plantation, capture Maui's stunning natural terrain and diverse topography.
From the heavens comes the gift of ua (rain), to nurture, cleanse, refresh and purify. Blessed with a keen sense of observation and spirituality, the Hawaiians of ancient times gave many names and personalities to various rainfalls. One such name was "Waihua," a description of water that is pure in every sense.
The large leaves of the taro plant caught and stored this special water until gathered by the kahuna (expert, healer, prophet) for use in potions, medicine, ceremony and protocol. Waihua is water that has not touched the dirt of the earth, nor the sins of mankind. It was a treasured resource that helped na kanaka maoli (Hawaiian people) to rejuvenate and invigorate their bodies and spirits, creating pono (balance) in one's life.
From a body scrub utilizing volcanic minerals indigenous to the Hawaiian islands to a signature Waihua healing treatment, the professionally trained therapists at The Ritz-Carlton, Kapalua utilize the latest techniques to pamper guests.
