A Tradition of Giving Supporting the local community was one of the founding tenets of Waikoloa Beach Resort, and one shining example is the annual Visitor Industry Charity Walk. As the largest single-day fundraising event by a non-profit organization in…
The lū`au tradition in Hawai`i began more than 200 years ago. When first introduced by King Kamehameha II in 1819, it represented a complete break from the ancient Hawaiian custom where men and women ate meals separately, and commoners and…
It’s humpback whale season in Hawai`i once again — a big draw for visitors and locals alike. People often line the leeward shores, watching for the giant mammals to spout water, slap their tails and flippers on the ocean’s surface…
Nani Lim Yap of Kohala is one of Hawai`i Island’s best-known hula teachers and musicians, but her influence is truly international. Indeed, as we were emailing one another regarding this article, Lim Yap was in Japan leading hula workshops, a…
Major Renovation Completed at Lava Lava Beach Club Lava Lava Beach Club has long been the go-to spot in Waikoloa Beach Resort for locals and visitors seeking a laidback meal or cocktail at Anaeho`omalu Bay. It’s a rare place where…
Many indigenous cultures across the world believe that animals have spiritual significance in our lives. In North America, for example, the Lakota people believed strongly that certain animals were conduits to the powers of the natural universe and that those…
Waikoloa Solar + Storage Project beams a cleaner future Carefully positioned in neat rows in the foothills above Waikoloa Village - seven miles mauka of Waikoloa Beach Resort — 94,000 solar panels and 26 battery energy storage containers strategically soak…
Thos Rohr - Friend, Advocate, and Trailblazer Waikoloa Beach Resort, the Island of Hawai`i, and the Aloha State lost a great friend, an advocate, and a trailblazing resort development visionary on Nov. 10, 2022, when Thomas Anthony “Thos” Rohr passed…
A Story of Eternal Love The logo for Waikoloa Beach Resort — the naupaka flower — is at its core a symbol of hope and eternal love. Like many stories from Hawai`i’s mythology, the story of the naupaka flower is…
As reported on NASA’s Earth Observatory website, on Sept. 10, 2022, an underwater volcano in the Home Reef seamount in the Central Tonga Islands began to erupt. It “repeatedly oozed lava, ejected plumes of steam and ash, and discolored the…