In 1976, Hōkūle`a was the only active voyaging canoe in the Pacific; today there are eight in Hawai`i, and 22 total throughout Polynesia and the Pacific. That’s how strong the message was when Hōkūle`a first sailed, and how deep the…
Queens’ MarketPlace at Waikoloa Beach Resort is proud to celebrate 10 years of being a member of the Hawai`i Island community. With a popular food court, a variety of enticing shops where everything from tee shirts to jewelry to art…
Saturday, October 28 5 - 9 pm VIP; 6 - 9:30 pm General Admission Waikoloa Beach Marriott Resort & Spa Cuisines of the Sun returns with superstar culinary talent from around the world joining forces to celebrate the food and…
The Waikoloa Beach Marriott Resort & Spa was the first hotel built at Waikoloa Beach Resort. When it opened in 1981 as the Sheraton Royal Waikoloan — the same year the Beach Golf Course opened — it signaled the beginnings…
Nowadays, big changes are underway at the iconic property, with 246 hotel rooms being converted into 112 one- and two-bedroom suites under the Marriott Vacation Club moniker, with 10,000 square feet of meeting space converted into a sales gallery for…
Even as the Vacation Club guests will begin to arrive and enjoy the new look and feel of the property, so too will hotel guests benefit. In addition to the refreshed guest rooms and common areas, a new lobby level…
One of the main draws for the Waikoloa Beach Marriott Resort & Spa is its proximity to Anaeho`omalu Bay and the historic fishponds that front it. It was here that the ancient Hawaiians created a fishing village, the remains of…
At Waikoloa Beach Resort, you can find a good cup of coffee almost everywhere you turn. Most of the time, that coffee will have been grown, dried, and roasted right here on Hawai`i Island. For example, Hilton Waikoloa Village features…
The first record of coffee in the Sandwich Isles appears in 1813, when a Spaniard named Don Francisco de Paula y Marin noted in his journal that he planted seedlings of coffee on the island of O`ahu. Though not much…
“Coffee is part of the culture of the islands,” says Jayson Kanekoa, executive chef at Waikoloa Beach Marriott Resort & Spa. “Every state drinks coffee, but Hawai`i is the only state that produces coffee.” Kanekoa (pictured below right) oversees a…