In this quiet period Hale Pau Hana has been busy making improvements to make our guests’ stays more luxurious. This week our pool was refinished - they removed the tile and put a new coating on the interior. Also we have fertilized the lawn so it will look nice for our winter guests. And for our staff, the roof of the office building was redone.
Festivals of Aloha, Maui Nui Style! is a multi-island celebration that pays tribute to Hawaiian culture and the people of Maui Nui – Maui, Moloka‘i and Lāna‘i. The celebration shares the unique island traditions of Maui County with malihini (visitors) and kama‘āina (residents) alike. The festival honors and celebrates the pageantry, parades, street parties, concerts and family activities that span Maui Nui including special festivities in Hāna. Sponsored by the Hawai‘i Tourism Authority, County of Maui and Maui Visitors Bureau, the islands are hosting various events throughout September and October, all of which are open to the public. For more info, please call 808-878-1888 or visit http://www.festivalsofaloha.com/
We've extended our collaborative package with the elleair Golf Course. Originally scheduled to end in July, you can still take advantage of this special until October 31! Reserve at least 5 nights and receive 4 vouchers for elleair Golf Course upon check-in! More info on our website.
With more than 150 direct flights to Maui each week on all the major carriers, the Magic Isles are easy andconvenient to visit. Flights are available from various West Coast cities including Los Angeles, SanFrancisco, Portland, Seattle and Vancouver. Other direct flights are available from Salt Lake City, Phoenix,Dallas, Denver, Chicago and Anchorage. In addition, Alaska Airlines announced an expansion of seasonalservice between Alaska and Maui to year round service. It will also launch thrice-weekly service betweenPortland and Maui starting this month and four flights weekly between Oakland and Maui beginningNovember 9. WestJet began daily Vancouver – Maui service in July which will increase to 10 flights weeklyin November and a dozen flights weekly in December. (Content from Maui Nui Newsletter, August 2009)
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We are still running our Aloha $220 Special – it has been extended up thru September. To remind you: $220 for a 1 bedroom 1 bath upper floor low-rise building units for only $220 per night.
As we have been less busy, plenty of our owners have taken full advantage of the situation and we have gone through 3 full renovations in the last 3 months. Several painters, decorators, cabinet makers and fixers, in general, have been on property to get things looking even better. We are very proud of our units and our owners and they have really stepped up to the plate and helped us make everything look great for our guests.
Maui spinner Dolphins have been seen passing by more regularly than past years – about every week we hear of their excursions passing the Hale Pau Hana beach. Every day we hear about turtles from our guests; it used to be less common some years ago.
We have had a bit of a dry spell up country Maui this Spring and Summer – and no rain in Kihei – which is usual. The funny thing is folks will monitor weather conditions just prior to their arrival and ask on arrival if it has rained here as they saw rain in the forecast. We feel good about reporting that the last rain fell in mid February 2009 and we do not expect more than a few drops until this fall some time….weather forecast typically is for Kahului Airport and not for our dessert area on the south side – and we like it like that!
