Celebration of the Arts at The Ritz-Carlton, Kapalua, Maui
Celebrating the People, Arts and Culture of Hawaii
The Hawaiian Ways
April 10-12, 2009
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“Sense of Place” Tour Educates Visitors on Cultural Sensitivity at The Ritz-Carlton, Kapalua, Island of Maui
Guests and visitors to The Ritz-Carlton, Kapalua on the island of Maui can experience the culturally sensitive “Sense of Place” presentations held each Tuesday and Friday, 10:00 a.m. to 12:00 p.m. The award winning documentary “Then There Were None” (Dr. Elizabeth Kapu‘uwailani Lindsey, Producer) is screened and discussion will follow prior to a walk-talk to the borders of the Honokahua Preservation Site. Aloha Friday festivities also include local artisans, lei making, and Hawaiian music and hula performed by hotel employees.
A 13.6 acre parcel of the land between Honokahua Bay and the Ritz-Carlton, Kapalua, the Honokahua Preservation Site is the resting place of more than 2,000 Hawaiian kupuna (ancestors) dating from A.D. 850 to the early 1800’s. Unearthed when digging began for construction of The Ritz-Carlton, Kapalua in 1987, the significance of the discovery became apparent, and the entire hotel was redesigned and moved inland.
The new hotel site was chosen on nearby land uphill from the burial site and a committee was organized to develop plans for re-interment of the remains, landscaping the site and to answer concerns of accessibility. By May 1990, re-interment was completed and construction on the new site for The Ritz-Carlton began in the fall of 1990.
The mound is now carpeted in lush grass and bordered by a native hau hedge. The site also includes a preserved portion of the sixteenth-century Alaloa or King’s Trail, a footpath which once encircled the island of Maui, and is recognized as a sacred place, for Native Hawaiian’s believe that from such a place ancestor spirits continue to lovingly watch over the land and its people.
As stewards of the land, it is the responsibility of the hotel’s employees to malama ka ‘aina (care for the land) and share the history and knowledge of the site with the visitors, while respecting its kapu (regulations).
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Registered as a State Historic Place, and reserved exclusively for Native Hawaiian ceremonial and religious practices, public entry is prohibited at the Honokahua Preservation Site and it is now protected from any possible future intrusion.
Clifford Nae‘ole serves as the hotel’s full time Hawaiian Cultural Advisor. Mr. Nae‘ole was born and raised on Maui. He is a former member of the Hawai`i Burial Council for West Maui and a current student of the island’s only all male halau (hula school), Halau Maui Nui O Kauhi A Kama. He is an active advisor the NaHHA, The Native Hawaiian Hospitality Association.
The “Sense of Place” tour is complimentary to all island visitors and residents.
The AAA Five-Diamond Ritz-Carlton, Kapalua has completed a $180 million transformation, featuring a refined organic architecture deeply rooted in Hawaiian culture. The resort offers 463 fully-renovated guestrooms, including 107 Residential Suites, featuring dark wood floors, new marble bathrooms, flat-screen LCD televisions and Hawaiian inspired artwork. The Ritz-Carlton, Kapalua also features six restaurants, a new Ritz-Carlton Spa, new fitness center with spectacular ocean views, Jean-Michel Cousteau's Ambassadors of the Environment program, renovated meeting space, a new children’s pool and luxury cabanas.
For room reservations at The Ritz-Carlton, Kapalua, please call the resort directly at (808) 669-6200, toll free at (800) 262-8440 or visit www.ritzcarlton.com.
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Vacation Packages
The Ritz-Carlton, Kapalua has extended a special rate of $225* per night for a Deluxe room, daily breakfast buffet for two at the Terrace Restaurant, daily resort fee, and daily valet parking. The rate is valid April 5 – 19, 2009.
*The package is only valid for Hawaii residents.
The Ritz-Carlton, Kapalua has extended a special rate of $505 per night for a Deluxe room, daily breakfast buffet for two at the Terrace Restaurant, daily resort fee, and daily valet parking. The rate is valid April 5 – 19, 2009.
Celebration of the Arts Luau
Saturday, April 11, 2009
6:00-8:30pm
$80 per adult. $40 for 4 – 12 yrs of age.
Advance ticket purchase highly recommended as this event will sell out.
For additional reservation information, please call 800-241-3333 or 808-669-6200.
