Given his lofty ambitions for what was initially a beautiful white-sand beach framed by acres of imposing black lava, it’s telling that Mauna Kea Beach Hotel developer Laurance Rockefeller named ...

The Big Island of Hawai'i has no shortage of gorgeous beaches, but many are tricky spots for swimming ... to have a cocktail at sunset. Mauna Kea Beach Hotel, on the Big Island's famed Kohala ...

When the Mauna Kea Beach Hotel first opened its doors in 1965 ... decided he wanted to get out and swim a bit. "The story is that Rockefeller was swimming right off Kaunaoa Bay and thought ...

Mauna Kea Beach Hotel was inspired while Laurance S. Rockefeller was swimming in the turquoise waters of Kauna’oa Bay and knew it was the perfect location for his next hotel. Rockefeller was the ...

Nestled on the Kohala Coast, Mauna Kea Beach Hotel is a luxury retreat for guests ... Of all the experiences at Mauna Kea, its manta ray swim is arguably its piece de resistance.

Laurance died in 2004 at age 94, but a glimmering jewel of his legacy is the Mauna Kea Beach ... luxury hotels. Here there are just some ponds and palms in the atrium, a small terrace swimming ...

Hawaii designer Carrington Manaola Yap will display his hand-carved designs at a special three day pop-up boutique and trunk show Dec 16-18 in the resort’s Kohala Room. Hawaii designer ...

Mauna Kea Beach ... first swim in Kauna‘oa Bay with the towering summit of Mauna Kea looming in the distance, venture capitalist Laurance S. Rockefeller sought to build a great hotel that ...