Many of us Angelenos have been to Hawaii, and many of us also have that place. The Mauna Lani, Auberge Resorts Collection, is mine. It charms. It seduces. It gets under your skin.
It begins with the place. The hotel is situated on the Kohala Coast in Kalahuipua’a, a historic park. You can walk the sacred trail of the King Kamehameha as it threads its way through the ancient fishponds. A green sea turtle nursery teems with rescued turtles. In the gorgeous bay, humpback whales return year after year. Danny Akaka, a treasured cultural ambassador, has his own Talk Story corner in the soaring plant-filled lobby. Many of the staff have been there decades, considering themselves stewards of the property, and you can tell.
