THE FRONT NINE

A QUICK SWING THROUGH THE LATEST NEWS, VIEWS, AND HAPPENINGS AT HUALĀLAI

1 HALE HIGHLIGHTS

The Hualālai Golf Hale has something for the entire ‘ohana—even family members with no plans to play golf. “Every first and third Thursday of the month, we host our Golf Hale Social from 4 to 7 p.m.,” says director of golf Brendan Moynahan. “A 500-yard, nine-hole golf course is set up on the driving range, with holes ranging from just 25 to 95 yards, and the pizza oven and grill are going, with beverages on tap.” The course is especially festive after dark, he says, when glow balls and pins are in use. In addition to the semimonthly Social ($28 for Members, $35 for hotel guests), the 3,000-square-foot Golf Hale also offers everyday activities, including the middle bay’s Topgolf Swing Suite indoor simulator featuring some of the world’s best golf courses, plus other sports to try—from baseball and hockey to zombie dodgeball. “We’re seeing a lot more people using the facility now, and the great thing is, each game has different skill levels, so the whole family can play and enjoy at their own level,” Moynahan says. Available from 8 a.m. to 4:30 p.m. daily, the bay can be reserved for groups of up to six people ($300 for two hours; $50 for each additional person). Food and beverages can be ordered from the Four Seasons Resort Hualālai’s in-house dining menu. 808.325.8244

2 Raising the Steaks

Hualālai Grille—the resort’s American steak house with an island twist— has a rare gift for Hualālai Members and guests this festive season. From December 18, 2022, to January 4, 2023, the Miller & Lux Pop-up with Tyler Florence at Hualālai Grille will feature celebrity chef and Food Network host Tyler Florence as he takes over the restaurant’s kitchen during a special residency and offers a series of intimate cooking classes (from December 19 to 26). Florence will plate fan favorites from his modern American steak house, Miller & Lux, of San Francisco—dishes that might include steak tartare with tarragon mayonnaise, or a signature burger—as well as menu items influenced by the unique fare and natural bounty of Hawai‘i Island, such as Kumamoto oysters with sweet Maui onion mignonette, nori, and lime. In addition to the highest-quality steaks, a robust raw bar, and farm-direct vegetables, guests can expect a thoughtfully curated list of wines and seasonal cocktails to complement the cuisine. 808.325.8450

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NET EFFECT

Pickleball at the Hualālai Tennis Club, where one of the tennis courts has been remade as three pickleball courts, is serving up fitness and fun in a big way. “There’s no denying that pickleball has become hugely popular, and we’re seeing more and more requests for it by Members and guests here at the resort,” says Mark Willman, director of tennis. “It’s a more social game, typically played as doubles. It’s much easier to learn than tennis, and it’s a lot easier on the body since players have much less ground to cover. In fact, most of the play is at net,” he says. Pickleball offerings by Willman’s team of certified professionals mirror those of the tennis program, including twice weekly clinics, daily semiprivate and private lessons, seasonal round-robins, and tournaments for corporate groups. 808.325.8460

4 HOMEGROWN TALENTS

Even before the Four Seasons Resort Hualālai’s 1996 opening, David Chai was hard at work restoring and preserving the property’s anchialine ponds and shoreline at Ka‘ūpūlehu. Today, the director of natural resources and his Hualālai natural resources team continue that important work while garnering awards and recognition as leaders in environmentally sound practices. The marine biologists and staff members on the team—which includes a husbandry specialist, a naturalist, a maintenance specialist, and a program coordinator, among others—are charged with not only sustaining the health of the fish and eagle rays at King’s Pond, but also maintaining the critical infrastructure and facilities needed to revitalize and conserve the ponds on-site, and overseeing the educational programs at the resort’s Kumu Kai Marine Center. All of the programming for Members and guests is geared toward raising their awareness of marine life and, of course, providing fun experiences. Nicole Tachibana, the department’s outreach and education coordinator, supervises the Mālama Wai Ola program, which provides field trips for students to learn about natural resource management and marine biology. “As a department, we are excited to have formed a partnership early this year with the Nature Conservancy and the Division of Aquatic Resources,” she says. “The plan—still in the early phases—is to work together to restore existing and propagate new coral gardens in the waters fronting the resort.” 808.325.8135

TOP LEFT OF SPREAD: COURTESY MILLER & LUX/TYLER FLORENCE; ALL OTHERS: ANNA PACHECO

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LOCAL FLAIR

Art consultant Tiffany Shafto, founder of Hawai‘i Island–based Tiffany’s Art Agency, invites Hualālai’s Members to visit her Art Exhibits at Hualālai Realty. While the first of the carefully curated shows, in 2013, appeared in the Four Seasons Resort Hualālai lobby, since 2019 they’ve resided in the Hualālai Resort’s real estate offices. “These rotating exhibits feature about 18 pieces, changing out two to three times per year, with themes ranging from Island Living and Tropical Abstraction to Brand New Blue and, most recently, Luscious Landscapes,” she says. The current show features oil paintings exclusively, but watercolors, acrylics, and mixed media have all been showcased in the past. “What’s most special to me,” says Shafto, “is creating a way for Members to connect with the works of local artists right here at Hualālai, while giving the artists an opportunity to create new works based on our show themes.” The artwork is available for sale, with 10 percent of each purchase price going to the Hualālai ‘Ohana Foundation. 808.747.5882

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AMAZING RACE

In September, the renowned Run for Hope returned in live-action form to the Four Seasons Resort Hualālai after a pandemic hiatus. Following a 2020 virtual version that marked the event’s 24th year raising funds for cancer research, 2022’s in-person activities took place over three days and featured a golf tournament, a round-robin tennis tournament, and the grand finale 5K run/walk, 10K run, and keiki (kids) dash. “We were incredibly proud to again host the Run for Hope, in its 25th year here at Hualālai,” says Charlie Parker, the resort’s regional vice president and general manager. “As stewards of this island, we do everything we can to give back in many ways, with cancer research being one of them, in line with Four Seasons Hotels and Resorts’ long-standing commitment in the fight against cancer.” Toronto-based Four Seasons has been committed to funding cancer research since 1981, when it held the first Terry Fox Run in honor of the race’s namesake, who battled bone cancer, losing a leg to the disease, and ran a marathon a day for 143 days across Canada to raise money for research. Four Seasons Resort Hualālai’s Run for Hope continues in that tradition, with proceeds from 2022’s event benefitting the Hawai‘i Pacific American Cancer Society and Friends of the University of Hawai‘i Cancer Center. The next Run for Hope is scheduled for September 8–10, 2023.

7 Inside Scoop

The story behind Hualālai’s house-made ice cream and other heavenly treats starts with Lisa Siu. The pastry chef has been turning out sinfully delicious desserts from the Ke‘olu Clubhouse kitchen for 16 years, with her creations appearing not only on the menu there but also at Hualālai Grille, the Residents’ Beach House, and Hualālai Canoe Club. Fan favorites abound, including her key lime pie with graham cracker crust at the Residents’ Beach House. Hualālai Grille has a luscious strawberry shortcake topped with Siu’s cream cheese ice cream, as well as her signature ice cream pie with Oreo cookie crust, vanilla and Kona coffee ice cream, and macadamia nut toffee. Hualālai Canoe Club keeps it simple—one, two, or more scoops of vanilla or a brownie sundae. Overall, “we keep the same flavors of ice cream and sorbets on offer year-round: chocolate, rocky road, cookies and cream, macadamia nut, and coffee ice creams, and two sorbets—coconut and a vegan lilikoi,” Siu says. Members can order the frozen delights as takeout (by the half gallon only) to enjoy at home. 808.325.8450

8 Shaping Up

Celebrity trainer and fitness-facility designer Harley Pasternak is the creative genius behind the new design plan for the Hualālai Sports Club, according to Amanda Schmiege, the club’s director of spa and wellness. “The design is complete now, and we expect construction and installation to be complete late this year [2022],” she says. The remodel by Pasternak and his Los Angeles–based team will involve designing an outdoor space featuring high-intensity strength equipment; replacing all existing cardio and strength equipment with top-of-the-line products from Life Fitness, Hoist, and Woodway; and installing elevated hospitality stations and new flooring throughout the facility. “The new design will allow us to use our space in a way that makes it feel much larger and provides more options for Members and guests,” says Schmiege. 808.325.8440

STYLE 9 IN STORE

Luxury apparel from the Italian fashion house Missoni has long been a staple at Hualālai Resort’s ultrachic Seaside Luxe Boutique, which recently broadened its offerings from the Missoni Home Collection. “It’s a perfect fit for our property owners who are looking to add a splash of brilliant color and eclectic style to their home, with everything from oversize standing mirrors framed with the designer’s signature zigzag fabric patterns to decorative pillows, area rugs, poufs, and more,” says Susan Welch, Hualālai’s director of retail. The boutique’s outdoor pergola displaying some of Missoni’s bright, sleek modular seating options provides a stunning showcase for the brand’s goods. Those searching for reupholstering inspiration need look no further than the in-store Missoni swatch book; fabrics, all imported from Italy, may be ordered by the yard. 808.325.4765

FACES OF HUALĀLAI

The wonderful Hualālai staff have had the pleasure of assisting you before, maybe you’ve known each other for years. So instead of an introduction, this is a chance to catch up with a member of our Hualālai family, or, as we like to say, our ‘ohana.

> When Kiyomi Falcon talks about the why of her work—what being a massage therapist means to her—she can’t help but talk about the where. After all, she’s been working at Hualālai since 1996, when the O‘ahu native gave up her own massage-therapy practice in Hilo, Hawai‘i, where she did injury care, to join the resort. “I’d created a family in my community by helping other people,” recalls Falcon, “but when I went to Hualālai, I realized my community is worldwide.” People come to Hualālai from all over, she says, and each interaction is a chance “to learn something different, to create something different, to have that creativity.” Indeed, creativity is the hallmark of Falcon’s work, whether she’s putting a client into yoga postures to generate energy and movement with Thai massage or holding onto an overhead bar and using her bare feet and the weight of her body to give a client an Ashiatsu massage. “I’m the only one who does it here, it’s my thing,” she says of Ashiatsu, which she’s been practicing for about a decade. For the quarter century she’s been at Hualālai, she’s been doing Thai massage, and she’s also well versed in the Hawaiian lomilomi, Swedish, and deep-tissue therapies popular at the Hualālai Spa. “Longevity with the [resort] has allowed me to hone my craft,” she says—and she’s still expanding her repertoire with Hualālai in mind. A technique called sarga, where the practitioner uses a length of fabric attached to a table to deliver a footwork-based massage, is a case in point. “It’s pretty new in the bodywork field,” Falcon says. “I’m practicing to perfect it, to be able to bring it to the resort.”