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The Flag of Hawai‘i

A SENSE OF VALUES FROM THE EYES AND

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HEART OF A HAWAIIAN

ONE HEART AND MIND AT A TIME

BY CLIFFORD NAE‘OLE PHOTOGRAPHY BY RACHEL OLSSON

BY KYLE ELLISON PHOTOGRAPHY BY RACHEL OLSSON

32 The World Is Not Flat

48 The Art of Seeing WITH LIGHT AND COLOR, KARI MCCARTHY RECREATES NATURE'S PALETTE

BY ILIMA LOOMIS PHOTOGRAPHY BY MYKLE COYNE

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JUST LOOK AT A SANDRA CLARK TEXTILE

A MILLION POINTS OF LIGHT

BY JOCELYN FUJII PHOTOGRAPHY BY RACHEL OLSSON

PHOTOGRAPHY BY ZACH PEZZILLO

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An incomparable collection of Hawaiian and Island lifestyle jewelry WAILEA The Shops at Wailea, Upper Level • Grand Wailea Resort KAANAPALI: Whalers Village • Hyatt Regency Maui LAHAINA: 858 Front Street, across from Bubba Gump • 744 Front Street, across from the seawall • Lahaina Cannery KAHULUI: Queen Ka‘ahumanu Center

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THE GUIDE

6 Welcome Letter

16 Faces of Wailea

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FROM BUD PIKRONE

ALOHA IN ACTION

8 Contributors

PHOTOGRAPHY BY RACHEL OLSSON

THE MANY PLEASURES OF THE SOUTH SHORE

10 Lei of the Land

68 Fun in the Sun

GETTING AROUND WAILEA

SUNNY SIDE UP

WHERE TO GO FOR FARE TO REMEMBER

14 Behind the Scenes

96 Aloha Moment

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WELL GROUNDED

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ON THE COVER Sandra Clark's textile creations defy the limitations of fabric.

Cover Image: ©Rachel Olsson

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MAGAZINE

It was

a long summer starting early in the year, with warm days leading into the Maui Film Festival at Wailea.

The evenings were refreshed with the cool breezes descending off the slopes of Haleakalā to make it perfect as usual. As fall settles in with shorter days, and as the holidays approach, we can still enjoy the same activities we enjoyed all summer.

It is also a special time of year when our many residents return, including the koholā, the beloved humpback whales that migrate annually from the Arctic waters.

The sunsets are peaking for Wailea this time of year, encouraging special walks along the shoreline walkway or with your toes in the sand. Holiday lights will soon appear at many of the resort properties, as parties abound and musical cheer resonates through each property. And yes, you can enjoy it all without a scarf or mittens.

From the majestic sunrise over Haleakalā through the breathtaking sunset, each day in Wailea is a dream come true.

All those wonderful images you envisioned about Hawai‘i are right here for your enjoyment. This magazine has been created as a portal to the many special qualities of this resort, from the cultural past to the people and places that make it what it is today.

Hawaiians are noted for their innate hospitality, keen sense of place, and their mastery of music and celebration. ‘Ukulele.

Hula. Surfing. Paddling. The simple act of gracious welcome, ho‘okipa. We hope you will find that your time in Wailea is similarly joyful, and that the new memories you create here will bring you back to our sunny coast.

For more information about the Wailea Resort, please visit our website at www.WaileaResortAssociation.com.

Mahalo nui loa for sharing your time with us here in Wailea.

Kipa hou mai!

(Come visit again!)

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Isaac Arjonilla

Jasmine Hu

CONTRIBUTING WRITERS

Kyle Ellison, Jocelyn Fujii, Ilima

Loomis, Clifford Na‘eole, Sarah Ruppenthal CONTRIBUTING PHOTOGRAPHERS

Mykle Coyne,

Rachel Olsson, Zach Pezzillo, Haines Wilkerson

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“As the Hawaiian thinking goes, the higher in the heavens, the closer to the gods.”

—FROM “KA HAE HAWAI‘I,” p. 26

SARAH RUPPENTHAL Behind the Scenes, p. 14 She is an award-winning freelance journalist, columnist and contributing writer for a number of regional publications. A resident of Maui’s north shore, she is a columnist for this magazine and a regular contributor of feature articles. When she's not working on a

while on hiatus from Art Center in Pasadena.

She shoots commercial and editorial work in the Hawaiian Islands and abroad, focusing on food, travel and fashion.

ILIMA LOOMIS

Mykle Coyne

The Art of Seeing, p. 48 Maui resident Ilima Loomis last wrote about Worcester Glassworks for the April issue of this magazine. In this issue she explores the ethereal palette of Maui artist Kari McCarthy.

The Art of Seeing, p. 48 Photography is his passport into new experiences and adventures. “It allows me to have deep conversations about the most meaningful things in life and connects me with the people in my community,” he says.

story, she's relaxing at her home on Maui.

Her column highlights the hidden heroes of the resort.

Rachel Olsson Ka Hae Hawai‘i, p. 26; The World Is Not Flat, p. 32; He Went to the Forest for Privacy, p. 40 Rachel, the photo editor of this magazine, fell in love with Hawai‘i

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Clifford Nae‘ole Ka Hae Hawai‘i, p. 26 A widely revered Hawaiian cultural adviser on Maui, Clifford Nae‘ole is a steward of the Hawaiian culture and the architect of Celebration of the Arts, widely considered the most important Hawaiian cultural event anywhere. For more than two decades, he has gathered prominent speakers, artists, kumu, practitioners, scholars and farmers for enlightening cultural exchange. This is his first feature article for Wailea magazine.

Zach Pezzillo Haleakalā ... A Million Points of Light, p. 56 Maui native Zach Pezzillo has a deep appreciation for native

species and Hawai‘i's biodiversity. Part of a select group of eight, he recently returned from seven months on Kure Atoll, the most remote of the Northwestern Hawaiian Islands and the northernmost atoll

KYLE ELLISON He Went to the Forest for Privacy, p. 40 Maui-based writer Kyle Ellison has written about Maui for Travel + Leisure, Afar, Escape, Travel Channel and other national and regional publications.

He has traveled through 65 countries and has authored two editions of the Moon guidebook to Maui, Moloka‘i and Lana‘i. He lives in Kula with his wife and two sons and is a regular contributor to this magazine.

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WAILEA is nestled on the leeward side of South Maui. Only 30 minutes from the Kahului Airport, just south of the town of Kīhei, Wailea is easily accessible by automobile. The main entrances to Wailea’s luxurious beachfront resorts are located along Wailea Alanui.

All of Wailea’s resorts, along with golf, tennis, dining and shopping, are within a few minutes’ drive of your resort or condominium. The 1.5-mile Coastal Walk affords easy access to the beachfront resorts.

Throughout the year, the Wailea Coastal Path provides the ideal location for watching sunsets. The sun melts into the tranquil waters, where paddlers, swimmers and sailboats are a festive sight and dolphins may leap into view.

Island sizes and locations not to scale

6:45 am aboard the Sunrise Deluxe Snorkel

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BEHIND THE SCENES

By SARAH RUPPENTHAL

Well Grounded

Talking story with JIM HEID, landscaping manager at the Grand Wailea, a Waldorf Astoria Resort

“I started my own gardening business in high school.

Other kids had paper routes ... I had gardening accounts.”

Q: You earned two degrees in horticulture and owned a protea farm in Upcountry Maui for more than three decades. Clearly, you love growing things. What sparked your interest?

A: My father was a citrus farmer in Southern California. Growing up, our property was like a botanical garden. As for what got me interested, I don’t think it was anything specific—I just took to it. I started my own gardening business in high school. Other kids had paper routes … I had gardening accounts.

Q: With so many years of experience under your belt, taking the helm as landscaping manager in 2008 must have been a fairly easy transition.

A: It was. I had 80 acres of flowers up in Kula, so I was prepared. It was a change in artistry, but it’s still plants. I’ve changed this property quite a bit since then.

Q: How has it changed?

A: The main footprint is still here—the main trees, vegetation, and lawns—but after a while, things need to be replaced, refreshed, and tuned up. I created five different gardens in five different areas. It’s all tropical, but there are different things going in each area. It’s constantly changing.

And I’m constantly creating.

Q: And you have a lot of ground to cover.

Literally.

A: (Laughs) Yes. It’s like painting the Golden Gate Bridge. You start at one end, and in about five years, you get to the other end … and then go back to where you started to do it all over again. It takes about that long to make your way through the whole hotel—planting, fixing irrigation, renovating and refreshing things.

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Q: What do you enjoy most about your job?

A: The fact that every day is different. And of course, I enjoy working with the plants.

If I’m not out walking around or managing [the crew], I’m thinking about what to plant.

Q: It sounds like plants are always top of mind.

A: They are. When people say plants don’t talk back, they’re wrong. They talk to me all the time. I can tell when plants are under stress; I know when they’re happy; and they let me know when I need to back off and leave them alone for a while.

Q: How can we learn more about what’s growing at the Grand Wailea?

A: We offer a free garden tour every Thursday at 10 a.m. for guests and the public. It’s usually hosted by me or one of my trained groundskeepers. We meet in the lobby by the concierge desk. It’s a 90-minute meandering tour around the hotel.

Q: What is the most frequently asked question on the tour?

A: What is my favorite spot at the Grand Wailea.

Q: And what is it?

A: I try to make the chapel gardens the “wow spot.” That’s where I’m constantly planting and trying out new designs. So that’s my favorite spot. But if you walk around, you’ll see there’s something different in every area … and you might find your own favorite spot.

Q: There’s a lot of “wow” to go around.

A: Definitely.

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IF YOU’VE EVER TAKEN A STROLL

through the Grand Wailea, you know it’s big.

Really big. The property measures 36.6 acres; of that, 23 are beautifully landscaped grounds (and that doesn’t count the resort’s interiorscapes). Who tends to all of those trees, plants, flowers, and lawns? Landscaping manager Jim Heid and his crew masterfully pull off that monumental task. Here, Jim talks about his enduring passion for horticulture and what it’s like to care for the nearly 600 species of plants that grow at the Grand Wailea.

What is ho‘okipa?

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The art of hospitality.

Photography by RACHEL OLSSON

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Ka Hae Hawai‘i The Flag of Hawai‘i A SENSE OF VALUES FROM THE EYES AND HEART OF A HAWAIIAN

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Story by CLIFFORD NAE‘OLE Photography by RACHEL OLSSON

More than a flag: a chronicle of Hawai‘i's struggles.

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“ ... it was Kamehameha I ... who introduced the concept of a national flag for the Kingdom ... ”

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Kamehameha similarly initiated tariffs of entry for the ships entering the Islands’ ports.

On February 25, 1843, Lord George Paulet ordered that all Hawaiian flags be lowered. The officially recognized flag was to be that of Britain’s Union Jack. His premise was that the entire island chain was soon to become a possession of the United Kingdom and fall under its rule. Thankfully, on July 31of that same year, Admiral Richard Darton Thomas, who had sailed into Honolulu Harbor just a few days earlier, reinstated the Hawaiian flag. He challenged the actions of Paulet and disputed his authority to make decisions on behalf of the Crown. In an act that altered the course of Hawai‘i’s history, Admiral Thomas subsequently returned the Islands to Kamehameha III, the monarch who, in honor of the occasion, uttered what was to become the state motto. The flag of Hawai‘i was now official, enabling Hawai‘i to establish treaties with nations such as France, Holland, Belgium, Germany, Japan and the United States.

The mother lode of my research, however, was a unique and very Hawaiian outlook on the flag, its decoration and its kaona (hidden meaning). It came through the dissertation of a Native Hawaiian educator by the name of Kalaniakea Wilson. His mana‘o (thought, opinion) came from speaking with kūpuna (elders) scattered throughout the island of Hawai‘i.

His personal endeavor began in 2006, and he spent the next eight to ten years gathering wisdom from voices acquainted with the past. His end product is the quintessential example of a Native Hawaiian looking deeper into the spirituality of life—its symbols, energies and how it manifests in the physical world.

Hawaiians are by nature very observant and spiritual. These qualities were so consequential that many things were not as they appeared, but rather defined by deep, often hidden, layers of meaning. Rather than a challenge, it was an honor, a part of their calling, to find the kaona in every creation of mankind and nature. Examples of this awareness abound in hula,

(Above, from top) Image of Kamehameha III, Kauikeaouli, mounted on fabric with royal seal and Hawaiian flags. Postcard of a feather- and maile-leidraped Hawai‘i flag.

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and gaze into the clear skies over Maui, my attention is drawn to the flapping sounds of nearby flags.

Held fast by tall flagpoles, they dance in the wind.

Immediately my focus is on the Hawaiian flag and its symbolism. It calls to mind one of the most frequently asked questions posed by visitors to Hawai‘i: “Why does the Hawaiian flag display the Union Jack of the United Kingdom, and why the combination of the stripes in Old Glory?” After 45 years of working in the hospitality industry, I thought this would be a great time to find the answer for my own education and satisfaction.

Seeking answers through the usual sources of information from the internet, I found that most people realize it was Kamehameha I, known as Kamehameha the Great, who introduced, in 1816, the concept of a national flag for the Kingdom of Hawai‘i. Charged with designing the flag were his trusted advisers John Young, Isaac Davis and Captain Alexander Adams. It’s reported that although the king had flown the flag of Great Britain at his residence, the ship that first flew the redesigned colors and stripes was a man-of-war named The Forrester. It carried 16 cannons and was owned by the king. Sandalwood was loaded onto the ship with the hopes of trading in Macao. The Union Jack was set into the design along with the stripes to signify a partnership with the United Kingdom, the most powerful force sailing the seas during that era. It was a strategic ploy to gain the trust of other nations of trade. Unfortunately, the flag was not recognized as a national flag by Macao, and its merchandise was taxed heavily before being cleared to enter the port.

Consequently, the sandalwood was sold at a loss, and the ship returned to Hawai‘i. Learning of this, King

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(Opposite page) The flag quilt, with King Kalākaua's coat of arms at center, reflects loyalty to the Hawaiian monarchy after the 1893 overthrow of Queen Lili‘uokalani.

(This page) Upper right, the flag in distress.

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poetry, storytelling, chants, song and dance. Kalaniakea gathered words of wisdom from the kūpuna and brought them together to express the mystique of Ka Hae Hawai‘i, the Hawaiian flag. Reflecting the native religion, deities and laws, it came to encompass all that the great King Kamehameha desired to solidify these islands into one cohesive kingdom. While at one time each island had sought support from various international powers—Maui in communication with France, O‘ahu with America, Kaua‘i courting a relationship with Russia—Kamehameha envisioned, and eventually achieved, a unified Hawaiian nation.

The Union Jack of Great Britain remained on the flag to signify a continued trade relationship with the powerful country. It’s commonly believed that the eight stripes represent the eight major islands of Hawai‘i, which include Hawai‘i, Maui, Moloka‘i, Kaho‘olawe, Lāna‘i, O‘ahu, Kaua‘i and Ni‘ihau. The colors of the stripes, however, have a much deeper meaning, their roots holding firm to the spirituality of the Native Hawaiian. Kalaniakea searched deeply within his soul for clarity and a true understanding of what it all meant. According to Kalaniakea Wilson, the color red was to pay tribute to the deity Kūkā‘ilimoku. In the Hawaiian pantheon, Kū is the male generating power, the deity that rules over decision making, government … and war. At the opposite end of the spectrum, white represents the deity known as Lono, the god presiding over agriculture, games, harvest and peace. The blue stripe refers to Kanaloa of the deep blue ocean and Kāne as the provider of fresh water.

Even the length of the blue stripe has its own significance. The longer blue stripe, which stretches for the entire width of the flag, stands for the vast expanse of the Pacific Ocean, the liquid roadway that allowed the people of Polynesia to migrate north to Hawai‘i from the southern islands of Tahiti, Marquesas Islands, Samoa and Aotearoa (New Zealand). The ocean was and is hailed as the great connector rather than something that separates people. It is the highway of the Polynesians, with stars as the neon lights of direction and wayfinding. With the flag flying in the normal upright position, everything within Ka Lāhui Hawai‘i (the nation of Hawai‘i) is intact, safe and progressing.

But if the flag were to be flown or displayed upside down, it takes on an entirely different meaning: a

“For the Hawaiian, it is a document ... a prayer ...” symbol of distress. The red stripe normally at the bottom has now risen to the top, a signal that the government, negotiations and peace are now in jeopardy, and therefore Kū now takes his place by rising to the occasion and addressing these concerns. The worstcase scenario, of course, would be strife and war. The white stripe, represented by Lono as peace, would be at the bottom of the flag awaiting the circumstances of what Kū is to provide. Until the distress is relieved and peace prevails, Kū would reign. And with peace and prosperity comes the ascension of Lono to his rightful position at the top, signaling that peace and prosperity are now restored and the nation is stable once again.

Representing a balance of unity, regulations and the protection of the environment, Hae Hawai‘i is not just a cloth with décor to evoke a sense of nationalism and pride. For the Hawaiian, it is a document … a prayer … a declaration of practices … a very strong spiritual reminder of the past and how it can and always will be a part of the people of these Islands, our collective genealogy. The flag’s DNA is displayed aloft, backed by the white of the clouds, the red of the sun, and the blue of the skies. As the Hawaiian thinking goes, the higher in the heavens, the closer to the gods.

As a nation of philosophers, poets, scientists, way-finders, farmers, doctors and fishermen continue to learn of its history and accomplishments, it is no wonder that the motto of the nation states with pride: Ua Mau ke Ea o ka ‘Āina i ka Pono: The life of the land is perpetuated in righteousness.

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something miraculous about building a universe out of two dimensions. Consider textiles: they have length and width, texture and color. They can hang, they can flap, they can wave, or they can be wrapped, sewn and worn. They begin as two-dimensional pieces, but in the hands of an artist, their possibilities are limitless.

For artist Sandra Clark, textiles are a medium, a teacher and a chronicle of her life. “I grew up in Japan, where I studied the textile and fiber arts of the Japanese very early on, so I was always attracted to dyes and fabrics,” she explained as she guided me through the hallways, enclaves, work rooms and expanses of the house in Wailea

“This one,” she said, caressing a complex, multilayered piece, “started as a plain piece of silk. I painted the back layer differently than the front layer, then overlaid them, like a sandwich.” She then sewed the pieces together and cut away some sections, exposing the two differently dyed and textured surfaces. “I create the design and do the texturizing with the stitching, the dyeing, the cutting,” she continued. “Sometimes I use Japanese dyes, sometimes I use dyes made in France. It depends on the color and the effect I want— intensity versus subtlety, etc.”

Lining one hallway is a series of compelling fabrics in squares and rectangles. They speak volumes in two dimensions. “This is before

she lives with her husband, Larry. It’s clear from the moment “It’s like a where you enter that this—her home, studio and gallery in one—is, like else in her life, a kind of temple, a paean to art, diversity dragon’s everything and the power of storytelling. jaw eating Her story crosses oceans, cultures, eras and the depths and of the human experience. And it’s not told through words, away, nuances weighty books or imposing sculptures. Silks, linen and hemp, of which she weaves herself, are the storytellers here, and their moving some language transcends words. across the The white hallways of her home are lined with what she calls asa, handwoven Japanese linen, or hemp, which she has treated and dyed panels.” as fiber “paintings.” Her studio is awash in dyes, rolls of fabric, snip-

the bombs,” she explained as we stood before the subdued, contemplative squares. “This is my feeling of what Japan was like before the bombs, before World War II—an ocean island, peaceful. You can feel the Zen-ness of it.” Indeed, the colors—primarily in variations of blue—evoked waves of serenity and beauty, an aesthetic contentment. In identical dimensions of differently dyed fabric, Clark’s interpretation of Japan after the war, after the hideous bombings, instead elicited strong feelings of sorrow and empathy. It seemed subliminal, the way the shades of gray, beige, brown—the colors of earth—saturated the textiles with emotional subtexts. “Brown and depressed,” she commented. “No life left in the people.” Compassion. Humanity. Sorrow. Recognition. Dignity. They were all there in the fabrics, in the pieces she imbued not so much with representational images, but with colors saturated with feeling.

“It’s like a dragon’s jaw eating away, moving across the panels,” she explained as we stood before one piece that did, in fact, resemble a dragon’s yawning mouth. “The bomb … light … the landscape black, blurry … Tokyo burned to the ground.”

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pets of fibers, threads and kimono silk. For some pieces, Clark makes the fiber out of white silk (a bag of silkworm cocoons hides on her shelf ), mixes the dyes, and watches the magic happen. “The dyeing I learned as a child; the kimono dyeing started when I was 4 or 5 years old, painting on silk with a brush,” she explained. Some of the textures are inherent in the fabric, others she creates herself.

In her time in Japan, she said, “I found the nature of everything, and it defined my life.”

Japan, and now Wailea, is a long way from Nashville, Tennessee, where Clark was born. World War II changed everything. “When I was 4 years old, the war ended and my father, who was in the military, deployed to Japan,” she recalled. “Six months later, my mom took us on a boat from Seattle to Yokohama. It was the best thing that ever happened to our family. I learned about humbleness, kindness, the rightness of things and the wrongness of war. And aesthetics. Oh my god, the poor people were on their knees, with no place to eat, to feel they had work.”

Clark is immediately embarrassed by her comment, thinking it diminishes the dignity she knows and has experienced in the Japanese. But everything about her presence and her work is a tribute to them, and her empathy and respect are unmistakable. Like all Americans in Japan at the time, Clark had Japanese teachers who, she said, honed her aesthetic sensibilities and world view.

“We went to the silk factory, and the smell of silk was so powerful,” she reflected. “I love silk. Even our pleated skirts for uniforms were made of silk. My wardrobe as a kid was always made of silk, because there was so little wool in Japan. What little wool they had was extraordinarily expensive, so everything I wore was made of silk, and of course I loved to dye them. And oh, the kimono silks! The creativity I found in Japan was so attractive to me.” She even learned origami, the art of folding paper, with paper she dyed herself.

(Opposite page) This jacket is made from Boro, hand-spun from Japanese field clothing and pieces of kimono silk.

(This page) The myriad intricacies of Clark's textile art.

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(Opposite page) This piece is made of layers: cotton from the inside of obis preserved for 50 years; asa (Japanese linen); rolled and knotted mulberry bark; and fine brass filaments wrapped around silk thread, the reddish fibers at the bottom. (This page) Clark's American and Japanese families, imprinted on asa.

After living in Japan from 3 years old until she was 7, Clark returned to the U.S. But at 13 years old, she returned to Japan and graduated high school there four years later. By then, of course, she was fluent in the language. “I learned Japanese right away,” Clark recalled. “At 8 or 9, I spoke more Japanese than English.”

Clark’s work in textiles is internationally recognized and has been acclaimed and displayed at prestigious venues around the world, from the Smithsonian National Museum to Loyola University to the Chinese National Silk Museum and including, most recently, museums in Japan and Korea. The Chinese National Silk Museum, she adds, is state-of-the-art and of “fabulous architecture” on a 10-acre property along the Silk Road.

One of Clark’s most fondly regarded mentors was a woman named Chieko Nambu. “In 1967 or ‘68, when I was 24 years old, a job became available in the Illinois educational system,” recalled Clark. “It was a brand-new college, and they were starting a new program. The lead teacher who interviewed me at the time was Chieko Nambu. I had major degrees, I had what she wanted. It was a magnet, and we taught together. Eventually I became chair of the department, and we traveled together. After she retired, she moved back to Japan, and of course I visited her several times a year.” Nambu and her husband, 2008 Nobel Prize-winner Yoichiro Nambu, have passed away but have been an enduring influence in Clark’s personal and artistic life.

“Chieko said ‘I found you,’” Clark continued. “I said, ‘No. You, Chieko, gave me what I needed for the rest of my life: to be a college professor at 24 years old.’ And I taught there for 30 years! When I turned 55, the State of Illinois said, ‘If you’ve taught for 30 years, we’re going to give you an incentive to retire.’’’ Clark, of course, said yes.

Clark had traveled from Japan to Hawai‘i every five years and had developed a deep affinity for Maui. Chicago, Japan, Maui: the three destinations couldn’t be less similar, but somehow Clark knew: “This place in Hawai‘i was where I decided I wanted to live,” she affirmed.

“I said, ‘Someday I will live here.’”

“It means shining from the inside ...”

When the Grand Wailea opened in 1988, the Clarks were still living in Chicago. “We read about it, and although we had been to Hawai‘i many times, our visits were on the other side [of Maui], where it was rainy. I wanted perfection. I always seek perfection because it makes me feel creative.”

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making me freeze to death. I wanted to get out of there and live in a different kind of culture.”

Intermittently on their travels to Wailea through the years, she had established herself in the community. “My husband was getting irritated that I wasn’t coming back to the mainland too often,” she said. “Even though we’ve been here since the early 1990s, I flew back and forth because I was a college professor of art in the State of Illinois university system.” She was, after all, professionally committed.

Their daughter’s departure for college presented the perfect opportunity. Clark made her case. “You’re old enough to retire,” she told her husband. “Do it.”

Even near the lakes, Illinois life was “beautiful but harsh,” she mused. Wailea, on the other hand, was gentle—seaside, warm, and with a bonus: a palette that enhanced her art. “This is the most creative, spiritual place for me,” offered Clark in early 2019. “I’ve felt it from the time I was a child, when we’d come to Hawai‘i. We went to Honolulu in those days, but when I came here the first time to Maui, when I was 16, I had this intuition that this is where I wanted to live.”

Even today, she adds: “I can’t say there’s a stronger influence in my work than the colors, the ocean and the spirituality that exist here. That is my reason for being here, that is my reason for doing my art. When I do my pieces, I feel the light. I try to capture that in everything I do. I feel the colors, and I try to capture that in everything I do.”

In all aspects of her art, she said, environment matters. “It’s something that’s almost unexplainable. I’ve never felt as creative as I do when I’m here. I have done all my best work here.”

It was Wailea that sheltered and inspired her for six months before her textiles appeared in her pivotal Smithsonian show. “This is where my body felt good, my mind felt open, and my creative spirit was on fire,” Clark continued. “And yes, maybe it is the fact that it’s a volcano.

I also have to live with water. I have to see the water every day, I have to see the colors every day, and I love the colors of the people.”

“Does that mean the colors of their skin?” I inquire. “No,” she responds. “Every person has his or her own character and spirituality and philosophy, and I love that. And so I call them the colors of the people. Each of us is a lighter or darker shade of a color to me.”

She used the word shibui to describe my color, a word that has long puzzled me with its subtlety and profound dimensions, and which I consider indefinable.

“It means shining from the inside, not shining from the outside,” Clark explains.

That definition could also be applied to Clark’s textiles. They exude meaning, nuance and beauty. They come with life and are given more life. And much as the ocean and volcano feed the artist’s spirit, they are food for the soul.

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He Went to the Forest for Privacy ... and Ended Up Saving It ONE HEART AND MIND AT A TIME Photography by RACHEL OLSSON

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Museum is a sign of career success. For Dr. Art Medeiros, however, his career wasn’t launched by entry to the museum—it was the time they tried to throw him out.

“I was young and hiking to these really extreme places,” says Medeiros today, recounting the story nearly 40 years after the fact.

“I had just finished hiking up Mt. Wai‘ale‘ale (a remote Kaua‘i peak, and one of the world’s wettest spots), and I flew to O‘ahu with a bag of fresh plants I’d gathered from up on the mountain. I brought them into Bishop Museum, walked into the herbarium, and before I could even open the whole bag, they were throwing me out the door.”

By sheer luck—though some may say fate—the security detail grabbed Medeiros by the collar and dragged him directly past Dr. Harold St. John, the prominent botanist and college professor for whom the museum’s plant science lab is named.

“He asked what all the ruckus was about, and the staff let him know I’d brought fresh plants inside the museum herbarium. They weren’t dried and pressed—which is a botany faux pas—but instead of getting angry, St. John simply asked, ‘Well, where are they from?’”

So began a professional mentorship that would take Medeiros from amateur to legend in the world of Hawaiian botany. It’s a career in which he’s inspired an entire generation of stewards to care for plants that provide a window into Hawai‘i’s cultural past. He’s worked with governments around the Pacific to study their ecology and species, and he’s devoted nearly 30 years to the Auwahi Forest Restoration Project. It’s there, along with thousands of volunteers, that he’s planted 125,000 native trees to create a thriving dryland forest on Haleakalā’s slopes.

Born and raised in windward O‘ahu, Medeiros came to Maui in the 1970s to volunteer in East Maui’s rainforests. He worked for the National Park Service, cutting trail in Kīpahulu Valley. The area is off limits to the general public, and so remote that just reaching the valley meant schlepping camp gear, including a stove, across the cinders of Haleakalā Crater, and ascending the rim before dropping into a valley where Medeiros was suddenly surrounded by all these plants he’d “only seen in books.”

“That area,” he says, “looks the same today as when Hawaiians first showed up. It’s like being in the land that time forgot.”

Years later, in 1988, Medeiros would discover his first new species in a high East Maui bog. Since he had found it growing above Hāna, he named the flower Germanium hanaenses. Dr. St. John helped confirm the new species and let Medeiros describe it. He’s since

discovered numerous new species and has a fierce curiosity and lust for learning that has led to what his colleague, Erica von Allmen, calls an “incredible breadth of knowledge.”

That can range from the trivial to the truly humbling, like when Medeiros showed von Allmen where to find the last alani plant in the wild. Up until then, only one person—Art—knew of the plant’s location. When he first came to Maui, he knew of 20 to 30 trees, but two decades later only one remained. He calls that plant a “witness.”

Medeiros says there’s a noa, or sense of freedom, that comes from not knowing that something exists, or having the knowledge to save it. But once you study it, learn it and gain knowledge of how to protect it, there’s now kuleana, the responsibility to act on all that you have learned.

Medeiros developed that kuleana while working for the National Park Service, where he learned not only to identify rare plant species, but also to understand the work that was needed in order to save them.

At the start of his career, he admits, “I kind of went into the forest to get some privacy. But then I made a mistake and learned the names of everything, and you learn they’re all different, and also that they’re all in trouble. Most of Hawai‘i’s forests are in trouble, and a lot of them won’t make it out of the next generations. Having learned so much about these plants, I couldn’t just turn my back on them.”

It’s that deep, personal sense of responsibility that drives him to host biweekly volunteer trips to the forest project at Auwahi. This swath of land on leeward Haleakalā sits between 3,000 and 5,000 feet in elevation, though Medeiros says in ancient times the forest stretched down to the sea. Over 50 species of native hard woods could be found in that dryland forest—invaluable resources for the ancient Hawaiians who needed the wood for canoe making, shelter, weapons, fishing and tools. It’s an area of exceptional biological diversity, making it all the more tragic that by the 1980s, only 3 percent of where the forest now grows was covered in native plants.

Due to introduced cattle and weeds, the situation had become so dire that what little remained of the forest, says Medeiros, was a “single windstorm from becoming a pasture.” The last native trees hadn’t reproduced in decades (though not for lack of trying), simply because they were too spaced out and surrounded by ruinous threats.

Still, Medeiros could recognize the potential, and he approached the owner—‘Ulupalakua Ranch—with an idea to “reassemble” the forest by fencing an exclosure, planting native trees, and growing it to the point of full restoration, where it would one day thrive on its own.

The exclosure would keep out destructive deer, goats, cattle, pigs— ungulates—and even humans, to protect the forest.

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The Erdman family, who owns the ranch, initially agreed to lend Medeiros 10 acres of their upper land. Owner Sumner Erdman admits conservation partnerships require a large amount of trust, “but people like Art are few and far between in their ability to see both sides of an issue, and that’s really what’s made it work.”

Twenty-five years and a thick forest later, there are 184 acres of ranch land spanning three different forest exclosures. Medeiros understands the ranch must remain profitable, but the ranch also recognizes the role it can play in the area’s long-term success.

And with someone like Medeiros at the helm, that level of success comes from winning hearts and minds, not just digging holes for plants. Medeiros is openly candid about his approach and recognizes that “without the hearts and minds, these last fragments don’t stand a chance.

“We aren’t just out there protecting plants, we’re out there changing people,” he says. “Imagine if the whole community were expert to the point where they’re familiar enough with the situation to know what it takes to protect these plants. People talk about sustainability—that’s sustainability.”

With a love for Hawai‘i, Medeiros continues, “should come a desire to care for this place. And, if you love nature, one of your primary responsibilities is to educate people, because if you don’t form a connection between people and place, that’s when it can all slip away.”

Spend a day at Auwahi with Medeiros, and you’ll discover that the authenticity behind his passion is as powerful as the land he protects. When driving up the 4WD road that leads to Auwahi forest, he runs—not walks—to each gate that needs opening, since every moment is precious. He has the backcountry swagger of a paniolo, mixed with a scientist’s shyness. His speech is a dialect of academia and pidgin, where he’ll call you “brah,” interject Hawaiian words, and then rattle off Latin names of plants while explaining their cultural use. He’ll even describe trees as “amazingly sexy” but mean it in the strictly literal sense that their sexual systems create a lot of fruit. For someone who’s endured decades of grant writing, fundraising, and navigating landowner politics, he possesses an engaging energy and magnetic personality as rare as some of the plants he’s working here to protect.

He springs over fences with the nimbleness of the goats he’s working so hard to fence out. He takes time to appreciate the small things in life, like suggesting everyone put chips in their sandwich, because “life,” he says, with joie de vivre, “is too short for a quiet sandwich.”

Coworkers speak of his spice for life and the way he retains a childlike outlook despite his deep well of knowledge. He’s able to

toggle the dual realities of an innocent playfulness bubbling with wonder, while also knowing the grave reality of where Hawai‘i’s forests may be headed.

Still, Medeiros presses on, and his hope is that the next generations aim not for a similar degree of success, but rather use his work as a ramp to achieve the heights he couldn’t reach on his own.

“I feel fortunate,” Medeiros says, “to have reached this position, so I can use it to launch someone else.”

“He’s always reinventing,” says a gushing von Allmen, “and brings such a level of passion to the plate it becomes a stimulating workplace. He works to weave people right into the trees to the point where they feel a connection with the forest and a responsibility for its future.”

That sharing of kuleana has ultimately worked, and today Auwahi’s three exclosures are so thick with live, healthy trees it can often be difficult to walk through them. The native trees are producing again, and they now comprise over 82 percent of species inside the exclosure.

And, while Medeiros has made many believers, there were times when even his closest kumu told him the plan to save dryland forest was simply not going to work.

“They told me,” said Medeiros, “if I wanted to help the trees I should take pictures of them, so people would know what they looked like. They said it was impossible; they said it was too late; they said it would be a failure. But you know what? I can live with failure. Not trying, how you gonna live with that?”

(Opposite page) The forest regeneration is obvious from above.

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The Art of Seeing WITH LIGHT AND COLOR, KARI MCCARTHY RECREATES NATURE’S PALETTE

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KARI MCCARTHY DIDN’T KNOW she would become a painter.

In fact, she had decided against it. In art school in her early 20s, presented with the choice of a degree in fine art or design, she made what seemed like an easy call.

“They said, ‘Well, in fine art, you’ll paint or sculpt and create works that you’ll put in galleries and hope people will buy them.

With graphic design, you’ll work for an ad agency or a design firm creating logos and things,’” she says. “I just looked at both sides and thought, ‘the graphic design people look like they have jobs.’”

Thankfully for Maui’s fine arts community, the art of color won out.

Today, McCarthy is known as one of Maui’s preeminent colorists.

Her ethereal landscapes and atmospheric studies of clouds and sky can be found at galleries around the island, and her work has been displayed in solo shows and exhibitions, such as Art Maui and the Hui No‘eau Visual Arts Center Juried Members Show. She’s also a featured artist at Wailea’s Four Seasons Resort Maui.

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What led her from a successful advertising business to a second career as a fine artist later in life? According to McCarthy, it wasn’t learning how to paint; it was learning how to see.

McCarthy was fresh out of college when she moved to Maui with her husband in 1983. Finding there weren’t many advertising agencies where she could get a job, she decided to start her own. McCarthy opened shop in a small office space at the corner of Vineyard and Church streets in Wailuku and went on to create designs for organizations like the Maui Arts & Cultural Center, Queen Ka‘ahumanu Shopping Center and Tedeschi Winery (now Maui Wine), where she introduced wine labels that featured the works of well-known Maui artists.

Hoping to hone her skills and connect with the local arts community, McCarthy signed up for a class at the Hui No‘eau Visual Arts Center. She wasn’t a painter, so the fine art classes didn’t seem like a good fit; but she thought a color class with renowned colorist Dick Nelson might inform her design work.

She was intrigued by Nelson’s approach to mixing colors and using a technique similar to the colorseparation method she had learned in printing. Even more striking was what Nelson taught her about observation. Working with color, he said, began with training the eye to recognize what it was seeing. “Over the years, you hone that skill of looking at a picture, or looking at a view, and saying, ‘That sunset has more magenta in it than I have (on the canvas).’ You develop a discernment, or the ability to break down the colors that are in an image.”

But even as she was beginning to see the world through the eyes of an artist, McCarthy still didn’t see herself that way. She became even more convinced that fine art wasn’t a good fit after a friend persuaded her to sign up for a painting class at the Hui. Ever the diligent student, McCarthy was determined to keep up with her homework. After the first class, she dutifully sat down with her canvas and acrylic paints. “I did a horrible little painting of snapdragons,” she says. “I spent a whole day on it, I really tried, and it was horrific.” Even McCarthy, who didn’t

consider herself a painter, was surprised. She was good at design, after all. How could she be so bad at art?

She continued: “I said to myself, ‘Wow, that’s just terrible, and if that’s what you have to say, you shouldn’t paint.’ But I’d had fun in the color class, so I decided to do it again. I think I took that color class eight times.”

Nelson taught McCarthy and the other students to think twice about how they perceive light and color.

He showed her how artists often paint their idea of color, such as a green pasture or a blue ocean, rather than perceive and reflect the colors that actually appear in nature. Rainbows are a good example. It’s common for artists to paint rainbows with too much color, automatically reaching for the red, orange, yellow, green, blue, indigo and violet that they “know” should be there. In fact, Nelson pointed out, rainbows are made of light. Instead of covering your background with the rainbow, he said, make it the lightest part of your painting.

“You’d leave the class and see things differently,” McCarthy says. “We tend to look at the ocean, and the right brain says, ‘That’s a blue ocean. The sky is blue.

The clouds are gray.’ But if you really look at it at different times of the day, you’re going to see that it’s not always blue. In the late afternoon, looking down from Kula, it can be bright pink from reflected light.”

McCarthy was fascinated by this new way of looking at the world, and she loved the challenge of figuring out how to depict and re-create the colors she was seeing. It was in her comfort zone; she didn’t have

(Opposite page) McCarthy's studio is, like her paintings, awash in light and color.

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to paint. Nelson taught the class using color-aid paper, textured paper swatches that students would cut into pieces and put together to recreate layers of color.

But as the classes became more advanced, the other students, most of them professional artists, switched to oil paints or watercolors. Not McCarthy. The designer continued the laborious process of cutting and pasting swatches, even as the assignments became more intricate.

“They were all really talented artists, and I would whine a lot and say, ‘Well, you paint. I can’t paint,’” she says. “And they would say, ‘Well, why aren’t you painting? Just shut up and paint.’”

McCarthy finally found herself cutting out tiny slivers of paper with an X-ACTO knife to make a cloud. “Dick looked at it and said, ‘This is a whole lot easier if you’re using paint.’” When she sheepishly confessed her earlier failure with the snapdragon, she recalled, the class told her not to be discouraged.

“They said, ‘Well, you can’t expect to be good right away! Just try it!’”

Finally, on the last day of the eight-week class, she brought in her first painting. “It was a little cloud,” she says. “No foreground or anything, just a cloud.

They cheered and said it was great, which it wasn’t, but it kind of looked like a cloud, and I started to feel a hint of hope.”

McCarthy was discovering herself as an artist later than most. She was 42 when she took up painting.

She found inspiration in nature, especially the atmospheric vistas around her home in Kula and the cool, misty slopes of Polipoli, where she often walked with her Old English sheepdog. “Sometimes you’re looking through a rainfall, but you know it’s clear down in the valley, because you can see the light beyond it,” she says. “I feel like nature gets everything right. We live in a beautiful place, so it was a joy to try to capture it.”

As McCarthy painted more and more, her style evolved. Seeing that she was combining colors, friends convinced her to try oil painting, pointing out that the slow-drying medium is easier to blend and layer than acrylics. She began showing her work at Viewpoints in Makawao and other galleries around the island, and she was invited to show her work as a featured artist at the Four Seasons Resort in Wailea, where she often paints while interacting with guests.

Making the drive from Kula to Wailea twice a week gave her a new source of inspiration: the ocean.

McCarthy became fascinated by the play of colors between the ocean and clouds in the late afternoon light as she drove down Haleakalā Highway. Today McCarthy is known as one of Maui’s leading colorists.

But what, exactly, is a colorist?

“Good question,” she laughs. McCarthy points to notable colorists of the art world, like Mark Rothko, or Impressionists like Claude Monet, as examples of painters who didn’t just enjoy color, but played with the science of it: the way different colors interact, change, and trick the eye into perceiving luminosity, or the quality of being full of light. “The science of color —sometimes you start talking about it, and people just glaze over,” she says. “But to me, it’s exciting.”

For McCarthy, knowing how color works felt like cracking a code—a code that would show her how to paint. “If you can understand what one color is going to do in colored light, if you understand color family relationships, you can predict how they will behave,” she says. “I remember doing the assignments and thinking this is really cool, but I have no idea what you do with it. I can see now, as a painter, that those are all the little building blocks that help you learn how to create a misty scene, or a landscape with rain coming down that looks convincing.”

McCarthy stands in the lobby of the Four Seasons, scrutinizing one of her unfinished works. Her paintings have grown since that first little cloud. She now often chooses canvases as large as 4-by-6 feet. The large format was inspired in part by the hotel. Standing with her work in a large, empty courtyard, she was impressed by another artist in the group who often brought pieces that had to be assembled on-site because they were too large to fit in his car.

“I watched how people would gravitate around it, and I thought, this space really cries out for big art, so I wanted to try,” she says. But the format also seems to fit the scale of McCarthy’s source material. Recent works are drawn from photographs she took of massive storm clouds approaching Maui over the ocean during 2018’s Hurricane Lane.

“I sort of got off on this jag about rain squalls,” she says. “They were gorgeous.”

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UNEARTHLY BEAUTY IN MAUI’S HOUSE OF THE SUN

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(Opening spread) A single silversword gleams in the darkness. (Previous spread) Sunrise greets the crater.

D AY B R EA K S (Opposite page) Sunrise at Haleakala draws pilgrims from far and near, some of whom drive from across the island. (This page) Above the clouds, time is an illusion.

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(Opposite page) A view from the top of the world. (This page, clockwise from top left) Silversword (‘āhinahina); two surprising colors of cinder; na‘ena‘e (Dubautia menziesii); a macro shot of lava.

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(Opposite page) The crater has many faces.

(This page) A lone hiker against the vastness of the crater's interior.

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Sunny Side Up THANKS TO A COMBINATION of geology, sun and ocean, Wailea offers bounti-

ful opportunities for recreation and restoration all year round. Weather, temperature and length of day may be the mainland’s indicators of seasonal changes, but Hawai‘i has different markers. If mangoes and lychee are in season, it’s summer.

If pīkake, gardenia and pakalana are available, yes, it is summer. But sunscreens are a perennial. They are ubiquitous because beachgoing is a year-round activity.

South and north shores may have different characteristics depending on the time of year, but beaches are a year-round attraction. One national health food chain even pledged to sell only sunscreens proven to be not harmful to coral life. That is an environmental leap in so many ways, especially in beachy destinations like Hawai‘i.

Regardless of the month or season, one thing in Wailea never changes: the sunsets. The brilliant, reliable end-of-day ritual of watching the sun sink into the horizon is one of the hallmarks of Wailea Resort. Each sunset is different, and with 68

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five crescent beaches lining the South Shore, the viewing possibilities are endless.

But the beach life is just a small part of the equation that is Wailea Resort. With Maui’s 120 miles of shoreline, 30 miles of beaches and year-round sunny weather, the south shore of Maui is perfectly situated for the best of all worlds.

Natural features, though, sometimes cry out for thoughtful amenities. Wailea’s seven hotels, 2,200 residences, three shopping centers, three world-class golf courses and tennis club are a signature, but there’s more. Watersports and ocean activities, and a paddling community without peer, are tailored to the South Shore. Massages, yoga, spa programs and just simply walking the coastal path are a balm for the rigors of recreation. And the restaurants: they are renowned here and abroad for their innovative menus, fresh local ingredients, globally acclaimed chefs and oceanside settings. Awards are a given at Wailea Resort, but they are never taken for granted, and higher standards of excellence are always within reach.

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Dine, shop and explore the sights of Wailea

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The Recipe for a Perfect Day The Many Pleasures of the South Shore

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LOOK ACROSS THE CHANNEL from the South

Maui shoreline and you’ll see Kaho‘olawe, dubbed “the island of hope.” It has become Hawai‘i’s emblem of restoration and healing, originally named Kanaloa after the Hawaiian god of the sea. The smallest of the eight major Hawaiian Islands and the one closest to Wailea, Kaho‘olawe looms large across the channel as a visual, cultural and environmental icon.

Look mauka from this same shoreline, and the flanks of Haleakalā envelop you in their broad, rolling, picturesque folds. The major architect of South and East Maui, it is the island’s most prominent geological presence.

Between these giants is the South Shore’s Wailea, a coastal enclave that highlights the best of its natural endowments—views, dazzling sunsets, a renowned coastal path, enviable weather—and pairs them with creative amenities. Luxury accommodations and spas.

The finest boutiques on Maui for the most discerning shoppers. The state’s top chefs in the state’s most noteworthy restaurants. Canoe paddling. Surfing lessons. Yoga on the beach. Swimming. Quiet exploration and bird-watching. The mix of natural features and the best of 21st-century enhancements make this shoreline jewel a bastion of relaxation, restoration and well-being.

The dictionary defines well-being as the state of being happy, healthy and comfortable. It’s a universally desired way of being, and there are many ways of achieving it. Whale watching in the winter is a South Shore specialty, as are snorkeling and fine dining.

Golf on three championship courses and a tennis club of 11 Sportsmaster courts, as well as a centerpiece stadium court, are a magnet for sports, fitness and recreation buffs.

Well-being is in the air, in the surroundings, activities and the spirit of the people. The welcome you feel is genuine, the sense of aloha palpable. Take it all in, and it will sustain you for a long time to come.

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[ T H E G U I D E ] DINE

AMA BAR & GRILL Fairmont Kea Lani

808.875.4100 / Hawai‘i Modern BISTRO MOLOKINI Grand Wailea

808.875.1234 / Island Cuisine BOTERO LOUNGE Grand Wailea

808.875.1234 / Cocktails BUMBYE BEACH BAR Andaz Maui Wailea Resort

808.573.1234 / Cocktails CAFÉ KULA Grand Wailea

808.875.1234 / Gourmet Market CHEESEBURGER GRILLE & TAP ROOM The Shops at Wailea

808.874.8990 / American THE COFFEE BEAN & TEA LEAF The Shops at Wailea

808.891.2045 / Coffee Shop DUO Four Seasons Resort

808.874.8000 / Steak/Seafood FABIANI'S WAILEA Wailea Gateway Center

808.874.1234 / Pizza/Pasta FERRARO’S BAR E RISTORANTE Four Seasons Resort

808.874.8000 / Italian GANNON'S Wailea Gold Course

808.875.8080 / Hawai‘i Regional GRAND DINING ROOM MAUI Grand Wailea

808.875.1234 / American HONOLULU COFFEE CO. The Shops at Wailea

808.875.6630 / Coffee Shop HONUA‘ULA LU‘AU Grand Wailea

808.875.7710 / Lu‘au Show

MOKAPU MARKET Andaz Maui Wailea Resort

808.879.4655 / Seafood/Sushi

808.573.1234 / 24-Hour Market

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MONKEYPOD KITCHEN Wailea Gateway Center

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808.891.2322 / Handcrafted

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MORIMOTO MAUI Andaz Maui Wailea Resort

808.874.5055 / Deli/Sushi/Market

808.243.4766 / Japanese

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MULLIGANS ON THE BLUE 100 Kaukahi St.

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808.874.1131 / Irish/American

KAPA BAR & GRILL Wailea Beach Resort

NICK’S FISHMARKET MAUI Fairmont Kea Lani

808.879.1922 / American/Pacific Rim

808.879.7224 / Modern/Seafood

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808.875.2210 / Plantation Era

808.727.2038 / Gastropub

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808.891.8883 / Mediterranean LUANA Fairmont Kea Lani

808.875.4100 / Cocktails MAKANA MARKET + CAFE Fairmont Kea Lani

808.875.4100 / Gourmet Market MANOLI'S PIZZA COMPANY 100 Wailea Ike Drive

808.874.7499 / Italian THE MARKET MAUI Wailea Gateway Center

808.879.2433 / Gourmet Pantry MATTEO’S OSTERIA Wailea Town Center

808.891.8466 / Italian

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808.879.2224 / Island Inspired RUTH’S CHRIS STEAK HOUSE The Shops at Wailea

808.874.8880 / Steaks/Seafood SPAGO Four Seasons Resort

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RESTAURANT WEEK WAILEA

Every November and May, Wailea restaurants present their finest offerings in prix-fixe menus for just $29, $39, $49 and $59 per person.

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OUR CENTERS FOR SHOPPING Haute couture. Art. Locally made gifts. Coffee and sunshine. These retail centers don't miss a beat.

Shopping at Wailea

THE SHOPS AT WAILEA 3750 Wailea Alanui Drive 808.891.6770 theshopsatwailea.com Open daily 9:30 a.m. to 9 p.m.

Over 70 shops, galleries, restaurants, a coffeehouse and an ice cream shop are the tip of the iceberg at The Shops at Wailea.

WAILEA GATEWAY CENTER At the intersection of Pi‘ilani Highway and Wailea Ike Drive.

The two-story Gateway is mauka from the coast, with unique peeks of the ocean and the West Maui Mountains. Chocolate, a day spa, coffee and pastries reign here, along with restaurants.

WAILEA TOWN CENTER North on Ike Place off Ike Drive just above Wailea Alanui Drive.

The Wailea Town Center offers a range of services and hidden treasures, including a full-service bank, restaurant and a wine shop.

WAILEA VILLAGE CENTER

This center includes Urgent Care, Manoli’s Pizza Company, Water Lily Maui, the Wailea Blue Golf Course, Paper Garden and Kohola Gallery, with more new retail shops opening soon.

The atrium of The Shops at Wailea at sunset.

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MAKANA MARKET + CAFE

WILLOW STREAM SPA BOUTIQUE

A photo studio on property captures the special moments of your visit.

Makana, meaning “gift” in Hawaiian, is a gourmet marketplace offering locally grown and roasted coffees, such as nitro cold-brew and pour-over. The Lot 35 specialty teas are the perfect match for the house-crafted pastries, sandwiches, salads and pizzas. “Pang’s Poke” offers fresh line-caught fish from Maui and Hawai‘i waters. The Market offers a wide selection of sundries, including sunglasses, sunscreen, hats, toiletries and other essentials.

This luxurious, state-of-the-art spa highlights the latest and finest in skin care, bath, body and beauty products, with treatments to match. Locally made jewelry, activewear, loungewear and much more are the epitome of comfort with fashion: Spiritual Gangster, Shu Uemura Art of Hair, Kerstin Florian International, NuFace, LightStim and Knesko Skin are just the tip of the iceberg.

Andaz Maui Wailea Resort 3550 Wailea Alanui Drive 808.573.1234

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‘AWILI SPA AND SALON

4100 Wailea Alanui Drive 808.875.4100

Along with custom-blended scrubs, lotions, oils and body butters, the spa boutique includes fashions by local designers.

MOKAPU MARKET

Prepared takeaway foods include pastries, paninis, pizza, gelato and locally crafted beverages, all in a 24hour convenience store with style.

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LE SURF WAILEA

The boutique’s thoughtful selection of women’s, men’s and children’s products is designed to meet wideranging resort needs. Favorite and familiar designers share their exclusive offerings, and newly discovered brands make a splashy entrance.

PACIFIC DREAM PHOTOGRAPHY

This is the on-the-spot memory maker on property, with a studio and professionals on hand.

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Shops, Galleries and More

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Four Seasons Resort Maui 3900 Wailea Alanui Drive 808.874.8000 22 KNOTS

Fine jewelry, high-end fashion and beach-to-evening style make a strong sartorial statement here, with iconic labels—Missoni, Lanvin, Pucci included.

ARTIST SHOWCASE EVENT

Immerse yourself in Maui's exquisite open air gallery, showcasing an array of media, from wood sculpture to basket weaving. Hours: 8 a.m. to 1:30 p.m. and 5 to 10 p.m.

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CABANA

SPA AND WELLNESS CENTER

BEACH & POOL STORE

Chic, comfortable and exclusive printed tees, rash guards by James Perse and designer beachwear with flair are among the boutique’s finds. Shoes, accessories and apparel are included in this well-thought-out selection for men, women and kids.

A transformative sanctuary of natural health and beauty, delivered under the guidance of Four Seasons Maui's talented therapists and wellness experts.

Water toys, hats, sun shirts, Maui Jim sunglasses, GoPro accessories and tanning lotions are just some of the water-friendly products you’ll find here. Located next to the activity pool registration desk.

HILDGUND JEWELRY

3850 Wailea Alanui Drive 808.875.1234

Luxury gems, diamonds and unique designs are the signature of Hildgund’s, long considered one of Hawai‘i’s premier jewelers.

PORTS

Travel essentials—sundries, logowear, snacks and gift ideas—are covered in this thoughtful, colorful selection.

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CHRISTOPHER EGAN GALLERY

With his photographic artistry, Christopher Egan creates extraordinary treasures to take home with you.

AKAMAI BUSINESS CENTER

A full-service center for copying, faxing, office equipment rentals, shipping and all your business needs.

CRUISE BOUTIQUE

Many consider this the finest selection of swimwear in Hawai‘i. The sizes range from 0 to 18, and labels include Seafolly, Maaji and Profile by Gottex.

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ENTERPRISE

This full-service rental car desk is located in the main lobby, next to the concierge desks.

and 18-karat jewelry and one-of-a-kind pieces by Norman Silverman Diamonds, Inc. KI‘I GALLERY

GRAND IMAGE BOUTIQUE

Top brands at this spa boutique include Eminence, Moroccanoil, Tom Ford and Beyond Yoga, as well as Grand Wailea’s signature Honey Mango collection and Healing Waters of Maui Bath Salts. The boutique is located on the ground floor of the Chapel Wing at Spa Grande.

GRAND JEWELS OF WAILEA

High-fashion finds include estate, vintage, rare and all manner of precious gems, including diamond, platinum

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Handmade jewelry, hand-blown art glass and luxurious pieces of luminous South Seas pearls are among the standouts in this long-standing, respected Maui gallery.

MAKANA, GIFTS WITH ALOHA

Specializing in Maui and Hawai‘i-made gifts, Makana offers a wide selection of sundries, island-style treasures and souvenirs.

MEN’S AND WOMEN’S BOUTIQUE

With Tommy Bahama, Toes on The Nose, Johnnie-O and other spirited menswear lines, the spotlight is on men. From swimwear to graphic tees, hats, sunglasses and aloha shirts for the lū‘au, the man with style will feel right at home.

NA HOKU

Na Hoku’s exotic, elegant jewelry is inspired by the beauty and traditions of the Islands. Many of the intricately crafted pieces are enhanced by Tahitian, Akoya or freshwater pearls.

PACIFIC DREAM PHOTOGRAPHY

Capture your Grand Wailea moments with a 45-minute beach portrait session. Advance reservations are required:

gwr@pacificdreamphotography.com, or visit the lobby concierge for an appointment. Complimentary to Grand Wailea guests only.

PINEAPPLE PATCH

Imaginative toys, books, puzzles and beachwear are among the delights for children: hats, sun shirts, even a lifesize mermaid tail to swim in.

PINK LILIA, A LILLY PULITZER ® SIGNATURE STORE

Lilly Pulitzer items include dresses, bags, women’s resortwear and accessories, all in the bright, cheerful Lilly Pulitzer palette.

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QUIKSILVER

Find the latest Roxy and Quiksilver swimwear here, along with board shorts, hats, sunglasses, backpacks and all you need to catch a wave or explore Maui. The selection of GoPro cameras and accessories promises an active life in the waves.

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evening needs. And with ice cream, snacks and island-made goodies, it’s a good place to holoholo.

MANDARA SPA

Maui’s Island Essence mango-coconut body wash and Elemis lime-ginger scrub are among the finds at this fragrant spa shop. Treatment lines and beauty products uphold the EastWest theme.

3700 Wailea Alanui Drive 808.879.1922

Wailea Blue Clubhouse HOLOHOLO MARKET

With snacks and sundries, beach and sports apparel, accessories, souvenirs and distinctive gifts, including resort logowear, this is a shop for day-to-

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100 Wailea Ike Drive 808.879.2530 PRO SHOP CLUBHOUSE

The Wailea Blue Course is home to the

original Wailea Resort Sea & Sun logo.

The official Wailea logo adorns the latest in resort and golf attire from Nike, Adidas, Tail, TravisMathew, Puma and others. The Blue Course also offers a notable selection of Maui Jim and Nike sunglasses.

Seahorse logo. Included are Adidas, Bugatchi, Eric Javits, Helen Kaminski, JoFit, Nike, Peter Millar, Polo, Puma and TravisMathew, plus top-of-the-line eyewear.

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131 Wailea Ike Place 808.879.1958

100 Wailea Golf Club Drive 808.875.7450

PRO SHOP

PRO SHOP, GOLD AND EMERALD CLUBHOUSE

In addition to logo apparel and accessories, the shop offers re-gripping and racket-stringing services.

Wailea’s award-winning pro shop, one of the largest in Hawai‘i, carries both golf and après-golf attire and accessories featuring the distinctive

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