by Andrew Doughty | Mar 13, 2012
We try not to blather on about a resort—it hurts our credibility. But when it’s right, it’s right. The Fairmont Orchid has an intoxicating richness that permeates everything. The lush grounds have a very sculpted and precise feel. Nothing is out of place. The inside...
by Andrew Doughty | Mar 13, 2012
The Hapuna was built near (but not in front of) one of the best beaches on the island and is owned by the same company that owns the nearby Mauna Kea Beach Hotel. Their kitty-corner location denies the resort the true beachfront designation the Mauna Kea has, but you...
by Andrew Doughty | Mar 13, 2012
This was the first resort to grace the Kohala lava desert area, and a large part of their business is repeat customers. Built by Laurance S. Rockefeller in 1965, it set the standard for all that came afterward. The Mauna Kea has traditionally been one of the most...
by Andrew Doughty | Mar 13, 2012
Completed in 1982, these 21 single-story individually gated condo duplexes look like stand-alone homes but are attached by one common wall. Drive up, and you’ll feel like you‘ve entered a 1950s-style home complete with garage and flat roof. But it’s not the facade...
by Andrew Doughty | Mar 13, 2012
These low-rise Hawai‘i Big Island condo buildings in a gated complex house four units each. This was one of the earlier condos finished in the area and, from the outside, look very similar to Wai‘ula‘ula at Mauna Kea. But inside the finishes are not as upscale in...
