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ADVERTISEMENT Big Island P RO P E RT Y WAT C H MAUNA LANI RESORT tranquil island bliss FROM THE FLORAL LEI GREETING UPON ARRIVAL to the traditional nightly entertainment to a spectacular oceanfront, the Mauna Lani Resort reveals an exclusive Hawaiian oasis on the Kohala Coast with plenty of options for meetings and fun. TAKING CARE OF BUSINESS The 10,800-square-foot, indoor/outdoor Hale Hoaloha Pavilion serves as the resort’s high-tech meetings flagship, accommodating 600 meetinggoers. The hotel’s 3,200-square-foot lanai is perfect for receptions and cocktail parties, while the 4,800-square-foot divisible ballroom is an elegant venue for indoor functions for up to 400 attendees. Four breakout rooms are good for smaller gatherings. ISLAND COMFORTS Guests can stay in well-appointed guest rooms and suites, private villas, or one of five deluxe bungalows. With a gardeninspired color palette, each guest room features a private lanai, desk, coffeemaker with complimentary Kona coffee and tea, bottled water, telephones with dataports, wireless Internet access, and LCD flat-screen television. The 2,700-square-foot Bungalows at Mauna Lani extend a special exclusivity for VIP guests. stories at Kalahuipua’a, and classes for lei making, hula, ukulele, and Hawaiian weaving. HAWAIIAN ADVENTURES Along with award-winning golf courses and spa services, Mauna Lani Resort also offers a fitness center, lap pool, and beach. Cultural activities include historic tours of ancient fishponds and petroglyphs, the Eva Parker Woods Cottage Museum, twilight LOCAL FLAVORS The Mauna Lani Resort offers five wonderful dining options, ranging from breakfast on a terrace overlooking the lush fishpond to lunch at a casual poolside grill to dinner at the signature CanoeHouse restaurant, named “Best Restaurant on the Big Island” by Honolulu magazine. FOR MORE INFORMATION: (800) 356-6652; www.maunalani.com SHERATON KEAUHOU BAY RESORT & SPA Location, Location, Location SHERATON KEAUHOU BAY RESORT & SPA, IN THE HEART OF THE KEAUHOU-KONA RESORT DISTRICT, has garnered attention for its dramatic setting at the entrance to Keauhou Bay and its perfect location for island touring, dining, and shopping—all within close proximity of its 521 rooms. more than 22,000 square feet indoors and out, is the Kona Coast’s largest meeting facility. Groups find the perfect array of space for meetings, theme parties, creative breakout sessions, or casual gatherings. A newly completed lawn area adds 26,000 more square feet of flexible outdoor options, which include the acclaimed Crystal Blue Point. Six additional meeting rooms put total indoor and outdoor space in excess of 72,000 square feet. ISLAND COMFORTS Situated on an ancient lava flow on 22 dramatic oceanfront acres, resort rooms and suites feature Sheraton Sweet Sleeper beds, high-speed wireless Internet, televisions, and private open-air lanai. HAWAIIAN ADVENTURES Value-conscious meeting planners can book a beautiful oceanfront resort, and attendees can enjoy a variety of nearby island land and ocean adventures and activities. Guests can tee it up on one of the adjacent Kona Country Club’s two 18-hole courses or snorkel and dive among the area’s manta rays. They can also frolic in the hotel’s enormous, multi-level pool, which features a “lava tube” waterslide. Tennis courts, a sand volleyball court, and the full-service Ho'ola Spa make the resort an ideal choice. LOCAL FLAVORS Tasty dining at Sheraton Keauhou Bay includes Restaurant Kai and Manta Ray Bar & Grill, Keauhou Bay Coffee Co., Crystal Blue Lounge, and Kamaha'o Luau dinner and show. TAKING CARE OF BUSINESS The Keauhou Convention Center at Sheraton Keauhou Bay Resort & Spa, with FOR MORE INFORMATION: (808) 930-4875; www.SheratonKeauhou.com MEET.BIGISLAND.ORG 7 http://www.maunalani.com http://www.SheratonKeauhou.com http://MEET.BIGISLAND.ORG

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