Culture Archives - Fairmont Kea Lani

The Legacy of Chef

Tylun Pang 1956 – 2022 The loss of our beloved executive chef, Tylun Pang, has left our ‘ohana heartbroken. Over the weeks since his departure, our team has focused on Chef’s guiding principles…

Mālama Maui

Community

Caring for Our Island Home Out of the tens of thousands of islands in the Pacific Ocean, there is only one that bears the name Maui. Given that the legends…

Traditional Hawaiian Blessing Marks Start of Hoʻomaka Hou (A New Beginning) Transformation Project

Celebrate

On March 9, 2022, Fairmont Kea Lani hosted a gathering at the resort’s ʻŌhiʻa Grove to recognize the beginning of the Hoʻomaka Hou (A New Beginning) transformation project. The Hoʻomaka…

KULEANA COMMITMENT

Culture

What it means to give back, Hawaiian Style. There’s something about Maui that stays with you long after you leave the majestic island. Perhaps it’s the warm, floral-and-fruit-scented air that…

MAKAHIKI

Culture

2021 Makahiki: Ke Aka | Reflections Makahiki is a sacred time for Native Hawaiians. The four month Makahiki season begins with the first sighting of the makaliʻi (the constellation Pleiades)…

Native Forest Display Blessing

Culture

On October 12, 2021 a small traditional blessing was held in honor of the Fairmont Kea Lani’s recent installment of a Native Hawaiian forest display and garden. Individuals from the…

The History and Tradition of Canoes (Waʻa) in Hawaiʻi

Culture

Much in the way that hula is not merely a dance, canoes are not just boats — they are part of the fabric of Hawaiian culture, imbued with the struggles and triumphs of its people from their earliest days.

Discovering Hawaii Through the Fairmont Kea Lani’s Vintage Map Collection

Culture

The Fairmont Kea Lani is home to a museum-quality collection of some of the rarest and most historically significant maps of the Hawaii in existence.