This Oceanfront Maui Resort Just Got a $100-million Renovation — With New 'Fire Lanai' Rooms and an Emphasis on Indigenous Hawaiian Tradition
August 28, 2023
“My kuleana, or responsibility, is to pay attention to the culture and to bring the culture alive in the present, [in] the atmosphere of the hotel. So from the décor to our guest experiences, to our menus, and the artwork, everything is meant to tell a story,” Clifford Nae’ole, the longtime cultural advisor of The Ritz-Carlton Maui, Kapalua, told me.
We were chatting at the…