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The Hanua Kai resort has been our go to vacation spot on Maui for the past 25 years and has always met our highest expectations. Great for families with easy access to all activities and a Dukes restaurant on site. Great resort!.

We had no idea which property in Kaanapali to select as the base for our recent three-generation family trip to Maui. After all, everything looks good on the Internet! Thankfully, our travel advisor recommended the Outrigger Honua Kai for our party of 7, ranging from ages 73 to 1. What a find it was! The two rooms we had were well appointed, and the balcony was a wonderful place to settle in after making a quick breakfast in the well-stocked kitchen. The pool complex had lots of options, and our young grandsons thoroughly enjoyed the water slides. One negative note. Pool chairs fill up fast unless you pay to rent a cabana. It took a lot of luck to be able to claim a spot. The ocean beach was a very short walk beyond the pools. The downside to it was the notorious Maui winds made it impossible to put up a shade tent to keep the little ones from being burned in the intense Hawaii sun. Guest parking was very convenient, with a choice between an outdoor lot or underground. We didn't eat at Duke's or other on-property locations. In fact, we highly recommend the nightly food truck venue one stoplight away. There is even a walking path to it from the Honua Kai. Each of the two buildings has a convenience store for food, beverages and souvenirs and there a full grocery stores not far away in Lahaina. The Honua Kai was a nice base for exploring Maui. We took the Teralani dolphin sightseeing cruise that departed from the other Outrigger. That was an underwhelming experience, and I reviewed it separately. The LaKahea Farm is only half an hour away, and worth the drive. If I were returning to Maui anytime soon, I'd book the Honua Kai in a heartbeat.

Gym not fixed yesterday or today, July 7th 2026. So hot on the cardio side. Giant plastic on the ceiling where the work maybe is going actually get finished. Although no sign of progress. So packed on the weight side where the AC is working. Terrible design of bathroom structure in the middle. If it were one big room at least there would be some AC. This is not what we were told the two times I called to speak about the gym. Cycle machine having a software barf.

We have stayed here many times and can honestly say it’s the best value for the money anywhere in Maui. Pool and beach access are amazing and while there are a lot of kids and lack of hotel staff, for out money we don’t mind. Dukes is right next to the pool and offers excellent food and happy hour is back from 2:30-4pm.

Aloha! The Honua Kai were all spacious condos or Villas and comfortable. Our family had a Two bedroom spacious condo with walkout porch and open air doors. The pool area was very clean and different areas to sit out, swim, and enjoy the 5 hot tubs. The condo is about 45 mins from the airport so car rental is needed and helpful for other activities. You can walk to Whalers village but we drove. The resort offers valet parking which found helpful and less stressful parking the car. The cost of parking is included in the resort fees. The grounds of the resort are immaculate and very impressive with flowers and natural beauty. My daughters enjoyed the managed cat colony. We also enjoyed the ocean off the beach where you can snorkel right on reef for $23 snorkel rental and see many colorful fish varieties and if you are lucky a green sea turtle “Honu.”