Wailea Daily Photo

Ghost Trees

The trees at the entrance to the Grand Wailea Resort are wrapped with lights all year long.

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Welcome

These musicians played at the Grand Wailea Resort on Thanksgiving day.

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Still Doing The South Maui Beach Walk

As we mosey along on our South Maui Beach walk, we look to our right, and we see a beautiful wedding chapel located on the grounds of the Grand Wailea Resort. I've posted photos of this building before on my blog from other angles.

Continuing on our winding walk past the gorgeous resorts, we notice a stone honored with leis and a sign that translates to Sacred Area. The name for stone is pohaku, and stones were of vital importance in old Hawai'i.

The old Hawaiians believed stones possessed mana and some pohaku had deities residing within them. A stone could also be a temporary resting spot for higher beings. There are all kinds of sacred stones: stones for birthing, healing. fertility, etc. The shape of the stone often determined it's special mana. Stones even possess gender. What do you feel about this one? Male or female?

We've been walking for some time now. Don't you want to take a rest on this lovely lounge chair made for two and look out to sea and dream a bit before resuming our walk tomorrow?

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Vintage Grand Wailea

Here's another vintage photo from my files-- looking out at the MAIN Hibiscus pool area of the luxury resort, the Grand Wailea Resort Hotel and Spa.

This is one of the MORE expensive resorts on Maui, but it's price for a room may now be eclipsed by the newly renovated Ritz Carlton Resort which is catering to the EXTREMELY rich visitor.

I'll have to return for a visit soon and take an updated photo. This photo really does look vintage! :Smile: If you want to check-out more views of this fabulous resort, click on the link above.

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Maui the Demi-God

This is a large mural painted on the wall of the main dining room within the Grand Wailea Resort. It's huge and depicts Maui the Demi-God lassoing the Sun to make it go slower over the Hawaiian Islands so the tapa cloths would dry faster.

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