Frank H. N. Schenk :: Big Island Luxury Resorts

Big Island Resorts

Hualalai Resort	Hualalai Resort has set the standard for exclusive, luxury residential communities worldwide with its outstanding service, delivered with Aloha, exquisite natural beauty and award-winning design and facilities. The Resort is also home to the Five Diamond Four Seasons Resort Hualalai. A tranquil, oceanfront retreat, Hualalai Resort embraces Hawaiian traditions and warm hospitality while offering the latest in culinary and retail experiences and providing state-of-the art Club facilities and programming...more

Kukio	Kuki’o is a private oceanfront club and residential community that embodies luxury and relaxed living amid a landscape of powerful simplicity. Kuki’o is the first private equity Golf and Beach Club on Hawaii’s Big Island. The Club includes a full service Member’s Clubhouse, luxurious spa and fitness facilities, dining pavilion, beach bar, a ten-hole Tom Fazio- designed short course and Kuki’o’s signature Outdoor Pursuits program. Upslope from the short course is Kuki’o’s eighteen-hole Tom Fazio-designed championship golf course, featuring dramatic panoramic views of the coastlines...more

Mauna Kea Beach Resort	In 1960, Hawaii's Governor William Quinn saw a century-old sugar cane economy fading, and invited Laurance S. Rockefeller to scout Big Island beachfront sites for resort potential. As they flew over the white sandy crescent of Kauna'oa Beach, Mr. Rockefeller asked if he could go in for a swim. From the tranquil turquoise water, he looked upslope at the towering summit of Mauna Kea and was inspired to create a great hotel that reflected the spirit of this special place...more
Mauna Lani Resort	The Mauna Lani Resort rests on ancient land, known through the centuries as Kalahuipua’a. It was the place where Kings would come for recreation and elders would gather for worship. This was, and is, a special hallowed place with ancient royal fishponds preserved on the grounds to this day. The resort rest on approximately 3,200 acres with two world class hotels, two 18-hole championship golf courses, a shopping center with luxury stores and restaurants, and numerous residential and condominium developments dotted throughout the resort. ...more

Waikoloa Beach Resort	Waikoloa Beach Resort is fronting Anaeho’omalu Bay, a granular salt and pepper sandy beach stretching approximately 900’ long. Anaeho’omalu can be translated “protected mullet,” and at its peak, Anaeho’omalu was best known for its thriving aquaculture. Two existing ponds Ku’uali’i and Kahapapa, were part of a large complex of fish farms, carefully tended by ohana (family groups) who passed down the practices for many generations. Seasonal fishing of various species helped manage the population. Some fish were good to eat, some traded, some used for bait, many given to the alii (royalty)...more

Kohanaiki	Kohanaiki Golf and Ocean Club is the latest private resort currently under construction to join the ranks of world-class resort communities located on the Kona Coast of Hawaii. It will offer more than one mile and a half of stunning coastline and provide its residents with an intimate, luxury second-home experience, featuring an equity based member service and unparalleled recreational amenities...more