Mauna Kea Beach Hotel, Autograph Collection

The comprehensive renovation unveils 252 fully reimagined guestrooms and suites, a refreshed family resort pool featuring a new oceanfront hot tub, and five private cabanas appointed with plush loveseats, mini-refrigerators, and privacy curtains. The transformation also introduces a new oceanfront wellness retreat, highlighted by a state-of-the-art 2,500-square-foot fitness center and an adults-only infinity lap pool with expansive lanai. The project also debuts enhanced dining experiences and thoughtfully refreshed public spaces, highlighted by a million-dollar curated gallery from the Rockefeller Art Collection featuring more than 500 historically significant works that have been professionally restored, including Hawaiian kapa cloth and quilts, and antiques and artifacts from the Pacific Rim and Southeast Asia. Additional phases of the project incorporated photovoltaic solar panels that supply approximately 45 percent of the resort's overall electrical energy needs, underscoring a long-term commitment to sustainability. Other key enhancements include the redesign of the Mauna Kea Golf Course by architect Robert Trent Jones Jr., the opening of the 28,000-square-foot Ulu Garden, and upgraded in-room amenities such as filtered water stations in every guestroom and complimentary reusable water bottles, further reducing single-use plastics across the resort.

The renovation spans both the Main Tower and the Beachfront Wing guestrooms and suites, celebrating the resort's midcentury modern heritage while introducing a renewed sense of warmth and quiet luxury. Original terrazzo flooring in the Beachfront Wing and the resort's iconic blue tile flooring in the Main Lobby, along with the Main Tower's expansive lanais, have been preserved. Throughout both hotel wings, rich woods, handcrafted textiles inspired by Hawaiian weaving and quilting traditions, ceiling fans and plantation shutters in guestrooms, expansive glass lanai doors, bedside lighting control panels, and bathrooms with deep soaking tubs have been introduced. Curated artworks by local artists and layered textures and patterns pay homage to Hawaii's cultural heritage, creating a sophisticated yet soulful sense of place.

Culinary enhancements include the debut of Hau Tree Cantina, a re-concepting of the resort's beachfront dining venue. Located just steps from Kaunaoa Bay, Hau Tree, the casual, open-air restaurant continues to serve beachside lunch favorites such as salads, burgers, and Baja-style fish tacos before transitioning in the evening to Hau Tree Cantina, featuring a menu of contemporary regional Mexican dishes from Sinaloa, Sonora, Campeche, Oaxaca, and Yucatan. Modern interpretations of Mexican classics are accompanied by a thoughtfully curated tequila and mezcal list, and refreshingly innovative alcohol-free creations. Legacy signature offerings, including the Frederico and Ovaltine Froth, are familiar refreshing indulgences.

The resort's signature restaurant, Manta, also received a refresh and introduced a new hyper garden-to-table menu centered on local and seasonal ingredients sourced from Hawaii Island farmers, fishermen, ranchers, and the resort's new 28,000-square-foot on-site Ulu Garden. Perched above Kaunaoa Bay with sweeping coastal views, the restaurant's dinner menu reflects a Kohala Pacific Rim-inspired culinary approach.

In addition, The Spa at Mauna Kea, opening in spring 2026, will feature 11 treatment rooms, both al fresco as well as indoor and outdoor couples treatment suites, separate male and female purification gardens, steam and sauna facilities, a movement pavilion, and a spa vitality pool. Designed to be organically connected to the land and rooted in Hawaiian healing traditions, the spa experience will begin with an oli chant and extend beyond individual treatments to include plunge and soaking pools and a wellness deck intended for reflection and restoration. It will complement the resort's existing wellness offerings, including the award-winning Seaside Racquet Club, home to nine tennis courts and eight new pickleball courts.

The completion of this multi-phased renovation coincides with the resort's 60th anniversary and upcoming grand reopening gala in June, marking six decades of hospitality on the Island of Hawai'i. 

For more information or reservations, visit www.maunakeabeachhotel.com, and to learn more about the Mauna Kea Beach Hotel renovation, visit MaunaKeaResort.com/renewal/ or follow along on Instagram @MaunaKeaHotel.