tropical · Kona Coast (Ka'ūpūlehu), Big Island

Four Seasons Resort Hualalai

Top-tier tropical signature experiences — Kona marlin, lava-field exploration, swim-with-rays — with no passport and a 15-minute airport, ideal for US leadership groups.

Built on a black-lava Kona coastline, Hualalai is the rare US-soil tropical buyout that needs no passport for a domestic exec team — 243 low-rise rooms, seven pools including the spring-fed King's Pond aquarium swimmable with rays and tropical fish, a Jack Nicklaus course, and a Pacific big-game fishery (Kona is the marlin capital) a short run offshore. Reachable with one connection from the West Coast.

Capacity

50–300

Guests

300

Sleeps Onsite

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Setting

Meeting Spaces

General Session: Ballroom + oceanfront lawns for full-group plenary (~250–300)
Breakout: Multiple meeting rooms, garden hales, beachfront pavilions
Outdoor: Oceanfront lawns, golf course, King's Pond, lava-coast trails

Dining

5 on-site restaurants; oceanfront luau-style galas; private chef's-table catch dinners

Getting There

KOA ~15 min; nonstop/one-stop from West Coast hubs — strong for domestic groups avoiding international visas. Vans/carts on property.

KOAKona Int'l15 min drive

Accessibility

ADA rooms and beach access; single-level layout is mobility-friendly.