Big Island · South Kohala

Mauna Kea Beach Hotel

Mauna Kea Beach Hotel
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The Mauna Kea Beach Hotel opened in 1965 as the first major resort on the Big Island's leeward Kohala coast…

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How to visit

The hotel is private but the lobby and the restaurants are open to non-guests; the art collection is viewable on a self-guided walk through the public areas. Behave the way you would in any other working hotel — quiet, not loud in the lobby, no pool use without paying. The beach below is public by Hawaiʻi law; access from the limited public-parking stalls is the route. Do not park on hotel guest spaces. The art is not roped off; do not touch.

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