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The Honolulu Advertiser
Posted on: Sunday, April 20, 2008

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The Mauna Lani Resort on the Big Island was voted one of the world's most earth-friendly getaways. The resort's Mauna Lani Spa was voted Hawai'i's top spa in the April 2008 issue of Condé Nast Traveler magazine. Spa treatments include relaxing in the sun-warmed outdoor Lava Sauna, right.

Mauna Lani Resort

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Mauna Lani Spa at Mauna Lani Resort was voted Hawai'i's No. 1 spa in the April 2008 issue of Condé Nast Traveler magazine, and No. 3 in North America and the Caribbean. Travel + Leisure also ranked the Mauna Lani Spa at No. 3 in Hawai'i, and the readers of Spa magazine voted the resort's spa "one of their favorite spas" in their November 2007 "Readers' Choice" awards issue.

Mauna Lani Resort is recognized as "one of the world's top earth-friendly getaways" in the January issue of Condé Nast Traveler magazine and also was selected for National Geographic Traveler magazine's "Stay List" in its April 2008 issue. www.maunalani.com, 800-367-2323.

Sheraton Kauai Resort's "Mommy and Me" family getaway package offers an upgrade to a partial ocean-view room if you book a garden category guest room at $259 a night, a two-for-one coupon for the resort's Surf to Sunset Lu'au featuring Polynesian dance and entertainment ($75 per person). The "Mommy and Me" family getaway package is for travel May 1-31. The resort's Keiki Aloha program for kids ages 5 to 12 offers kite flying, bamboo pole fishing, sand castle building, and storytelling of Hawaiian legends for whole-day or half-day sessions. 808-742-1661, 866-716-8140; rate plan is "mother."

Turtle Bay Resort Escape Club program offers new members one free round of golf at either Turtle Bay Resort's world-famous Arnold Palmer Course or George Fazio Course (one round per membership and is based on availability) as well as a coupon for 50 percent off on an annual pass to the Polynesian Cultural Center, through May 31. For members, Turtle Bay room rates start at $189 per night (blackout dates may apply) through May 31. Upon joining the Escape Club, Hawai'i residents will receive a complimentary room for one night with additional benefits. The annual fee is $219. www.TurtleBayEscapeClub.com.

The Ritz-Carlton Kapalua getaway package is for stays between June 16 and Dec. 20, and can be combined with a free sixth night and daily breakfast for two or $250 food and beverage credit. Three-night vacations begin at $834 per person. www.pleasantholidays.com.

ResortQuest Hawaii's kama'aina rates at the Ilikai start at $138; ResortQuest Aloha Beach Hotel, Kaua'i offers a kama'aina rate starting at $99. 800-321-2558 and ask for "kama'aina rates."

Kapalua Resort Villas' Three For Free package includes a fifth night free on daily rates starting at $279 for a one-bedroom fairway view villa; a $100 activity certificate toward activities booked through the Villas' in-house concierge, golf, in-room massage, and snorkel sail. Bookings must be made before June 30 for travel through Dec. 19. Bookings from April 1 through June 30 and Aug. 20 through Dec. 19 also receive a complimentary view category upgrade.

Kapalua's Stay and Play Your Way starts at $598, double, for a one-bedroom villa and a midsize rental car. A menu of options includes unlimited same-day play on the Bay and Plantation courses, golf lesson and massage. 800-545-0018.

Pleasant Holidays offers a free fifth night and a $100 leisure credit at the Halekulani hotel, on stays through Dec. 22. The leisure credit may be used for dining and spa treatments or at the Halekulani Boutique. 800-448-3333.

Royal Lahaina Resort's rate on a newly renovated luxury terrace-view room is $195 per night, through June 12. Book by May 31. www.hawaiihotels.com.