Hyatt Regency Maui Resort & Spa

Maui's first destination resort announces sophisticated new dining destination and luxurious guestroom renovations

LAHAINA, HI (August 31, 2010) - Hyatt Regency Maui Resort and Spa announces the upcoming completion of an extensive $15 million transformation. Scheduled for completion in December 2010, the resort will redefine the quintessential Maui experience, making it even more captivating with exquisitely updated guestrooms and an exciting new dining destination, Japengo, which will offer a culinary adventure blending exotic flavors from around the world.

"Opened in 1980, Hyatt Regency Maui was the first destination resort in the world, and its groundbreaking resort-as-destination concept - with extensive gardens, water playgrounds, wildlife and notable art collection - forever changed the landscape of resorts around the globe." remarked Michael Jokovich, General Manager with Hyatt Regency Maui Resort and Spa. "With this exciting transformation, we're reinventing the resort that invented it all. The ambiance and design of our new guestrooms and Japengo are inspired by the vibrancy and natural beauty of Hawaii, and with them we have infused sophisticated Hawaiian elegance into the entire guest experience."

Japengo - Begun in August and scheduled for completion in December 2010, Hyatt Regency Maui's restaurant, Cascades, will be completely redesigned into Japengo, a sexy, hip dining destination for lively Pacific Rim cuisine. With design led by Island Design Center, the dramatic transformation begins with an updated interpretation of a Japanese fishing village, with narrow alleyways and quirky level changes luring guests to the intriguing Moon Bar, Sushi Lounge, and outdoor dining overlooking the ocean. Colors and materials are evocative of the celestial elements of the sun, moon and earth and vary from grounded and earthen, warm and fiery, and lunar and ethereal.

Creating a moonscape at the Moon Bar, an open air garden lounge, ethereal silk pendants orbit above a circular bar created with lunar-toned materials of sliced stone and black pebbles. The Village Alley Walk, covered with mossy green rustic porcelain tiles, leads to the Sushi Lounge, where updated Asian elements and a minimalistic design create a Zen-like backdrop that puts cuisine - and dynamic sushi chefs - front and center. Glowing amber elongated pendant lamps and banquettes of wasabi-green and deep olive create a clubby ambiance. Outside, guests enjoy warm trade winds and exceptional panoramic views of the resort's 40-acre grounds, swimming pools and water features, and views of Molokai'i, Lanai'i and migratory whales from Japengo's elevated positioning. The mood is edgy and intimate with flickering tiki torches, pin spot lighting, and high-backed settees in fiery-hued fabrics.

At Japengo, guests will enjoy culinary adventure of modern Pacific Rim cuisine created by Hyatt Regency Maui Resort and Spa's Executive Chef Matt Smith and his team presented against the subdued, warm and earthy colors of Heath Ceramics. Drawing from exceptional locally-sourced produce and island flavors, Chef Smith uses authentic Asian preparations and cooking methods to create a menu that tantalizes the senses. Guests dining in the Sushi Lounge may watch as nigiri and creative sushi rolls are rolled to order. An array of colorful and captivating Asian-inspired cocktail specials is also offered. At Japengo, the mood is sexy, the service is authentic, the music is current and the food is beautiful.

Comfortably Sophisticated Accommodations - Led by CRA, a leading designer of up-scale hospitality properties, Hyatt Regency Maui Resort and Spa's guestrooms will be luxuriously renovated with a sleek, contemporary Hawaiian design that is both comfortable and sophisticated. The new rooms provide a soothing environment - fresh, tailored and uncluttered, the design draws directly on the vibrant natural beauty of the surrounding blue pacific, red clay soil, deep green plantations, and vivid yellows and oranges of the island sun. A new crisp, graphic carpet and simple palette of white bedding on the plantation-style platform bed set off vibrantly-colored new textiles. Custom light fixtures, fabrics and draperies achieve a sophisticated look, while boldly sized 'frame-free' artwork relax the room. Unexpected custom-designed ottomans stand in for coffee tables inspiring guests to unwind and put their feet up. A new custom wall-covering, with a hint of vertical grain, is a sustainable product made from recycled materials. The clean design style and refined Hawaiian furnishings offer graceful flow onto the lanai'i, with panoramic views of mountains or ocean drawing immediate connection with Hawaii's natural beauty. The result is a comfortably sophisticated guestroom that feels uniquely local.

The first destination resort in the world, Hyatt Regency Maui Resort and Spa has been a trendsetter in luxury since opening in 1980. With lavishly renovated guestrooms and Maui's chicest new dining destination, Japengo, paired with an idyllic oceanfront setting and genuine service, Hyatt Regency Maui Resort and Spa is making it even more captivating for vacationers to book in 2011 and beyond.

For more information regarding Hyatt Regency Maui Resort and Spa, please contact the resort by phone at (808) 661-1234 or (800) 233-1234, or visit the resort website: www.maui.hyatt.com.


About Hyatt Regency Maui Resort and Spa - Authentic Hawaiian Hospitality Surrounded by Tropical Luxury
Ideally situated on 40 tropically landscaped oceanfront acres along a three-mile stretch of the famed Ka'anapali Beach, Maui's longest crescent beach, Hyatt Regency Maui Resort and Spa offers an authentic Hawaiian experience in a setting of tropical luxury. Each of the 806 guestrooms, including 31 suites, affords Hawaiian elegance with plantation-style furnishings and a private lanai with panoramic views. Boasting endless amenities including Spa Moana, Maui's only oceanfront, 15,000 square-foot luxury spa and fitness center, elaborate water playground with tropical streams and waterfalls, championship golf, six tennis courts, scuba and catamaran sails, four restaurants, shopping, and over 100,000 square feet of function space, as well as expert-led stargazing, luau, and wildlife, art and tropical garden tours, Hyatt Regency Maui Resort and Spa offers everything necessary to create the quintessential Maui getaway.

Maui's hottest new dining destination brings sophisticated Pacific Rim cuisine to Lahaina

LAHAINA, Hawaii (Dec., 2010) - Hyatt Regency Maui Resort and Spa is pleased to announce the opening of Japengo, a Pacific Rim Restaurant and Sushi Lounge. Part of the resort's extensive $15 million transformation that included the complete renovation of all guestrooms, the $5 million Japengo is a sophisticated dining destination with spectacular panoramic views of the ocean and surrounding islands. Drawing on Hawaii's freshest, locally-grown products, coupled with exotic ingredients from neighboring Pacific Rim countries, Japengo creates a culinary adventure showcasing modern Asian-inspired flavors with Hawaiian flair.

"As the first destination resort in the world, Hyatt Regency Maui Resort and Spa has been a trendsetter in luxury since opening in 1980," remarked Michael Jokovich, General Manager with Hyatt Regency Maui Resort and Spa. "Our legacy continues with the opening of Japengo, which offers island visitors and local residents a chic new dining destination with the high level of service and authentic Hawaiian hospitality that Hyatt Regency Maui is known for."

Design - Conceptualized with Island Design Center as an updated interpretation of a Japanese fishing village, Japengo provides a variety of distinctive settings, each offering a unique dining experience. Arriving guests follow the Village Alley Walk, covered with mossy green rustic porcelain tiles, to the vibrant Sushi Lounge. Updated Asian elements and a minimalistic design create a Zen-like backdrop that puts cuisine - and the dynamic sushi chefs - front and center. Glowing elongated amber pendant lamps and banquettes of wasabi-green and deep olive create a clubby ambiance. Outside, the mood is edgy and intimate with flickering tiki torches, pin spot lighting, and high-backed settees in fiery-hued fabrics. Here, guests enjoy warm trade winds and exceptional panoramic views of the resort's 40-acre grounds, swimming pools and waterfall, and neighboring islands of Molokai and Lanai.

Creating a moonscape at the Moon Bar, an open air garden lounge, silk pendants orbit above the circular bar, designed using lunar-toned materials of sliced stone and black pebbles. Guests can sip creative specialty cocktails including the Rappongi Fling, with Momokawa Ruby sake, fresh lime, cucumber and ginger ale, and the Asian Pear-suasion, with Absolut Pears vodka, Momokawa Pearl sake, Midori, fresh lime and Thai basil. The Moon Bar's colors and materials are evocative of the celestial elements of the sun, moon and earth, and vary from grounded and earthen, warm and fiery, and lunar and ethereal.

Cuisine - To create Japengo's modern Pacific Rim cuisine, Hyatt Regency Maui Resort and Spa's Executive Chef Matt Smith sources exceptional local produce and products from Maui and the surrounding islands, such as Olowalu tomatoes, Kula lettuces, Alii Kula lavender, Hawaiian red and black sea salt, and freshly caught seafood, and thoughtfully prepares them using authentic Asian cooking methods. Guests' culinary adventure begins with Chef Smith's unique starters, including Seared "Snake River Farms" Kobe Carpaccio with Wasabi Infused Organic Lemon Olive Oil, Watercress, Quail Egg and Shiso Aioli ($21) and Compressed Watermelon & Hamachi Mosaic with Emperor's Ponzu, Rainbow Micro Greens and Tobiko ($18). House specials include Grilled Local Mahi Mahi with Okinawa Tatsoi, Sesame, Pancetta, Lemongrass Beurre Blanc, and Forbidden Rice ($39) and Singaporean Chili Crab with Alaskan King Crab and Spicy Chili Sauce ($46).

At the Sushi Lounge, which seats 49, guests can enjoy refined izakaya (Japanese pub) favorites including Poached Hawaiian Young Abalone with Soy Broth, Daikon Radish, Spicy Chili and Micro Greens ($12) or Spicy Salmon Buns with Maui Onion, Shiso, Kaiware, Bao Buns, Hoisin and Ume ($18). Named after Japengo's benevolent mascot, a Japanese mythological deity and symbol for fertility, Sushi Chef Jay Ledee's signature roll is the Japengo Tengu - an inspired combination featuring whitefish, crab, tuna, avocado, tatsoi, tobiko, and spicy eel aioli, deep-fried in tempura panko batter ($20).

$10 Million Guestroom Renovation - The completion of Japengo is part of an overall $15 million resort renovation that includes a $10 million update to all guestrooms. Also completed in December, Hyatt Regency Maui's guestrooms now feature a new sleek, contemporary Hawaiian design that is both comfortable and sophisticated. The fresh, tailored and uncluttered style includes new fabrics on the signature plantation-style platform bed, carpeting and drapery, a vibrant color scheme, custom artwork, flatpanel televisions, and stylish new furnishings including sofas, chairs and lamps. The result is an elegant and welcoming guestroom that feels uniquely local.

"With this exciting transformation, we are reinventing the resort that invented it all. The ambiance and design of our new guestrooms and Japengo are inspired by the vibrancy and natural beauty of Hawaii, and with them we have infused sophisticated Hawaiian elegance into the entire guest experience," remarked Jokovich.

Located within Hyatt Regency Maui Resort and Spa at 200 Nohea Kai Drive on Ka'anapali Beach, Japengo is open for dinner Monday through Sunday, from 5:30 p.m. - 10:00 p.m.; lounge hours are 4:30 p.m. - 11:00 p.m. For more information or reservations, contact Hyatt Regency Maui Resort and Spa by phone at (808) 661-1234 or visit the resort website: www.maui.hyatt.com.

About Hyatt Regency Maui Resort and Spa - Authentic Hawaiian Hospitality Surrounded by Tropical Luxury
Ideally situated on 40 tropically landscaped oceanfront acres along a three-mile stretch of the famed Ka'anapali Beach, Maui's longest crescent beach, Hyatt Regency Maui Resort and Spa offers an authentic Hawaiian experience in a setting of tropical luxury. Each of the 806 guestrooms, including 31 suites, affords Hawaiian elegance with plantation-style furnishings and a private lanai with panoramic views. Boasting endless amenities including Spa Moana, Maui's only oceanfront, 15,000 square-foot luxury spa and fitness center, elaborate water playground with tropical streams and waterfalls, championship golf, six tennis courts, scuba and catamaran sails, four restaurants, shopping, and over 100,000 square feet of function space, as well as expert-led stargazing, luau, and wildlife, art and tropical garden tours, Hyatt Regency Maui Resort and Spa offers everything necessary to create the quintessential Maui getaway.

2011 AAA Four Diamond - 16th consecutive year
2011 Travel+Leisure, "500 World's Best Hotels"
2011 Conde Nast Traveler, "Gold List" Reserve
2010 Travel + Leisure "50 Best Romantic Getaways", "Top 25 Hawaii Resorts", "World's Best for Families"
2010 Conde Nast Traveler, "Top 25 HI Resorts", "Top Spas"
2010 AA Celebrated Living, "Platinum List"
2010 Gayot, "Top Ten Family Hotels", "Top Ten Spa Hotels"
2010 Zagat, "Top Rated" Restaurants
2010 Yelp "People Love Us"
Hawaii Green Business Program
Green Key Award
2010 Apple Vacations, Crystal Apple for Best Hotel, HI
2010 Flight Center, Best Hotel for Families, Hawaii, Best Honeymoon Chain, U.S.A

Hyatt Regency Maui Resort and Spa announces the appointment of two new members to the resort's Food & Beverage team - Gordon Chow has assumed the role of Restaurant Manager of Umalu, while Jonica Reid will be General Manager for Hyatt Regency Maui's exciting new restaurant, Japengo, opening in mid-December. Both contribute a wealth of expertise, earned through numerous years in various areas of the hospitality industry, to their positions at Maui's AAA Four Diamond resort on Ka'anapali Beach.

Jonica Reid will bring almost 22 years of restaurant experience, plus true passion and dedication for the hospitality industry, to her role overseeing Maui's chic new restaurant, Japengo. Reid has honed her skills through front-of-house positions with various Maui restaurants including Cane & Taro and Mama's Fish House, as well as The Chart House in Newport Beach, California. Demonstrating exceptional attention to detail combined with warm and genuine client relations, Reid will be a welcoming presence at the resort's exciting Pacific Rim restaurant.

A native of Canada, Gordon Chow brings more than 20 years of management in hospitality, food & beverage, hotels and airlines to his post at Hyatt's popular two-year old poolside dining destination, Umalu. Most recently a Station Manager with Hawaiian Airlines in Kahului, Maui, Chow has held Director of Food & Beverage positions with Hilton Garden Inn Roseville, Big League Dream Sports Park LLC, and Vacation Inn Hotel & Suites Palm Desert. His career also includes notable roles with The CheeseSteak Grille, Indian Wells Country Club, Marriott Desert Springs Resort & Spa, and The Docks Nightclub & Entertainment Complex. Chow will bring the highest level of customer service and leadership to Umalu.

For more information regarding Hyatt Regency Maui Resort and Spa, please contact the resort by phone at (808) 661-1234 or (800) 233-1234 or online at www.maui.hyatt.com.

About Hyatt Regency Maui Resort and Spa - Authentic Hawaiian Hospitality Surrounded by Tropical Luxury
Ideally situated on 40 tropically landscaped oceanfront acres along a three-mile stretch of the famed Ka'anapali Beach, Maui's longest crescent beach, Hyatt Regency Maui Resort and Spa offers an authentic Hawaiian experience in a setting of tropical luxury. Each of the 806 guestrooms, including 31 suites, affords Hawaiian elegance with plantation-style furnishings and a private lanai with panoramic views. Boasting endless amenities including Spa Moana, Maui's only oceanfront, 15,000 square-foot luxury spa and fitness center, elaborate water playground with tropical streams and waterfalls, championship golf, six tennis courts, scuba and catamaran sails, four restaurants, shopping, and over 100,000 square feet of function space, as well as expert-led stargazing, luau, and wildlife, art and tropical garden tours, Hyatt Regency Maui Resort and Spa offers everything necessary to create the quintessential Maui getaway.

Hyatt Regency Maui Resort and Spa has been recognized with awards and accolades including 2010 AAA Four Diamond Award, 2010 Travel + Leisure "World's Best" Top 25 Hawaii Resorts, 2010 Travel + Leisure "500 World Best Hotels," 2010 Condé Nast Traveler "Gold List" Reserve, 2010 Condé Nast Traveler Readers Poll "Top Spas in the World," 2009 Travel + Leisure "World's Best Hotels for Families" (#1 in Hawaii / #3 in US), 2008 Condé Nast Traveler Gold List "Best Places to Stay," 2008 Condé Nast Traveler "Top 25 Hawaii Resorts" and 2008 Condé Nast Traveler "Top Golf Resorts." Condé Nast Traveler voted Maui "Best Island in the World" in 2009.

For more information regarding Hyatt Regency Maui Resort and Spa, please contact the resort by phone at (808) 661-1234 or (800) 233-1234, or visit the resort website: www.maui.hyatt.com.

Hyatt Regency Maui Resort and Spa Receives Top Honors in America's Best Hotels for Families - 2009 List By Travel + Leisure



Discerning readers rank resort as top family destination - #3 in U.S. and #1 in Hawaii



LAHAINA, MAUI, HI, CA (September 14, 2009) - Hyatt Regency Maui Resort and Spa is proud to announce their recent recognition in Travel + Leisure magazine's "America's Best Hotels for Families" list for 2009. A prestigious annual award tallied based on reader evaluations collected in the magazine's 2009 "World's Best Awards" survey, Travel + Leisure's annual listing honors the best family-friendly hotels, resorts, and cruise lines as selected by the magazine's discerning, travel-savvy readers, with highest ratings denote those that deliver a truly exceptional experience to a multi-generational clan. Recognized with top honors, Hyatt Regency Maui Resort and Spa ranks as #3 in the U.S. resort and #1 in Hawaii for 2009.



"We are extremely honored to be recognized by the knowledgeable, well-traveled readers of Travel + Leisure magazine as one of the U.S.'s best resorts for families," remarks Michael Jokovich, General Manager at Hyatt Regency Maui Resort and Spa. "Our resort is truly a 40-acre playground, offering a limitless array of activities and amenities to captivate the whole family. Our goal is that all of our guests, whether big or small, return with wonderful memories of a truly authentic Hawaii vacation, one in which they had an opportunity to personally create their own unique island experience."



Travel + Leisure writers Kathyn O'Shea-Evans and Ann Shields noted in the September issue, "Judging by the stellar properties that make the 2009 cut, two things are changing in the competitive world of family-friendly hotels: resorts are becoming even savvier about designing activities to engage young guests, and they're going back to fundamentals in pleasing parents." Catapulting the property to the top of the family-friendly list, guests at Hyatt Regency Maui Resort and Spa have access to a 1/2 -acre fantasy pool and water playground, on-property wildlife tours, expert-led stargazing, as well as snorkeling and endless water sports. In addition, the Camp Hyatt program (one of only a handful of Hyatt resorts to offer both day and evening sessions) offers limitless diversions that change every day of the week - from coconut bowling, outrigger canoe building, fishing, sandcastle contests, hula lessons, lei making, and ancient Hawaiian games and cultural learning - allowing parents to take some time alone to indulge in a romantic private beachside dinner, sunset sails on the resort's 65-foot catamaran, couples lomi-lomi massage at Spa Moana or authentic Polynesian entertainment and cuisine at the Drums of the Pacific luau or Cirque Polynesia.



Complete results can be found in the September issue of Travel + Leisure or on the magazine's website at [url]www.travelandleisure.com[/url]

For more information regarding Hyatt Regency Maui Resort and Spa, please contact the resort by phone at

(808) 661 1234 or (800) 233-1234, or visit the resort website: [url]www.maui.hyatt.com[/url].



About Hyatt Regency Maui Resort and Spa

Ideally situated on 40 tropically landscaped oceanfront acres along a three-mile stretch of the famed Ka'anapali Beach, Maui's longest crescent beach, Hyatt Regency Maui Resort and Spa offers an authentic Hawaiian experience in a setting of tropical luxury. Each of the 806 guestrooms, including 31 suites, affords Hawaiian elegance with plantation-style furnishings and a private lanai with panoramic views. Boasting endless amenities including Spa Moana, Maui's only oceanfront, 15,000 square-foot luxury spa and fitness center, elaborate water playground with tropical streams and waterfalls, championship golf, six tennis courts, scuba and catamaran sails, four restaurants, shopping, and over 100,000 square feet of function space, as well as expert-led stargazing, luau, and wildlife, art and tropical garden tours, Hyatt Regency Maui Resort and Spa offers everything necessary to create the quintessential Maui getaway.



Hyatt Regency Maui Resort and Spa has been recognized with awards and accolades including 2009 AAA Four Diamond Award, 2009 Travel + Leisure "500 World Best Hotels," 2009 Travel + Leisure "America's Best Hotel for Families," 2009 Travel + Leisure "Top 25 Hawaii Resorts," 2008 Conde Nast Traveler Gold List "Best Places to Stay," 2008 Conde Nast Traveler "Top 25 Hawaii Resorts" and 2008 Conde Nast Traveler "Top Golf Resorts." Conde Nast Traveler voted Maui "Best Island in the World" in 2008.

For more information regarding Hyatt Regency Maui Resort and Spa, please contact the resort by phone at

(808) 661-1234 or (800) 233-1234, or visit the resort website: [url]www.maui.hyatt.com[/url].


Hyatt Regency Maui E-Brochure



About Hyatt Hotels Corporation

Hyatt Hotels Corporation, headquartered in Chicago, is a leading global hospitality company with a proud heritage of making guests feel more than welcome. Thousands of members of the Hyatt family in 45 countries strive to make a difference in the lives of the guests they encounter every day by providing authentic hospitality. The company's subsidiaries manage, franchise, own and develop hotels and resorts under the Hyatt, Park Hyatt, Andaz, Grand Hyatt, Hyatt Regency, Hyatt Place and Hyatt Summerfield Suites brand names and have locations under development on five continents. Hyatt Vacation Ownership, Inc., a Hyatt Hotels Corporation subsidiary, develops and operates vacation ownership properties under the Hyatt Vacation Club brand. As of June 30, 2009, the company's worldwide portfolio consisted of 413 properties. For more information, please visit [url]www.hyatt.com[/url].

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KAANAPALI, Maui, Hawaii " JUNE 30, 2008 " Hyatt Regency Maui Resort and Spa received this month the prestigious AAA Four Diamond Award for 2009 for the 21st consecutive year. The coveted plaque featuring four raised diamonds and AAA Four Diamond Award logo acknowledges the resort for offering an exceptional guest experience in ambiance, services and hospitality.

We appreciate receiving this distinguished award which wouldnt be possible without our dedicated and warm staff, said General Manager Michael Jokovich. In accepting and celebrating this award, I would especially like to applaud the resorts team for the authentic hospitality extended to our guests on a daily basis.

One of only six hotels on Maui received the prestigious award, among a total of just 15 resorts throughout Hawaii. The AAA Four Diamond award recognizes outstanding facilities and services while offering guests a high caliber of service, hospitality and pampering in a clean, beautiful and comfortable environment.

To obtain a AAA Four Diamond Award an inspector conducts a physical evaluation of the entire property including exterior building and grounds, public areas, room decor and ambiance, guest room amenities, bathrooms, housekeeping and maintenance. Once the physical aspects of a property are considered to be at the Four Diamond level, services are evaluated by one of AAAs field inspector during an anonymous overnight stay. The services experienced by the field inspector must also support a Four Diamond rating, in order to achieve this level.

AAA, considered as one of the largest travel organizations in the world, is a non-profit organization integrated by more than 100 motor clubs serving more than 50 million members who rely on the Diamond ratings to assist them with their travel decisions.

For reservations or more information Hyatt Regency Maui Resort and Spa can be reached at (808) 661-1234 or (800) 233-1234, or by visiting www.maui.hyatt.com.

KAANAPALI, Maui, Hawaii " July 7, 2008 " Hyatt Regency Maui was rated among the Top 100 Golf Resorts in Conde Nast Travelers June 2008 Readers poll. Only properties that received a required minimum number of top level responses were included in the rankings.

Some 2,800 Conde Nast Traveler readers evaluated 477 golf resorts that they had visited in the past three years. Properties were rated on six criteria: Design of Courses, Golf Staff & Service, Resort Service, Rooms, Food/Dining, and Activities/Facilities using a five-point scale of excellent, very good, good, fair and poor. Each score represents the percentage of respondents who rated a particular feature excellent or very good.

Hyatt Regency Maui received an overall score of 80 and its Activities/Facilities received a 92.0 score. Resort Service ranked 84.6 and Room and Food/Dining both received 81.5 scores. The 36-hole Ka-anapali Golf Resort, noted for its legendary golf through the foothills of the West Maui mountains with sweeping panoramas of Kaanapali coastline, was ranked 75.0 for its golf staff and service and 70.4 for course design.

About Kaanapali Golf Course

This world-class golf facility has hosted many professional events including the Senior PGA Kaanapali Classic and the LPGA Kemper Open. The Resort South Course, redesigned by architect Arthur Jack Snyder, is 6,400 yards, par 70, and a more forgiving course with subtle undulating greens that accommodate all levels of play. Originally a sugar cane plantation, players will see the Sugar Cane Train steam pass several holes. The Tournament North Course is one of two courses in Hawaii designed by Robert Trent Jones, Sr. The 6,700 yard, par 71 course challenges club selection and putting skills. The course begins at sea level, hugs the shoreline before winding to the West Maui Mountains foothills, then finishes with a 449 yard hole that plays along the water canal the entire length of the fairway and green. Arnold Palmer once called the 18th par 4 one of the best and most challenging finishing holes hed ever played.

Complimentary shuttle is provided to Kaanapali Golf Course, which is just adjacent to the resort.

'Ūmalu Restaurant Opens at Hyatt Regency Maui Resort and Spa

$8 Million Progressive Hawaiian Dining Venue Debuts

KA'ANAPALI, Maui, Hawaii (October 10, 2008) - 'Ūmalu, a casual yet upscale full service lunch and dinner venue showcasing modern contemporary Hawaiian cuisine, officially opened this weekend at Hyatt Regency Maui Resort and Spa with a traditional Hawaiian blessing. The restaurant is the latest edition to the resort's dining experiences, located poolside with views of the ocean, as well as Lana'i and Molokai islands.

'Ūmalu is situated into the hillside off the pool area, below the main resort tower. As 'Ūmalu in Hawaiian means "the shade under a cliff or to cast a shadow," guests can take a reprieve from the sun for a restful and soothing dining experience. With a rich stone faade entrance, guests will be invited into a room designed with tumbled stone or open air seating with the option of a cool flagstone area or actually dining at tables set on sand for a more beachside experience.

'Ūmalu's contemporary Hawaiiana menu showcases indigenous Maui flavors with "Local Style" entrees from simple to exquisite. Notable dinner fare such as Pan-Seared Scallops, Prawns and Island Mahi-Mahi with snow peas, baby bok choy, Hawaiian hamakua mushrooms,
red curry coconut cream and flat rice noodles, Sake-Seared Hawaiian Ahi Steak, and Volcano Spiced-Slow Roasted Prime Rib, to simpler yet remarkable starters such as Snake River Farms Kobe Sliders - Poi Rolls with Gorgonzola and Caramelized Maui Onion - and Uncle Kimo's Ahi Poke "Nachos".

Salads from the To-Go Deli located within 'Ūmalu accommodates the most discerning appetite for fresh and organic produce all from Hawaii's micro climates. Grab and go provides a convenient option for guests taking a quick break from the pool or beachside setting, as well as for those partaking in activities and adventures off-site from the resort. Selections from a variety of resort-prepared sushi, salads, sandwiches, hummus and other convenient gourmet items, as well as beverages of choice are offered.

'Ūmalu also entices guests with a new posh 24-seat poolside bar serving a wide array of creative Hawaiian specialty drinks such as Mutiny on the Carthaginian, an "island style" long island iced tea with guava juice; the Road to Hana, a fresh pineapple, Cruzan mango and coconut rum blend; and the Ka'anapali Sunburn of coconut rum, banana liquor, grapefruit, pineapple and cranberry juice - all can be served in a Maui Gold Pineapple or a green Coconut while enjoying programming on flat screen televisions, or gazing out into the ocean during sunset.