Conde Nast names Mauni Lani among ‘World’s Top Earth-Friendly Getaways’

The Big Island’s award-winning Mauna Lani Resort has been named one of the “World’s Top Earth-Friendly Getaways” by Conde Nast Traveler magazine in its January 2008 issue.
The Mauna Lani Resort is the sole beach resort in the United States named in the magazine, yet is noted as being one of the world’s top luxury, [...]

The Big Island’s award-winning Mauna Lani Resort has been named one of the “World’s Top Earth-Friendly Getaways” by Conde Nast Traveler magazine in its January 2008 issue.

The Mauna Lani Resort is the sole beach resort in the United States named in the magazine, yet is noted as being one of the world’s top luxury, eco-friendly beach destinations.

The resort’s eco-friendly solar energy system supplies the most solar electric power of any luxury resort in the world, providing operating power and supplies the majority of the resort’s water pumping power. Engineers expect that the environmentally friendly system will reduce carbon emissions by almost 12,000 tons over the next 25 years.

The resort also boasts a unique golf water system, while over 50% of the greens’ electricity is solar-generated.

The resort has also made strides in protecting the ecology of the area with is collaborative effort with Oahu’s Sea Life Parkin raising honu (turtle) in its saltwater ponds until they are large enough to be released in the wild. The honu are part of the resort’s complimentary fishing feeding tour designed to raise awareness of the endangered species. In addition, each Fourth of July, Mauna Lani Resort releases healthy honu into the ocean as part of their annual Turtle Independence Day celebration; to date, more than 125 honu have been released.

Mauna Lani Resort has also been recognized by the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency, Department of Energy, and Center for Resource Solutions for significantly advancing development of the green power market. Mauna Lani was also the recipient of the Green Business Award from the Chamber of Commerce of Hawaii, the Hawaii Hotel Assn., the Hawaii Department of Business Economic Development and Tourism, and the Hawaii Department of Health. It also won the Keep It Hawaii Kahili Award for their Kalahuipua‘a Fishponds in the category of historic preservation.

For more information on Mauna Lanu, visit their website at www.maunalani.com.