Not content to rest on its storied reputation for endless summer, golden sands, and easygoing hospitality, Hawai'i keeps upping the appeal for meeting and incentive travelers. The setting could scarcely be lovelier. Part of the Big Island's 3,200-acre Mauna Lani Resort on the sunny Kona Kohala Coast, the property is set on 29 flowering oceanfront acres. Now, picture one delicious dish after another, paired with a notable wine.
Groups are welcome to pull up to the overflowing tables.
Which means a considerable bonus for savvy planners in search of more bang for the meeting buck. The resort's 7,200 sf of indoor meeting space is tucked into a private garden wing with a separate entrance and a reception lanai. The Molokai Mule Ride takes groups down a 1,600-foot switchback trail to Kalaupapa, once a leper colony where Father Damien ministered and now a National Historical Park. Visitors can also hike the three-mile Kalaupapa Pali Trail . The restaurants below have group facilities and were selected from the Zagat Survey of Hawai'i.