Preflight HawaiʻiBook

THE JOURNAL

Notes from Maui

What we’d tell a friend staying at the suite. No filler.

The rock wall of Koʻieʻie Fishpond at low tide

The fishpond next door

Feb 3, 2026

Koʻieʻie Fishpond sits directly in front of the building — a 400-to-500-year-old feat of Hawaiian aquaculture engineering.

Humpback whales off the south Maui shore

Whale season from the sixth floor

Jan 12, 2026

From December to April, humpbacks calve in the shallow channel right off Menehune Shores. You can watch them from breakfast.