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  New Otani Kaimana Beach Hotel

  2863 Kalakaua Ave, Honolulu, HI 96815, USA

  • Spaces for 18-150 Guests
  • 1 Outdoor
  • 2 Restaurants
  • 4 Total Spaces

  Kaimana Beach Hotel sits on Waikīkī's "Gold Coast" along Queen Kapiʻolani Park, where the beachfront meets the base of Diamond Head. The property has occupied this stretch of oceanfront since 1963, built on grounds with roots going back to a family estate from 1903 — grounds that once drew Hawaiian royalty and, famously, novelist Robert Louis Stevenson, who found inspiration beneath the hau tree grove that still lends its name to the hotel's signature restaurant. The hotel offers three distinct event spaces, each with direct views of the Pacific. The Kaimana Ballroom, the largest, accommodates up to 120 guests and connects to an oceanfront lānai. The Kapua Lounge is an intimate setting suited to rehearsal dinners and small gatherings of up to 30. The Hale Hau is a private oceanfront dining room for up to 18. The Hau Tree Restaurant can host seated events of up to 150 in an open-air, beachside setting beneath a canopy of trees. All event spaces include high-speed WiFi, a SONOS sound system, and in-house catering. The hotel's events team works with groups to build personalized programs in place of standard packages.

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  Turtle Bay Resort

  57-091 Kamehameha Hwy, Kahuku, HI 96731, USA

  • Spaces for 200-2,000 Guests
  • 5 Outdoor Spaces
  • 2 Hotels
  • 7 Total Spaces

  The Ritz-Carlton O'ahu, Turtle Bay is a beachfront resort on O'ahu's North Shore, occupying nearly 1,300 acres of historic land with five miles of untouched coastline and seven beaches. Operating on the same site since 1972, the property joined The Ritz-Carlton family and now pairs the North Shore's natural character with the brand's approach to service and cultural programming. Event and wedding spaces range from the 8,832-square-foot Kuilima Ballroom — an indoor setting with expansive ocean-framing windows — to Kuilima Point, an open oceanfront lawn where water surrounds guests on three sides. The Stables Lawn, a white-top tent venue beside the historic stables and inspired by Hawaiian paniolo heritage, accommodates receptions of up to 2,000 guests. Additional outdoor settings include Bay View Beach Lawn and Kuilima Cove Lawn, both set against the Pacific. In-house catering draws from locally sourced ingredients, including produce from the resort's own 468-acre Kuilima Farm. The Nalu Spa offers salon and bridal services. A Marriott Certified Wedding Planner is available to support events from planning through execution.

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  Courtyard by Marriott Kaua'i at Coconut Beach

  650 Aleka Loop, Kapaa, HI 96746, USA

  • Spaces for 100-350 Guests
  • 1 Outdoor
  • 3 Hotels
  • 3 Total Spaces

  The Sheraton Kauai Coconut Beach Resort is a 314-room oceanfront hotel situated on Waipouli Beach in Kapaʻa, on Kauaʻi's Royal Coconut Coast. Following a $28 million renovation, the property features redesigned guest rooms, an infinity-edge pool with separate adult and children areas, and two oceanfront restaurants — The Crooked Surf Bar and Restaurant and Moamoa Hawaiian Fish House, both drawing on local Hawaiian ingredients. The resort offers more than 7,800 square feet of indoor and outdoor event space across four dedicated venues, accommodating groups of up to 230 guests. Ceremony options range from the oceanfront lawn — framed by soaring palms and Pacific views — to indoor ballroom settings. A dedicated event planning team is on-site to coordinate weddings, corporate functions, and private gatherings, with in-house catering available throughout. Positioned midway between Poipu and Princeville, the resort sits approximately seven miles from Lihue Airport and within reach of the Wailua River and North Shore destinations. The property is part of the Marriott Bonvoy portfolio.

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  Ho`omaluhia Botanical Garden

  45 Luluku Rd, Kaneohe, HI 96744, USA

  • Spaces for 50 Guests
  • 1 Outdoor
  • 1 Waterfront
  • 1 space at this venue

  Hoʻomaluhia Botanical Garden is a 400-acre public botanical garden in Kāneʻohe, on the windward side of Oʻahu, built by the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers in 1982 and managed by the City and County of Honolulu. Its name means "to make a place of peace and tranquility," and the garden lives up to it: a 32-acre lake, Loko Waimaluhia, sits beneath the dramatic Ko'olau mountain ridgeline, surrounded by plantings gathered from tropical regions worldwide — the Philippines, Malaysia, tropical America, India, Sri Lanka, Melanesia, Polynesia, and Africa. The garden hosts outdoor wedding ceremonies for up to 50 guests, with permits available through the Department of Parks and Recreation. Ceremonies are held Monday through Saturday during garden hours. The setting pairs lush tropical foliage with sweeping mountain views for a distinctly Hawaiian backdrop that no ballroom can replicate.

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  White Orchid Beach House

  1961 E Vineyard St, Wailuku, HI 96793, USA

  • Spaces for 60 Guests

  White Orchid Beach House is an exclusive beachfront venue situated on a private cove in Mākena, Maui, a few miles south of the Wailea resort area and steps from Oneloa (Big Beach) and Pa'ako Cove. One of the very first properties ever built in this remote stretch of south Maui, the estate has been privately owned for over 65 years and carries the nostalgic charm of Old Hawai'i — open ocean views, a sandy beachfront, and an unhurried sense of place that is increasingly rare on the island. The venue accommodates up to 40 guests and is well-suited to weddings, vow renewals, private celebrations, corporate retreats, and intimate receptions. The property includes a fully furnished beach-style interior with two bedrooms, two bathrooms, a living area, a kitchen, and an expansive deck. Ceremonies and receptions take place on the oceanfront lawn with unobstructed panoramic views of the Pacific and year-round sunset light over the water. A White Orchid Wedding, which has operated since 1991, manages all events at the property and requires full-service event coordination for every booking. Licensed caterers from the venue's preferred vendor list are welcome in the on-site kitchen.

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  Nani Mau Gardens

  421 Makalika St, Hilo, HI 96720, USA

  • Spaces for 40-300 Guests
  • 3 Outdoor Spaces
  • 2 Event Spaces
  • 4 Gardens

  Nani Mau Gardens is a 23-acre tropical botanical garden and event venue on the Big Island of Hawaii, located less than three miles from Hilo's downtown, airport, and cruise port. The name means "Beautiful Forever" in Hawaiian — a fitting description for grounds that were transformed from papaya farmland into one of the island's most distinctive event settings after opening to the public in 1972. The gardens are home to more than 2,000 plant species, 200 varieties of flowering plants, 100 varieties of tropical fruit trees, and a notable orchid collection that includes Venus Slipper, Moth, Dancing-lady, and Cattleya orchids. Seven distinct event spaces range from indoor air-conditioned rooms to covered lanais with garden views, a serene gazebo, and open lawns sized for concerts and luaus — accommodating intimate gatherings of 40 and larger events of up to 240 guests. Nani Mau Gardens serves as a venue for weddings, birthday and graduation parties, corporate conferences, and cultural celebrations, with in-house catering centered on locally inspired, garden-to-table cuisine. It is also recognized as a historic landmark for Hawaiian culture, welcoming visitors from around the world.

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  Hawaii State Art Museum

  250 S Hotel St, Honolulu, HI 96813, USA

  • Spaces for 180-600 Guests
  • 1 Outdoor
  • 1 Museum
  • 1 space at this venue

  Capitol Modern — the Hawaiʻi State Art Museum — occupies the second floor of the historic No. 1 Capitol District Building in downtown Honolulu, steps from ʻIolani Palace. The 1928 Spanish-Mission structure was designed by Walker Emory, Marshall Webb, and Lincoln Rogers, and features cast stone detailing, iron grillwork, ornamental light fixtures, and original Italian tile work inspired by Florence's Davanzati Palace. The building earned a place on the National Register of Historic Properties in 1978 before becoming home to the museum in 2002; it was rebranded as Capitol Modern in 2023. The museum presents the largest collection of works by Hawaiian artists and is free and open to the public. As the venue that the State Foundation on Culture and the Arts describes as "a small gallery with a big responsibility," Capitol Modern positions art as a civic resource — the people's museum. For private events, Capitol Modern offers several distinct rental spaces: an open-air Second Floor Courtyard, a sweeping Front Lawn shaded by monkeypod canopies and coconut trees, and a ground-floor Sculpture Garden that has been transformed into an urban oasis. Together these spaces accommodate events from intimate gatherings to large celebrations of up to 1,500 guests.

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  Daylight Mind Coffee Company

  75-5770 Alii Dr, Kailua-Kona, HI 96740, USA

  • Spaces for 80-300 Guests
  • 2 Outdoor Spaces
  • 2 Restaurants
  • 2 Total Spaces

  Papa Kona Events & Catering is an oceanside event venue and catering company on the second floor of The Waterfront Row in Kailua-Kona, on Hawaii's Big Island. The space looks out over Ōneo Bay with 270-degree views of the Pacific Ocean and year-round sunset skies — the open-air lanai puts guests close enough to the water to hear the waves. The venue accommodates up to 175 guests for seated events and 300 for standing receptions, with a full indoor bar, hardwood dance floor, and bistro lighting throughout. A separate ceremony lawn on the south side of the building seats up to 80 guests beneath a towering coconut tree beside the bay. Every package includes tables, chairs, linens, glassware, flatware, china, setup, breakdown, and a dedicated on-site event manager. Papa Kona's in-house team handles catering and bar service from start to finish, with customizable menus built by the executive chef and a pastry team that produces multi-tiered wedding cakes on site. The venue is also noted as the only event space on the Kona-Kohala Coast permitted to extend amplified music until 1 AM.

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• Barefoot Beach Cafe

  2699 Kalakaua Ave, Honolulu, HI 96815, USA

  • Spaces for 100 Guests
  • 1 Outdoor
  • 1 Restaurant
  • 1 Waterfront

  Barefoot Beach Cafe occupies a stretch of Queen's Surf Beach in Kapiolani Park, at the Diamond Head end of Waikiki — one of the few spots in Honolulu where guests can dine with their toes in the sand and the Pacific as a backdrop. The open-air cafe serves breakfast, lunch, and dinner daily, with live Hawaiian and contemporary music nightly on the lanai. For private events, the Oceanfront Lanai accommodates up to 100 guests with views of the ocean, palm trees, and the Waikiki skyline. The space is suited for weddings, corporate gatherings, and social celebrations, with all events catered through DH Catering + Event Planning, the cafe's exclusive sister company. Private event bookings include coordination, food and beverage service, and in-house décor options.

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• The Mill House at Maui Tropical Plantation

  1670 Honoapiilani Hwy, Wailuku, HI 96793, USA

  • Spaces for 100-400 Guests
  • 2 Outdoor Spaces
  • 1 Ballroom
  • 3 Total Spaces

  The Mill House at Maui Tropical Plantation is a working-farm event venue set on 1,800 acres in Waikapu, on Maui's central plains. Framed by the West Maui Mountains and the slopes of Haleakala, the property has hosted weddings, corporate gatherings, and private celebrations across a range of indoor and outdoor settings. The venue offers several distinct spaces: the Tropical Wedding Gazebo sits on the banks of the lagoon and accommodates up to 100 guests for ceremonies and receptions; the Mill House Banquet Room provides an exclusive indoor setting for up to 200 guests for breakfast, lunch, dinner, or reception events; and the Lagoon Terrace and Central Lawn offer open-air alternatives at a similar scale. A full-service events team and in-house culinary crew work alongside a curated list of partner vendors to coordinate and customize each event.

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• Hulihe`e Palace

  75-5718 Alii Dr, Kailua-Kona, HI 96740, USA

  • Spaces for 350 Guests
  • 1 Outdoor
  • 1 Museum
  • 1 space at this venue

  Hulihe'e Palace is a historic royal residence built in 1838 on Ali'i Drive along Kailua Bay in Kailua-Kona on Hawaiʻi Island. Constructed from lava rock by High Chief John Adams Kuakini, the palace served as a vacation retreat for Hawaiian ali'i including Princess Ruth Keʻelikōlani, Princess Bernice Pauahi Bishop, and King David Kalākaua. The Daughters of Hawaiʻi restored and opened it as a museum in 1927, and it was added to the National Register of Historic Places in 1973. Today, the palace grounds host private events year-round against the backdrop of Kailua Bay. The lush oceanfront lawn, shaded by hala and palm trees, accommodates weddings, anniversaries, graduations, business functions, and cultural celebrations for up to 350 guests. Six graciously appointed rooms across two floors retain koa wood furniture, feather standards, royal portraits, and period artifacts from the Hawaiian monarchy era. Private rental windows span nine hours between 9 a.m. and 10 p.m., with rates starting at $1,000. The Daughters of Hawaiʻi events team works directly with clients to coordinate each event.

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• Hilton Waikoloa Village

  69-425 Waikoloa Beach Dr, Waikoloa Village, HI 96738, USA

  • Spaces for 35-2,841 Guests
  • 4 Outdoor Spaces
  • 5 Hotels
  • 5 Total Spaces

  Hilton Waikoloa Village is a 62-acre oceanfront resort on Hawaii's Kohala Coast, on the Big Island's leeward shore. Built across lava rock coastline and opened in the 1980s, the property features a four-acre ocean-fed saltwater lagoon, multiple pool complexes, tropical gardens, and more than 1,800 pieces of art displayed along a museum walkway. Guests travel the expansive grounds by canal boat and air-conditioned monorail. For events, the resort offers more than 120,000 square feet of indoor meeting and exhibit space alongside over 175,000 square feet of outdoor event areas — among the largest event footprints on Hawaii's outer islands. The Grand Ballroom seats up to 2,400 guests across three stepped levels and can be divided into seven flexible sections. Outdoor settings range from the Buddha Point Lawn, with panoramic sunset views over the Pacific and capacity for up to 800 for receptions, to the Lagoon Lanai adjacent to the resort's saltwater lagoon and its cascading waterfall. Naupaka Point, a newer oceanfront venue spanning 34,000 square feet, accommodates up to 1,000 for receptions along the Kohala Coast. The resort's culinary team provides in-house catering, including locally sourced ingredients and Hawaiian specialties, and a dedicated on-site events planning team supports coordination from inquiry through event day.

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• Na Aina Kai Botanical Gardens and Sculpture Park

  4101 Wailapa Rd, Kilauea, HI 96754, USA

  • Spaces for 150 Guests
  • 1 Outdoor
  • 1 Estate
  • 1 space at this venue

  Na 'Āina Kai — "Lands by the Sea" — is a 240-acre non-profit botanical garden, sculpture park, and hardwood plantation set on the North Shore of Kauai in Kīlauea, Hawaii. The estate was established by Joyce and Ed Doty beginning in 1979 and opened to the public as a non-profit in 1999. Thirteen distinct gardens, a moss- and fern-draped canyon, a hardwood plantation, meadows, and a pristine sandy beach make up the grounds, which are threaded throughout with more than 200 bronze sculptures — one of the largest private collections in the country. For private events and weddings, Na 'Āina Kai offers a range of settings across the estate, from an intimate Hardwood Forest canopy and the tranquil Ka'ula Lagoon to the Seaside area with its manicured lawn and ocean-view Lotus Meadow. The former founders' home, known as The Residence, overlooks Kahili Beach and provides an elegantly appointed interior with a large living and dining room, ocean-view lanai, and a full kitchen suited to catering. The venue accommodates gatherings of up to 150 guests.

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• Ka'anapali Beach Hotel

  2525 Kaanapali Pkwy, Lahaina, HI 96761, USA

  • Spaces for 30-400 Guests
  • 2 Outdoor Spaces
  • 5 Hotels
  • 5 Total Spaces

  OUTRIGGER Kāʻanapali Beach Resort — formerly known as Kāʻanapali Beach Hotel and long celebrated as "Hawai'i's Most Hawaiian Hotel" — occupies 11 acres on the golden sands of Kāʻanapali Beach along Maui's western shore. Opened in 1964 as one of Hawai'i's first planned resorts, the property earned its cultural designation through more than three decades of programming led by full-time cultural specialists, offering guests complimentary daily classes in hula, 'ukulele, lei making, Hawaiian language, and traditional arts. The resort hosts events across a range of indoor and outdoor spaces, from the 4,000-square-foot Kanahele Room — which accommodates up to 250 guests for seated dinners and receptions — to the oceanfront Signature Lawn, which can accommodate up to 400 guests with views of Puʻu Kekaʻa (Black Rock) and the Pacific. Intimate ceremonies find a fitting home on the Naupaka Lawn, set steps from the beach and framed by palm trees and tropical flowers. OUTRIGGER acquired the hotel in July 2023, completing a $75 million renovation of its 432 guest rooms while preserving the cultural programs and aloha spirit that define the property.

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• Waikiki Aquarium

  2777 Kalakaua Ave, Honolulu, HI 96815, USA

  • Spaces for 300-500 Guests
  • 1 Outdoor
  • 1 Museum
  • 1 space at this venue

  Established in 1904 and managed by the University of Hawaiʻi, the Waikīkī Aquarium holds the distinction of being the second-oldest public aquarium in the United States. Situated on a 2.35-acre oceanfront parcel in Waikīkī on Oʻahu, the Aquarium has spent more than a century advancing the study and appreciation of Pacific marine life — and its setting along the water makes it one of the more distinctive event locations on the island. Evening facility rentals bring exclusive access to the full grounds: the manicured lawn facing Diamond Head and the Pacific Ocean, the indoor Aquarium Galleries showcasing tropical marine communities of the Hawaiian and Pacific ecosystems, the 7,500-gallon "Edge of the Reef" outdoor exhibit that recreates a living Hawaiian shoreline, and the Hawaiian Monk Seal habitat. The open lawn accommodates up to 450–500 guests for cocktail receptions and up to 300–350 for seated dinner functions. Rentals are available on Tuesday and Saturday evenings. For questions and availability, the Aquarium's events office can be reached at (808) 440-9008 or events@waikikiaquarium.org.

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• Friendly Charters

  395 Maalaea Rd, Wailuku, HI 96793, USA

  • Spaces for 65 Guests
  • 1 Outdoor
  • 1 Boat
  • 1 Waterfront

  Friendly Charters, operating as Maui Snorkeling, runs private and public snorkeling tours aboard the Lani Kai II — a 53-foot vessel departing daily from Ma'alaea Harbor in central Maui, positioned between Lahaina and Wailea. The company offers full private charter buyouts for groups of up to 65 guests, making the Lani Kai II a distinctive event venue on the water. Private charters are available in the morning or afternoon and are well-suited for wedding activity cruises, corporate events, fundraisers, family reunions, birthday parties, and client entertainment. Guests enjoy the same all-inclusive experience as the public tours — snorkeling equipment, flotation devices, wetsuits, and boogie boards are all provided — along with exclusive use of the boat and its 25-foot waterslide, one of the longest in Maui. The Lani Kai II features a large shaded cabin, an open bow deck for sunning, two onboard restrooms, easy swim steps for water entry and exit, and a freshwater rinse station.

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