Beaches/Snorkling
- Ulua Beach 2min drive from condo, long sandy beach and great for beginner snorklers as there are two rocky points for the fish to hide out in, the water is shallow and beach sandy so easy in/out
- Wailea Beach beachfront for the Grand Wailea & Four Seasons, there is a public access parking lot just past the Grand Wailea entry (before Four Seasons)
- Polo Beach public parking lot just past the Fairmont entry
- Big Beach big waves here becareful if you are use to ocean waves
- Ahihi Kinau Natural Area
Strolling
Golf
Check out the golf websites and golfnow/hawaii if you are flexibile or like to play early AM, you can generally get a discounted rate.
- Wailea Blue is course that is part of Grand Champions, the sister courses are the Wailea Gold and Emerald courses just south of the complex.
- Makena and Elleair are also a short drive
- Waiehu Golf Course an ocean course run by the county, the conditions are marginal but the views are spectacular, the locals call it their pebble beach.
Tennis
Shopping
- Wailea Wednesday at the Shops at Wailea - there free show on Weds.
- Every Saturday morning in Kahului, Maui College - Maui Swap Meet
- Longs - South Kihei Rd (also next to Whole Foods) - surprisingly they have a large selection of Asian grocery and a hello kitty asile at the one next to whole foods
- Costco - as you exit the airport! if you want/need to buy 6boxes of chocolates or 5lbs of macadamin nuts to take home! also a good place for snorkle gear
- Walmart - also near the airport, you can get sunscreen and other stuff you forgot or did not want to pack, plus they have a limited grocery and large selection of stuff you might want to buy to bring home to friends
- ABC Stores - cross between 7-11 and Walmart, they sell almost everything a tourist would need with many locations and open all the time, reasonable prices and easy to find.
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