Out-of-the-Way Places in Hawaii

06/27/08 - 10:34 AM EDT

David Armstrong

Back on terra firma, Maui's Fairmont Kea Lani Hotel has just opened Ko restaurant, an eatery that offers updated versions of Hawaiian plantation food, such as the savory Filipino filled-pastry lumpia, and fresh, local fish such as sweet-fleshed ono.

The hotel's breezy Lobby Bar is a great place for a drink even if you're not staying there. Bucolic Polo Beach is a popular spot for weddings or just slathering on the sunscreen and lolling in the sun.

Some 40 miles northwest of the Fairmont's Wailea location, the Ritz-Carlton Kapalua Resort has just finished a $160 million renovation, and does not disappoint. Its fine dining restaurant, the Banyan Tree, offers eclectic, Asian-inspired cuisine and serves some of the finest fresh seafood dishes in the Islands. Lush, palm-studded grounds slope down to the Pacific and a lovely stretch of sandy beach.

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David Armstrong is a San Francisco Bay Area-based writer. He covers airlines and airports, hotels and resorts, food and wine, and writes travel destination features.
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