Multiple outlets reported that Four Seasons Resort Maui at Wailea has unveiled The Queen’s Garden: Uluhaimalama, a new cultural experience in the resort’s interior courtyard dedicated to Hawaiʻi’s last reigning monarch. The self-guided experience was developed with Hawaiian cultural practitioners and kumu, and is open to guests as well as the broader community.
- The Queen’s Garden: Uluhaimalama is located within the Four Seasons Wailea’s interior courtyard and is dedicated to Queen Liliʻuokalani, Hawaiʻi’s last reigning monarch.
- The experience features six self-guided educational stations covering the Queen’s life and reign, Hawaiian history, cultural practices, and traditions.
- The garden was shaped by respected Hawaiian cultural practitioners and kumu, with themes of resilience, reverence for ʻāina (land), and heritage preservation.
- Aunty Mopsie Tuivaioge, the resort’s Director of Hawaiian Programs, leads the welcoming experience and invites reflection on the Queen’s legacy.
- Kumu Hula Cody Pueo Pata’s station places the garden within the story of the Honuaʻula district and explores the traditional ahupuaʻa land and water system.
- The experience is open to guests, visitors, and the local community.
Sources
- Luxurytravelmagazine: Four Seasons Resort Maui at Wailea Debuts a New Cultural Experience
- Maui Now: Four Seasons Resort Maui at Wailea debuts The Queen’s Garden: Uluhaimalama
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