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QT W a il e a The Skinny Wailea anchors South Maui, also home to subtle Kihei to the north and very swank Makena to the south. It's the driest part of the island and has attracted most of the bold-name hotels, which are interspersed among very high-end homes and condos. If you were to play a word association game and someone said "hedge fund bonus," you could do worse than answering "Wailea." Famous Residents Clint Eastwood, Jim Carrey, Jeff Bezos. Where to Stay The obvious choice is the Four Seasons, already famous after the fi st season of The White Lotus was filmed there. But the best hoice? Its neighbour, the equally tony Fairmont Kea Lani, which has a bigger, better piece of property and where every room is huge— they start at 860 square feet, meaning they can actually comfortably house a family of four. Plus, the hotel went under a massive redesign just last month: all the rooms, a new outdoor bar and restaurant and a new interactive cultural centre to help curious visitors really connect to this special place. Where to Eat Lineage, in the swank Shops at Wailea, has seen a rotating door of chefs since opening but it continues to offer interesting takes on local fare at prices that are pretty reasonable (for Wailea, that is). J u s t a J e s k o v a / i S t o c k 55 B C B U S I N E S S . C A J A N U A R Y 2 0 24 QT We've become increasingly accustomed to major weather events occurring more frequently, but even in this elevated environment the wildfire that swept through Lahaina in August seemed particularly tough. In part, that distress is tied to the speed at which the historic town burned, but also, for many of us in B.C., it has been exacerbated by the deep and long connec- tion we have held with the island. Thanks to favourable direct flight routes and developers from our own region building hotels there, Maui has always felt like our island—let the Americans flock to Honolulu, we'll take the low-key-cool of Paia or the re- strained luxury of Wailea. And this year in particular the island needs our support—as thoughtful partners helping rebuild La- haina and steering Maui forward to a promising future. So if you choose to answer that call, here's a cheat sheet on which part of the 1,900-square-kilometre island is right for you. THE ULTIMATE MAUI NEIGHBOURHOOD GUIDE We explore how one of North America's most treasured travel locales is building itself back up by Neal McLennan T R A V E L PALM PALMS Swanky Wailea played host to the first season of The White Lotus