Golf, island excursions and 14,040 square feet of event space await groups at Hilton’s newest Kaua‘i resort. 2026 Hilton
Hale Hokuala Kaua‘i has officially begun welcoming guests on Hawaii’s Garden Island, marking Curio Collection by Hilton’s debut in the state.
Near Lihu‘e Airport, and with 14,040 square feet of event space across six meeting rooms — the largest setup spanning 4,712 square feet — the 210-room resort adds a new upscale option for meetings and incentive groups on Kaua‘i.
Meetings with a view
All of the guest rooms, including 23 suites, at Hale Hokuala feature spa-inspired bathrooms and private balconies, while select accommodations overlook Nawiliwili Bay, Haʻupu Mountain or the neighboring Ocean Course at Hokuala. The resort’s indoor-outdoor design extends to the public spaces as well, giving groups the opportunity to take advantage of Kaua‘i’s landscape throughout the course of any given program.
When the meeting day wraps, guests can head to the resort’s signature restaurant for Portuguese- and Hawaiian-inspired fare or unwind by the outdoor pool and pool bar. Elsewhere on the property, amenities include a fitness center, tennis courts and pickleball courts.
Plenty to do beyond the meeting room
With access to the Ocean Course at Hokuala, a Jack Nicklaus Signature Course, as well as miles of walking and biking trails throughout the surrounding Hokuala Resort community, the property could prove particularly attractive to incentive groups looking to build activities into their agendas.
Groups can explore The Farm at Hokuala, which supports the preservation of traditional Hawaiian canoe plants, while farther afield, planners can build excursions around some of Kaua‘i’s best-known attractions. Princeville, Hanalei Bay, Kokeʻe State Park and Waimea Canyon are all accessible for day trips, while nearby Lydgate Farms offers Hawaiian cacao and chocolate experiences, and the Kauaʻi Museum pays tribute to the island’s history, art and heritage.
Kaua‘i continues hurricane recovery
The opening comes as Kaua‘i continues to recover from Hurricane Lowell, which caused widespread damage across the island earlier this month. The County of Kaua‘i has documented more than 1,000 resident-submitted damage assessments, with 16 homes destroyed and 40 sustaining severe damage.
Hale Hokuala Kaua‘i, however, is on a bluff in Lihuʻe on Kaua‘i’s southeastern coast, outside of the areas that sustained some of the storm’s most significant damage. Recovery efforts have continued in harder-hit communities elsewhere on the island, including Wainiha and Haʻena on the North Shore, where power restoration was still underway as of Sept. 22. By then, electricity had been restored to 98 percent of Kaua‘i Island Utility Cooperative members islandwide.