Dining at Mauna Kea Beach Hotel celebrates Hawai‘i Island through locally sourced ingredients, distinctive settings and menus inspired by the destination. Enjoy hyper-farm-to-table cuisine at the resort’s signature restaurant, Manta; relaxed toes-in-the-sand regional Mexican cuisine at Hau Tree Cantina; handcrafted sushi and locally inspired flavors at Copper Bar; and customized menus for private gatherings, sunset receptions and open-air dinners beneath Hawai‘i’s starlit sky.

Meeting planners can further enrich their programs with oceanfront receptions, interactive culinary experiences and personalized dining concepts tailored to their group’s vision. From fresh island-grown produce to locally sourced seafood and protein, every menu offers an opportunity to connect attendees with the flavors of Hawai‘i.

Whether gathering for a welcome reception, an executive dinner or a celebratory closing event, the resort’s culinary team creates thoughtful experiences that bring people together through food and a shared sense of place.

Mauna Kea Beach Hotel offers groups meaningful opportunities to experience Hawaii’s unique history, traditions and culture. Through the resort’s four full-time Hawaiian Cultural Practitioners, authentic programming can be thoughtfully incorporated into itineraries, allowing attendees to form a deeper connection with the destination and be inspired by Hawai‘i’s enduring spirit of aloha.

Experiences may include E Ala Ē, a powerful sunrise oli that welcomes the rising sun and the promise of a new day, as well as introductions to ʻōlelo Hawai‘i, storytelling, mele, hula and other practices that perpetuate Hawaiian knowledge and values. Guests can also explore the chef’s curated ʻUlu Garden and Discovery Garden, where native and culturally significant plants share stories of Hawaiian healing, and daily life.

Through art, storytelling, music and hands-on experiences, planners can create programs that encourage learning, connection and a genuine appreciation for Hawai‘i Island and its people.

The all-new, 22,000-square-foot Spa at Mauna Kea provides a restorative complement to group gatherings. Guided by the philosophy Ho‘ōla i Loko, meaning “healing begins within,” the destination spa draws inspiration from Hawaiian healing traditions and the natural surroundings of Kauna‘oa Bay.

Amenities include open-air treatment rooms with private lanais and outdoor showers, co-ed vitality pools and separate men’s and women’s purification gardens equipped with hot and cold plunge pools, steam and sauna rooms. At the spa’s oceanfront Pavilion, small groups can enjoy personalized guided sound baths, yoga and meditation sessions designed to encourage reflection and connection.

The resort’s broader wellness offerings also include an adults-only oceanfront infinity lap pool and a 2,500-square-foot oceanfront fitness center. From traditional lomilomi massage and contemporary therapies to group movement and mindfulness experiences, Spa at Mauna Kea allows you to create balanced itineraries that allow attendees to recharge and return to their programs feeling renewed.