Pandemic 2020
Let’s burst out of this funk – this paralysis – and be in touch with our extended family – virtually at least. How is everyone holding up during this difficult time. Please share your story, your situation (it can be anonymous if you like).
Telling all of us what your life is all about these days. Please send photos that can be shared on the site of what lockdown or stay in place looks like at your end. Just know my hair and nails a mess. Hope all of you and your whole families are healthy and safe. The Methven’s stayed on in Maui but finally flew home to Oregon a few weeks ago. Sally left Maui finally after months of delay. Had to fly to Honolulu and then Southwest to the mainland – so many flights cancelled. Wonder who else is still there besides Fran. Cindy and Mark ??? Where are you now???We have spoken with Gwen, Francis, Joey and others. They are hanging in there and still show lots of aloha even with all the hardships. Hal keeping us well informed. Chuck from the shack sent me this attached picture of our beach. Rarely seen like this. Not a soul-not a foot step in the sand.I don’t know about you but Ken and I sure miss our mkv and so hope looking forward to being back in October if possible.When are you looking forward to being there????Lets let everyone know so we can plan ahead. Golf – Shuffleboard – hopefully practice distancing for awhile.Much love and much Aloha everyone. I look forward to seeing you respond and maybe adding to Elaine’s project.
Jim Crowe sent me an email and mentioned he is working every day on our behalf.
Chuck emailed that he misses us all so much.
Cindy emailed- Hello everyone! Mark and I finally made it back. We’ve been here a week and it feels so much safer out here in the country – Small town, big piece of property and mandatory masks to enter any store. We’re hiding out except for going to the grocery and we have actually eaten outside at a restaurant twice. Something I hadn’t done in Nashville. Hope all of you are well. We just purchased our tickets today to get back to Maui on Jan. 8th, 2021. Sounds like a long time off but I know it’ll be here before we know it. Love to all and stay safe everyone. Looking forward to seeing y’all next year.
Maui News Of Occupancy
May 28, 2020
Lee Imada
Managing Editor
leeimada@mauinews.com
Twenty-three hotels and resorts still were open on Maui and Molokai in early May, according to a Hawaii Tourism Authority survey for the state Legislature.
Reports on hotel occupancy and revenue and on vacation rentals for April, released by HTA on Tuesday and Wednesday, showed steep declines for Maui County properties, as would be expected with the shutdown of the tourism industry due to COVID-19 emergency orders. Most Maui hotels shut down at the end of March.
For vacation rentals, which were ordered closed as part of the COVID-19 response, Maui County continued to have the largest supply of the four counties, but the total was down 63 percent compared to last April, an HTA report said. Occupancy was at 4 percent, down 75 percentage points, but the average daily rate was down only 4 percent to $237.
Occupancy for Maui County hotels in April was 11 percent, down 68 percentage points from a year earlier. Revenue per available room was only $13, compared to $306 a year ago, a 96 percent decline. The average daily room rate was $121, tumbling 69 percent from $387.
Only the Lahaina/Kaanapali/Kapalua region reported for the month with room revenue of $4, down 98 percent; room rates of $90, down 72 percent; and occupancy of 5 percent, down 74 percentage points.
Wailea, the state’s top region in all categories in most surveys, did not report because the majority of the hotels were closed, an HTA official said. There was an insufficient amount of data for reporting purposes. The same was true for “Other Maui County,” which includes the two shuttered luxury resorts on Lanai.
The hotels still open in early May were asked to respond to a proposal to have visitors given one-time use keys for compliance with the 14-day quarantine for arrivals from the Mainland. If the visitors were to leave the room, they could be locked out and would need to contact the front desk to get another key. The front desk would notify law enforcement of the violation of emergency quarantine rules.
The Maui County hotels included in the report include:
• Central Maui — Courtyard Maui Kahului Airport, Maui Beach Hotel.
• South Maui — Castle Kamaole Sands; Residence Inn Maui Wailea; Wailea Beach Villas, A Destination Luxury Hotel; Maui Coast Hotel; Aston at the Maui Banyan; Aston Maui Hill.
• Upcountry — Lumeria Maui.
• West Maui — Honua Kai Resort & Spa, Marriott’s Maui Ocean Club, Marriott’s Maui Ocean Club Napili & Lahaina Villas, Napili Kai Beach Resort, The Westin Kaanapali Ocean Resort Villas, The Westin Nanea Ocean Villas, Best Western Pioneer Inn, Ka’anapali Beach Hotel, Maui Kaanapali Villas, Aston at Papakea Resort, Aston at The Whaler on Kaanapali Beach, Aston Kaanapali Shores, Aston Mahana at Kaanapali, Aston Paki Maui.
- Lee Imada can be reached at leeimada@mauinews.com.
** This story has a correction from the original published Thursday, May 28, 2020.
