Torch lighting at Waliea resorts?

Question

Aloha: do any Waliea resorts offer Torch lighting "ceremonies," such as when someone blows the conch shell and hand-lights the resort's torches?

Mahalo.

Answer

Aloha! Great question. Yes — a couple of Wailea-area resorts on Maui do have nightly torch-lighting or similar ceremonies (with conch shell blowing, chanting, etc.). Here’s what I found, plus some caveats.

Here are the Wailea / South Maui resorts that do offer torch lighting-type ceremonies:

Four Seasons Resort Maui at Wailea — According to guests, the Four Seasons performs a nightly torch lighting ceremony at sunset, complete with conch shell blowing.
Wailea Beach Marriott Resort (Marriott Wailea) — The “Te Au Moana” luau held here explicitly includes torch lighting in its program.
Grand Wailea Resort — Its luau (Honuaʻula) also features a torch lighting ceremony as part of the event.

Some important context to know:

The torch-lighting at the Marriott Wailea is part of the *Te Au Moana* luau, so it isn’t a separate resort-wide daily “torch lighting ceremony” outside of the luau show.
The Grand Wailea Luau (Honuaʻula) includes a torch lighting as part of a cultural show, not just a simple resort ritual.
For the Four Seasons, the torch lighting seems to be a regular evening tradition (outside of just a luau), according to traveler reports.

So, yes, if you stay at or visit certain Wailea resorts, you *can* witness a torch-lighting ceremony — but your best bet for that classic “conch shell, torch, chant” experience is to attend one of the luaus (Marriott’s *Te Au Moana* or Grand Wailea’s).

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