Post #242631 by thejp2000 on Thu, Jul 13, 2006 12:17 AM

My wife and I just got back from our honeymoon on Maui. We stayed at the Royal Lahaina, and so we visited Don the Beachcomber's every day for free Mai Tais. We were very distressed to learn from Luke (the trusty bartender) that Don the Beachcomber's is going to be closing. Has anyone else heard about this?

The Royal Lahaina is going through some massive remodeling (which started while we were there -- every morning at 8:00 am -- ugh), and apparently within the next two years, the entire property is going to be restructured and many of the buildings around the complex are going to be razed, including Don the Beachcomber's. (They're also going to do away with the Luau -- from what I gather, one of the most popular on Maui.)

I really think it's a shame. Obviously the bar could use a little work (it's like a refrigerator in there at all times, and it's dark as a cave even in the daytime), but I think it's got tons of potential. They've got a lot of wonderful vintage stuff in there. We'll hate to see it go (especially since we've got some great honeymoon memories from there).