The aspiration of Discovery Land Company’s Makena Golf & Beach Club is for its members to achieve a state of active nirvana. With the wealth of outdoor activities to be found in this Discovery community that stretches from makai to mauka—from the sea up the mountain slope—finding ways to achieve that state is as easy as strolling outside. Whale-watching, stand-up paddleboarding off Maluaka Beach, or swimming with pods of dolphins create unforgettable moments of Hawaiian magic. At the rocky outcropping of Makena Landing, members and guests can join in private guided snorkel explorations through turquoise waters past hidden underwater caves home to enormous Hawaiian green sea turtles called honu. Stand-up paddleboards are available from the oceanfront Outdoor Pursuits hale on the soft sands of Maluaka Beach; on Sunday morning, the sound of hymns sung in Hawaiian can be heard wafting from Keawala‘i Church, established in 1832.
