Kihei life

Haggai Institute entrance

Furniture sale this weekend!  The open gate and sign reminded me how mysterious this facility seems.  It was one of the first hotels in Kihei.  The site is a quarter-mile from the beach.  It has over 200 rooms.  It was acquired by the Haggai Institute to be a conference center.  The entrance sign reads “Training Leaders Globally, To Impact Their World Locally”.

Why is this mysterious?  Month after month, it does not look like it is being used.  There is no seating on any of the generous balconies or any sign of people stepping out for the view.

Southwest view

East side

North side

A Google search lead me to this synopsis of a typical conference.  Participants come for a month.  They have training sessions all day and into the evenings.  One day a week of their stay is designated for touring Maui.  Church services are scheduled on Sundays.  Transportation from the airport must be in buses, because the parking lot would overflow with a capacity crowd with rental cars.  From the account below, the meals are provided on site.  It is a glowing account and interesting background.

As of 2008, 60,000 have participated in the Institute training.  There is also a conference center in Singapore.

http://ca.judiciary.gov.ph/index.php?action=mnuactual_contents&ap=j50210