The Honua Kai Resort & Spa, Maui’s newest luxury resort, has received the 2012 American Automobile Association (AAA) Four Diamond Award in just two years of operation. The achievement ranks Honua Kai Resort as a premier establishment esteemed by the professional inspectors, hospitality industry and over 53 million AAA members. Only 4.5 percent of the 31,000 lodgings approved by AAA make the Four Diamond list.

“We are both thrilled and honored with this great news and that AAA has recognized that Honua Kai is an extraordinary property, providing services and amenities that are among the best on Maui and in Hawaii”, said Steven Rose, general manager of Honua Kai Resort & Spa. “Our oceanfront Contemporary Hawaiian Resort weaves together the modern attributes of a luxury condominium resort with traditional values of our host culture, offering our guests and owners a vacation experience that sustains, renews and inspires. I congratulate our well-deserving staff on this award and the hard work to uphold the quality standards and guest service to which we aspire and which AAA has now recognized.”

Visitors to Honua Kai Resort experience Maui’s newest accommodations, an all suit resort with full kitchens in each suit, and separate living and sleeping areas. Adventure is just steps away with access to ziplining, hiking, surfing, snorkeling and more.

Honua Kai Resort & Spa, 866-834-8854, www.honuakai.com