Pay no resort fees. "Every great beach deserves a great hotel." These are the words of Laurance S. Rockefeller, who founded the Mauna Kea Beach Hotel in 1965. He knew the great beach at Kauna'oa also deserved spectacular golf and exceptional dining to accompany the most exclusive and expensive resort of its day. Four decades later, following a $150 million renovation, the Mauna Kea once again stands as a landmark of luxury on Hawaii Island's golden Kohala Coast.