As rounds of golf increase in Hawaii as travel restrictions are beginning to ease, Mauna Lani has reopened its North Course, which ranks No. 8 in Hawaii on Golfweek’s Best Courses You Can Play list for public-access layouts.
The Mauna Lani Auberge Resorts Collection property in Kona reopened to guests in November, and the resort’s South Course—ranked No. 15 in Hawaii—and its short course, the Wiki Wiki, have been back online since. But the North Course had remained closed until the end of February.
Many courses in the Aloha State were temporarily shut down early during the COVID-19 pandemic while travel to the islands was greatly reduced. Many restrictions have been eased in recent months, especially with the Safe Travels program. Requirements for the new testing procedures can be found at travel.hawaii.gov.
Trans-Pacific U.S travelers who register with the Safe Travels program and receive a negative COVID-19 test result from qualified facilities within 72 hours of departure may bypass the state’s 10-day quarantine. In addition, international travelers from Canada, Japan and Korea may bypass the state’s 10-day quarantine by securing a pre-travel test within 72 hours of departure on the final leg of their journey to Hawaii.
“We’ve seen a tremendous increase in demand for additional tee times at Mauna Lani, with the amount of local homeowners and resort guests on the island,” Mauna Lani director of golf Chris Noda said in a media release announcing the reopening.
Check out the photos of the North Course below for a little island day dreaming.