Sunday, October 18, 2009

Kahana Village

A few words about Kahana Village, the place we've been staying, and the people that run it:
It's located in Kahana, between Ka'anapali and Kapalua on Maui. We had reserved a two bedroom upstairs unit (unit 35, pics and virtual tour here: http://kahanavillage.com/beachhouses/index.htm#map) for the week ended yesterday. It's a small condo development, privately run by on-site management. The property manager Vicky and her husband Mike live in a unit above the management office, so this is their home as well as place of work, and the condition of the property and especially the gardens reflect this.
When Vicky heard about Karen's accident she called Carol (I was on my way to the hospital) and immediately offered any help (shopping, babysitting, rides, etc) we needed. She also offered to work with us if we needed to extend our stay.
At one point last week, Riley had developed a diaper rash and Carol had the car at the hospital. Mike went to the store for me and got the diaper rash cream, some diapers and a few other things. When he brought them to our unit, he said "no charge"
When the extent of Karen's injuries, and the path going forward became clear (painful recovery, mobility issues, and air travel restriction), Vicky offered to move us to a downstairs unit (#42, see link to map above), which are three bedroom and significantly more expensive. However, she gave us an extremely reasonable rate, which allows us to stay here and not break the bank (although eventually insurance SHOULD pick up
the tab).
So suffice to say, without the help of Vicky, Mike, and the staff here, we would have had an even harder time dealing with our situation.
So if you ever visit Maui, as a personal favor to Karen, Carol, and myself, please consider a stay at Kahana Village (just don't try for the "Hit by a truck on the first day of your vacation" rate ;-)



6 comments:

  1. It's gorgeous and I'm so glad that there are great people in this world, like the owners of this condo village.

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  2. That's Great!!! It's nice to know there are still people around like that!!
    Donna, Tom, Jason, Justin, and Kaela

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  3. Wow, heartwarming story. Can you guys receive mail there? I have something to send to Karen :)

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  4. Always nice to hear that there are still people that don't suck. Glad you had some folks looking out for you in Maui--Maui no ka oi!

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  5. Char: yes. Address at the website. Kahanavillage.com. We're in unit 42.

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