Wailea Resort is thrilled to be the host location for a major film project starting Adam Sandler and his production company. Filming will be taking place on Maui starting April 19th through May 18th. This is an amazing opportunity for Wailea Resort to be showcased when the film releases next year!
Bud, myself and production company officials met with our Wailea Resort Safety and Risk Management team and outlined several key dates on which the filming could have a slight impact on our residents and visitors. We want to keep everyone informed, so that you can share the great news and keep your homeowners/employees/guests in the loop with what is happening with this project. We recommend that you use the information below to notify everyone of the potential inconveniences so that they may make arrangements to avoid the affected areas.
We have listed below several key dates and information:
1) April 19 – May 18
RENAISSANCE Wailea Beach Resort Hotel property is being utilized as a staging area for location trailers and vehicles. It will also be utilized for all film extras and employee parking. Private Shuttles will be running extras/employees from the Renaissance parking lot to their location shoots, so anticipate traffic in and out of their entryway on Wailea Alanui starting today through May 18th at various hours.
2) April 21 – 23
WAILEA BEACH WALK area fronting Grand Wailea Resort will have interim closures for pedestrian traffic between Wailea Beach Park access to the Wailea Beach Villas area daily, starting at 4:00pm on Wednesday, April 21 through and including, Friday April 23rd as they will be filming a luau scene fronting the Grand Wailea. Signage/information will be posted to redirect pedestrian traffic. Filming will take place throughout the night, with luau music being filmed early in the evening and filming with dialog continuing throughout the night as necessary.
3) April 22 – May 1
GANNON’S RESTAURANT WILL BE CLOSED Thursday April 22 through Saturday, May 1st.
WAILEA GOLD & EMERALD Golf Courses, Driving Range, Locker Rooms, and Pro Shop will remain open. Greeters will welcome guests and help direct traffic. Complimentary valet parking will be provided for all golfers.
Gannon’s will be providing a satellite “al fresco” café with umbrella seating in the cart staging area, offering a continental breakfast and various lunch options (menu tbd). Every paid golfer will receive a complimentary breakfast OR lunch from the Café only. The course beverage cart will still be operating on a cash basis during this time. Additional meals can be purchased at the Café for $5.00 each. Beverage service including a limited bar menu of beer, Bloody Mary’s, and cocktails will be available.
4) May 3 – 4
WAILEA BEACH WALK area fronting Grand Wailea Resort and Wailea Beach Villas will be closed to pedestrian traffic at various times on Monday, May 3rd and Tuesday May 4th . Pedestrian traffic will be routed accordingly as filming occurs. Signage/information will be posted to redirect pedestrian traffic..
Starting on April 23rd, construction of a “beach bar” set will begin. All necessary permits and permissions have been approved by the appropriate cultural advisory bodies, County, State, and DLNR. The structure is temporary and will be removed immediately following the shoot, no later than May 8th.
5) May 10 – 11
WAILEA BEACH & BEACH WALK fronting Grand Wailea Resort and Wailea Beach Villas will be closed to pedestrian traffic at various times on Monday, May 10th and Tuesday May 11th . Pedestrian traffic will be routed accordingly as filming occurs. Signage/information will be posted to redirect pedestrian traffic.
Wailea Community Association has been and will continue working with the hotel and the production company to ensure we minimize any disruption to our residents and guests during this film project. We will continue to update all of you on any changes to the above information.
The economic impact to Wailea, Maui and the state is huge from this production, and we recognize the long term rewards our destination will receive from the exposure of this major motion picture will be huge, when the film is released next year.