Ocean Futures Society and Ambassadors of the Environment
The Ritz-Carlton Maui, Kapalua practices many eco-friendly initiatives including sustainable dining using ingredients harvested from its organic garden with 70 herb varieties, 100 types of vegetables, 35 fruit trees, and a compost area. The resort partners with Jean-Michel Cousteau’s Ocean Futures Society for the Jean-Michel Cousteau’s Ambassadors of the Environment program which educates guests on the local eco-system through interactive excursions and conservation efforts such as rainforest restoration, wildlife protection, and more. The Ambassadors Center on property features LED lights, furniture from a sustainable living company, dual-flush toilets, coreless tissue rolls, a rain catch system, and more. The Ritz-Carlton Maui, Kapalua is one of only six Ritz-Carlton hotels in the world to offer Jean-Michel Cousteau’s Ambassadors of the Environment. The program offers eco-tours for all ages, from snorkeling to coastal walks to electric bicycle tours, to learn about the environment and leave with an appreciation and respect for nature. A weekly Mālama Hawai‘i volunteer project (mālama means “to care for”) offers guests opportunities to leave Maui a better place by participating in a beach cleanup or invasive species plant removal.
Mauka to Makai Preservation of Place Project
The Ritz-Carlton Maui, Kapalua is an active supporter of the local community and established the Mauka (mountain) to Makai (ocean) Preservation of Place Project that benefits two nonprofit organizations: the Pu‘u Kukui Watershed, Hawaii’s largest private nature preserve and home to rare and endangered flora and fauna; and Hui O Wa‘a Kaulua, Maui’s voyaging canoe society, which promotes the practice and education of Hawaii’s canoe-building, wayfinding and voyaging arts traditions.
Project Reef
The Ritz-Carlton Maui, Kapalua has partnered with Project Reef, a reef-safe all-mineral sun care brand, offering complimentary Project Reef mineral SPF 30 and SPF 50 sunscreens across the property. This partnership promotes using sustainable, reef-safe sunscreen to protect marine ecosystems.
Environmental Practices
Water-filling stations are available throughout the property for guests to refill and reduce single-use plastic. The employee parking lot has a 1.9-megawatt solar canopy and generates 60% of the current demand for power at the resort. Refillable shampoo and bath products are available to reduce single-use plastic in-room.