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Maui Sunseeker Resort Is Now Kohea Kai Resort Maui

Renamed reported

As of September 2026, mauinews.com lists this address as Kohea Kai Resort Maui; reviewed by our team on September 7, 2026, not yet independently confirmed through direct contact.

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What the source shows: A 2016-09 Maui News article reports the resort's sale and rename to Kohea Kai Resort Maui, while the packet's Google Places match was a different, unrelated Florida property.

  • Season / episode Season 2, Episode 3
  • Original air date
  • Address Maui, HI
  • Current name Kohea Kai Resort Maui

Address

Maui, HI

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What happened after Hotel Impossible?

Maui Sunseeker Resort was an LGBT-focused hotel in South Maui, Hawaii, that Hotel Impossible (Travel Channel) featured in the episode that aired 2012-12-17 (S2E3); Maui Now covered the filming in a 2012-12-03 article describing the show's visit to the property. According to a Maui News article dated 2016-09, then-owner Chuck Spence sold the resort to M R and T Maui Hotel Management in September 2016, and the buyer renamed the property Kohea Kai Resort Maui. The same Maui News report attributed the sale to changing market conditions, noting that LGBT couples had grown more comfortable staying at mainstream resorts and that longtime gay guests had begun choosing other hotels, while newer heterosexual guests offset only part of the resulting revenue decline. A separate feature on Advocate.com, dated 2016-11-29, discussed the broader trend of LGBT-branded hotels converting to mainstream operation around the same period. The Google Places record supplied for this batch line matched a differently named, differently located Curio Collection by Hilton property on Florida's Gulf Coast rather than the Maui hotel; that match, and its address, latitude, longitude, and website, were disregarded here as a data error rather than evidence about the featured property's status. No source reviewed gave a current, 2026-dated status for the renamed Kohea Kai Resort Maui itself, and this record's single search did not extend to checking whether that successor property remains open under its post-2016 name.

Featured on Hotel Impossible

Season / episode
Season 2, Episode 3
Original air date
Episode title
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What was featured
Hotel Impossible's 2012 renovation consultation visit to the LGBT resort
Role
Featured restaurant
Name on the broadcast
Maui Sunseeker Resort

Frequently asked questions

Is Maui Sunseeker Resort still open in 2026?

As of September 2026, mauinews.com lists this address as Kohea Kai Resort Maui; reviewed by our team on September 7, 2026, not yet independently confirmed through direct contact.

What happened to Maui Sunseeker Resort after Hotel Impossible?

Maui Sunseeker Resort was an LGBT-focused hotel in South Maui, Hawaii, that Hotel Impossible (Travel Channel) featured in the episode that aired 2012-12-17 (S2E3); Maui Now covered the filming in a 2012-12-03 article describing the show's visit to the property. As of September 2026, mauinews.com lists this address as Kohea Kai Resort Maui; reviewed by our team on September 7, 2026, not yet independently confirmed through direct contact.

What is Maui Sunseeker Resort called now?

Now: Kohea Kai Resort Maui (formerly Maui Sunseeker Resort). As of September 2026, mauinews.com lists this address as Kohea Kai Resort Maui; reviewed by our team on September 7, 2026, not yet independently confirmed through direct contact.

Where is Maui Sunseeker Resort located?

Maui, HI. That is the address on the record as of September 7, 2026.

What season and episode of Hotel Impossible featured Maui Sunseeker Resort?

Season 2, Episode 3 of Hotel Impossible, first aired December 17, 2012.

What do reviews say since Hotel Impossible?

No source reviewed gave a current, 2026-dated status for the renamed Kohea Kai Resort Maui itself, and this record's single search did not extend to checking whether that successor property remains open under its post-2016 name. We summarise what dated sources report; we do not publish our own rating.

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Visit info

Address
Maui, HI
Venue type
hotel
Official website
hilton.com

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Sources

  • mauinews.com — https://www.mauinews.com/news/local-news/2016/09/south-maui-lgbt-resort-sold-and-renamed/
  • mauinow.com — https://mauinow.com/2012/12/03/hotel-impossible-comes-to-maui-sunseeker/
  • taggmagazine.com — https://taggmagazine.com/maui-sunseeker-life-after-hotel-impossible/
  • advocate.com — https://www.advocate.com/business/2016/11/29/have-we-outgrown-gay-hotels

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