The name means ‘calm waters’ in Hawaiian, and that’s exactly the energy at this poolside bar sitting in the heart of the Four Seasons Ko Olina. While Dr. Mai Tai’s gets the drama of the infinity pool, Wailana anchors the Ohana Pool, the family-friendly center of the resort’s sprawling pool complex, right next to the restaurants and just a short walk from the lagoon beach. It’s your classic order-a-mai-tai-and-stay-for-four-hours situation. The Four Seasons Ko Olina reopened in its current form after a landmark 00 million renovation in 2016, and the whole pool deck reflects that investment. Wailana is where the afternoon lives, cold drinks appearing poolside, the smell of sunscreen and salt air, and the kind of unhurried service that makes you feel like the whole afternoon is yours. It is. Take it.
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