{"id":33769,"date":"2026-01-23T08:48:39","date_gmt":"2026-01-23T08:48:39","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/golfsustainable.com\/?p=33769"},"modified":"2026-02-11T18:44:07","modified_gmt":"2026-02-11T18:44:07","slug":"kapalua-comeback-water-crisis","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/golfsustainable.com\/en\/kapalua-comeback-water-crisis\/","title":{"rendered":"Kapalua Resort: The comeback after the water stop"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<style type=\"text\/css\" data-created_by=\"avia_inline_auto\" id=\"style-css-av-klozy9b5-4ddb46c53f65b10c1f5c579c9c84cfb3\">\n.avia-image-container.av-klozy9b5-4ddb46c53f65b10c1f5c579c9c84cfb3 img.avia_image{\nbox-shadow:none;\n}\n.avia-image-container.av-klozy9b5-4ddb46c53f65b10c1f5c579c9c84cfb3 .av-image-caption-overlay-center{\ncolor:#ffffff;\n}\n<\/style>\n<div  class='avia-image-container av-klozy9b5-4ddb46c53f65b10c1f5c579c9c84cfb3 av-styling- avia-align-center  avia-builder-el-0  el_before_av_heading  avia-builder-el-first '  ><div class=\"avia-image-container-inner\"><div class=\"avia-image-overlay-wrap\"><img decoding=\"async\" fetchpriority=\"high\" class='wp-image-33777 avia-img-lazy-loading-not-33777 avia_image ' src=\"https:\/\/golfsustainable.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/Plantation-drone-high-shot-scaled.jpg\" alt='Plantation Course Kapalua Resort' title='Plantation Course Kapalua Resort'  height=\"924\" width=\"1234\" srcset=\"https:\/\/golfsustainable.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/Plantation-drone-high-shot-scaled.jpg 1234w, https:\/\/golfsustainable.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/Plantation-drone-high-shot-300x225.jpg 300w, https:\/\/golfsustainable.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/Plantation-drone-high-shot-1030x771.jpg 1030w, https:\/\/golfsustainable.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/Plantation-drone-high-shot-768x575.jpg 768w, https:\/\/golfsustainable.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/Plantation-drone-high-shot-705x528.jpg 705w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1234px) 100vw, 1234px\" \/><\/div><\/div><\/div>\n\n<style type=\"text\/css\" data-created_by=\"avia_inline_auto\" id=\"style-css-av-2jbyed-ec5adae28a13ce68f30929a32cb82587\">\n#top .av-special-heading.av-2jbyed-ec5adae28a13ce68f30929a32cb82587{\npadding-bottom:10px;\n}\nbody .av-special-heading.av-2jbyed-ec5adae28a13ce68f30929a32cb82587 .av-special-heading-tag .heading-char{\nfont-size:25px;\n}\n.av-special-heading.av-2jbyed-ec5adae28a13ce68f30929a32cb82587 .av-subheading{\nfont-size:15px;\n}\n<\/style>\n<div  class='av-special-heading av-2jbyed-ec5adae28a13ce68f30929a32cb82587 av-special-heading-h1 blockquote modern-quote  avia-builder-el-1  el_after_av_image  el_before_av_post_metadata '><h1 class='av-special-heading-tag '  >Kapalua Resort: Comeback after the water crisis<\/h1><div class=\"special-heading-border\"><div class=\"special-heading-inner-border\"><\/div><\/div><\/div>\n<div  class='av-post-metadata-container av-m8iz5na6-ae08c8f9d4ee6217a30ea103a6be9cd2 av-metadata-container-align-left  avia-builder-el-2  el_after_av_heading  el_before_av_textblock  av-metadata-container-1'><div class='av-post-metadata-container-inner'><span class=\"av-post-metadata-content av-post-metadata-meta-content\"><span class=\"av-post-metadata-content av-post-metadata-modified\"><span class=\"av-post-metadata-modified-date\" >11. February 2026<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/div><\/div>\n<section  class='av_textblock_section av-krv1ul-48cf8b5d3ae7c078e272c18b48968d6d '  ><div class='avia_textblock' ><p>A perfect green on the coast of Maui. When you see the picture of the <strong>Plantation Course at Kapalua Resort<\/strong>, you immediately want to play a round. There is nothing to suggest that the world-famous resort&#8217;s golf operations have just emerged from what is probably the biggest crisis in its history. After a complete ban on water extraction in September 2025, both courses were closed, followed by the cancellation of the traditional opening tournament, The Sentry, in January 2026.<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;The turf was walking that line between life and death this summer,&#8221; says <strong>Kevin Kammien, Senior Marketing Manager<\/strong> at the resort, describing the state of the golf courses at their lowest point. In the meantime, the water supply has been partially restored. 60 % of the previous quantity can be used again. The management and agronomy team, led by Andrew Rebman, decided to concentrate this amount of water on restoring the Plantation Course.<\/p>\n<\/div><\/section>\n\n<style type=\"text\/css\" data-created_by=\"avia_inline_auto\" id=\"style-css-av-m00prfgu-b2b561515ed632902274fd0ac5a05e7e\">\n.avia-image-container.av-m00prfgu-b2b561515ed632902274fd0ac5a05e7e img.avia_image{\nbox-shadow:none;\n}\n.avia-image-container.av-m00prfgu-b2b561515ed632902274fd0ac5a05e7e .av-image-caption-overlay-center{\ncolor:#ffffff;\n}\n<\/style>\n<div  class='avia-image-container av-m00prfgu-b2b561515ed632902274fd0ac5a05e7e av-styling- avia-align-center  avia-builder-el-4  el_after_av_textblock  el_before_av_textblock '  ><div class=\"avia-image-container-inner\"><div class=\"avia-image-overlay-wrap\"><img decoding=\"async\" fetchpriority=\"high\" class='wp-image-33776 avia-img-lazy-loading-not-33776 avia_image ' src=\"https:\/\/golfsustainable.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/Kapalua-Golf-Progression-1030x1030.jpg\" alt='Kapalua Golf Progression' title='Kapalua Golf Progression'  height=\"924\" width=\"924\" srcset=\"https:\/\/golfsustainable.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/Kapalua-Golf-Progression.jpg 924w, https:\/\/golfsustainable.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/Kapalua-Golf-Progression-300x300.jpg 300w, https:\/\/golfsustainable.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/Kapalua-Golf-Progression-80x80.jpg 80w, https:\/\/golfsustainable.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/Kapalua-Golf-Progression-768x768.jpg 768w, https:\/\/golfsustainable.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/Kapalua-Golf-Progression-36x36.jpg 36w, https:\/\/golfsustainable.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/Kapalua-Golf-Progression-180x180.jpg 180w, https:\/\/golfsustainable.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/Kapalua-Golf-Progression-705x705.jpg 705w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 924px) 100vw, 924px\" \/><\/div><\/div><\/div>\n<section  class='av_textblock_section av-lzx3y03h-dab7d495bb40d9fead0ec0941cbb3f91 '  ><div class='avia_textblock' ><p>The past few weeks have been a completely new experience for the greenkeeping team. &#8220;There is no manual for this type of recovery,&#8221; explains Kammien. &#8220;They don&#8217;t teach this in school.&#8221; Rebman&#8217;s team had to rely on their own experience and on their existing knowledge of the courses&#8217; characteristics and the local climate. It was a trip into the unknown.<\/p>\n<p><strong>31,540 plugs planted<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>And yet, at this point, it showed how a greenkeeping team can benefit from smart decisions made in the decision-making process. At Kapalua Resort, run by the world-renowned management company Troon, a change in grass types in 2019 became a success factor. &#8220;Our tees, fairways, and rough were converted to Celebration bermudagrass in 2019, which played a major factor in our ability to recover.\u00a0 Our greens are TifEagle bermudagrass.\u00a0 Both the TifEagle and Celebration established deep root systems over the past 6 years, and the drought tolerance of the Celebration really proved itself during the period of 100% water restrictions,&#8221; explains Kammien.<\/p>\n<p>Two greens were still lost. &#8220;Our agronomy team took 15,770 2-inch plugs from our nursery and pulled an additional 15,770 to re-propagate #1 and #8 greens \u2013 for a total of 31,540 plugs!\u00a0 It was an incredibly painstaking but necessary process,&#8221; Kammien says, still taking his hat off to his staff.<\/p>\n<\/div><\/section>\n<section  class='av_textblock_section av-m02oycdx-89a28845ac5ebdb9f4468d24ae5c7812 '  ><div class='avia_textblock' ><div hcb-fetch-image-from=\"https:\/\/golfsustainable.com\/en\/usga-irrigation-is-number-one-limiting-factor\/\" class='avia-iframe-wrap'>\n<blockquote class=\"wp-embedded-content\" data-secret=\"WTY8goq173\">\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/golfsustainable.com\/en\/usga-irrigation-is-number-one-limiting-factor\/\">USGA: &#8222;Irrigation is the number 1 limiting factor&#8220;<\/a><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p><iframe class=\"wp-embedded-content\" sandbox=\"allow-scripts\" security=\"restricted\" style=\"position: absolute; visibility: hidden;\" title=\"&#8220;USGA: &#8222;Irrigation is the number 1 limiting factor&#8220;&#8221; &#8212; Golf Sustainable\" src=\"https:\/\/golfsustainable.com\/en\/usga-irrigation-is-number-one-limiting-factor\/embed\/#?secret=ThlG7at2d8#?secret=WTY8goq173\" data-secret=\"WTY8goq173\" width=\"600\" height=\"338\" frameborder=\"0\" marginwidth=\"0\" marginheight=\"0\" scrolling=\"no\"><\/iframe><\/div>\n<p>As complex as the entire process leading up to the reopening of the Plantation Course was, the excellent condition of the course is surprising, as recently confirmed by a reporter from the magazine Golf Digest. According to the management team, the rapid recovery was only possible because the course&#8217;s water management, including the entire irrigation infrastructure, meets the latest standards. &#8220;We are very efficient water users, we have scientific-grade weather stations, soil moisture meters and crop sensors. \u00a0Each irrigation head has its own precipitation rate, and run times are based on daily evaporation measured from the weather stations. The central control computer then calculates the individual sprinkler head run times accordingly,&#8221; resumes Kammien.<\/p>\n<p>The fact that none of the 43 employees were laid off during the course&#8217;s closure also helped ensure that work could be resumed quickly and efficiently when the water restrictions were partially lifted. Each of them was then deployed in a multidisciplinary manner in order to make rapid progress.<\/p>\n<div hcb-fetch-image-from=\"https:\/\/golfsustainable.com\/en\/golf-de-chantilly-water-project-sets-international-standards\/\" class='avia-iframe-wrap'>\n<blockquote class=\"wp-embedded-content\" data-secret=\"B3JXRcQg5q\">\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/golfsustainable.com\/en\/golf-de-chantilly-water-project-sets-international-standards\/\">Golf de Chantilly: Water project sets international standards<\/a><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p><iframe class=\"wp-embedded-content\" sandbox=\"allow-scripts\" security=\"restricted\" style=\"position: absolute; visibility: hidden;\" title=\"&#8220;Golf de Chantilly: Water project sets international standards&#8221; &#8212; Golf Sustainable\" src=\"https:\/\/golfsustainable.com\/en\/golf-de-chantilly-water-project-sets-international-standards\/embed\/#?secret=1VmxO87K1Q#?secret=B3JXRcQg5q\" data-secret=\"B3JXRcQg5q\" width=\"600\" height=\"338\" frameborder=\"0\" marginwidth=\"0\" marginheight=\"0\" scrolling=\"no\"><\/iframe><\/div>\n<p><strong>Further water savings<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Nevertheless, the management has learned from the crisis: the water requirements of the courses are to be reduced once again in future. The two golf course architects Bill Coore and Ben Crenshaw have already been on site to work with the local managers to develop a concept for reducing the amount of irrigated areas. Native grass, which is not to be irrigated, will play a greater role in some areas. At the same time, the resort is currently working on a permit for an additional water source in order to be less dependent on the regulations of &#8220;Maui Land &amp; Pineapple&#8221; in the future.<\/p>\n<p>Looking back, Kammien still finds it difficult to understand how such a water crisis could occur on an island with Maui&#8217;s rainfall, which, including the tournament cancellation, has probably caused an economic loss of 50 million dollars for the region. &#8220;Pu\u2019u Kukui Preserve sits right above Kapalua Golf and is one of the wettest places on planet Earth so I\u2019m still trying to wrap my head around the fact that there wasn\u2019t enough water to supply to our community this year ,&#8221; he says doubtfully.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Advice for other golf resorts<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Andrew Rebman&#8217;s advice for other golf resort operators is therefore clear: only with the right preparation can such crises be survived at all. Regular audits of the irrigation system are crucial, as are daily adjustments to water consumption based on weather data and plant health. And there is no alternative to consistently using modern technology to increase efficiency.<\/p>\n<p>The work is not over for the agronomy team at Kapalua Resort. The Bay Course also needs to be brought back into shape. But a look at the fairways and greens of the Plantation Course shows that it can be done.<\/p>\n<div hcb-fetch-image-from=\"https:\/\/golfsustainable.com\/en\/climate-impact-costs-tournaments-extreme-heat\/\" class='avia-iframe-wrap'>\n<blockquote class=\"wp-embedded-content\" data-secret=\"iHc3B7x6Gb\">\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/golfsustainable.com\/en\/climate-impact-costs-tournaments-extreme-heat\/\">Climate impact costs: tournaments &amp; extreme heat<\/a><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p><iframe class=\"wp-embedded-content\" sandbox=\"allow-scripts\" security=\"restricted\" style=\"position: absolute; visibility: hidden;\" title=\"&#8220;Climate impact costs: tournaments &amp; extreme heat&#8221; &#8212; Golf Sustainable\" src=\"https:\/\/golfsustainable.com\/en\/climate-impact-costs-tournaments-extreme-heat\/embed\/#?secret=n8ixcQSpMq#?secret=iHc3B7x6Gb\" data-secret=\"iHc3B7x6Gb\" width=\"600\" height=\"338\" frameborder=\"0\" marginwidth=\"0\" marginheight=\"0\" 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