BEACH & POOL SERVICE PROVIDER
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(800) 766-7535Premier beach activity and pool service provider for medium and large resorts in Hawaii.
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WHO WE ARE?
Maui Ocean Activities is a beach activity and pool service provider for medium and large resorts in Hawaii. We have been in business since 2008 and over the years we have provided customized beach activity solutions and consultation services to resorts all over Maui including numerous Kaanapali and Wailea resorts.
WHAT MAKES US DIFFERENT?
At the risk of sounding cliché, Jeff Bezos put our thoughts into words last year saying; “it’s essential…to be a missionary, you can’t be a mercenary, meaning that you have to mission-motivated, not money-motivated.” His comments put a fine point on a lesson we have learned over the years. We have learned that when we focus on providing a truly great guest experience (mission-motivated) that the money usually takes care of itself.
Conversely, we have learned that when your focus is primarily on money it changes the type of company you are. A missionary mentality can turn a beach company into a great experience provider. A mercenary mentality can turn a beach company into a Sunglass hut. This is why we do not provide our staff with commissions on retail items, and we only retail items that will support a better guest experience.
We are particularly proud of our ability to create an active and fun beach program for larger hotels. Our approach to every location is to create a guest experience that will resonate, and to do so in a way that provides each location with an attractive beach package that will help bring new and repeat business alike.
As a service provider for resorts, we recognize that we really have two customers. Our most important customer is the resort itself (management and ownership). In addition to providing the best possible experience to your guests, we make it our priority to deliver a great experience to you. We will work with you to learn what your priorities are and customize our approach to best support those priorities.
Every hotel has unique challenges at the beach, and we approach ever contract as unique. For this reason we try to be flexible and adaptive to new and changing requests and we feel that adapting to and overcoming the challenges of any particular location ultimately makes us a stronger better company.
Conversely, we have learned that when your focus is primarily on money it changes the type of company you are. A missionary mentality can turn a beach company into a great experience provider. A mercenary mentality can turn a beach company into a Sunglass hut. This is why we do not provide our staff with commissions on retail items, and we only retail items that will support a better guest experience.
We are particularly proud of our ability to create an active and fun beach program for larger hotels. Our approach to every location is to create a guest experience that will resonate, and to do so in a way that provides each location with an attractive beach package that will help bring new and repeat business alike.
As a service provider for resorts, we recognize that we really have two customers. Our most important customer is the resort itself (management and ownership). In addition to providing the best possible experience to your guests, we make it our priority to deliver a great experience to you. We will work with you to learn what your priorities are and customize our approach to best support those priorities.
Every hotel has unique challenges at the beach, and we approach ever contract as unique. For this reason we try to be flexible and adaptive to new and changing requests and we feel that adapting to and overcoming the challenges of any particular location ultimately makes us a stronger better company.
OUR TEAM
GARRETT EVANS
Garrett Evans has worked in the service industry for 17 years. It was a love for beach cat sailing that brought him to Maui in 2005. He was a sailboat instructor and kayak tour guide in the daytime and worked in fine dining at night. His experience in fine dining helps him to keep focus on the finer points of service for our luxury resort partners.
While working on Maui, Garrett found his new passion – a love for learning about and sharing the native life of Hawaii. One result of this has been the illustration more than 150 reef fish and the creation of identification charts for our customers. Furthermore, his excitement is contagious among our staff and we all look forward to sharing with guests the amazing experiences Maui offers, while educating guests in a manner to help preserve those experiences for years to come.
Garrett Evans has worked in the service industry for 17 years. It was a love for beach cat sailing that brought him to Maui in 2005. He was a sailboat instructor and kayak tour guide in the daytime and worked in fine dining at night. His experience in fine dining helps him to keep focus on the finer points of service for our luxury resort partners.
While working on Maui, Garrett found his new passion – a love for learning about and sharing the native life of Hawaii. One result of this has been the illustration more than 150 reef fish and the creation of identification charts for our customers. Furthermore, his excitement is contagious among our staff and we all look forward to sharing with guests the amazing experiences Maui offers, while educating guests in a manner to help preserve those experiences for years to come.
DAMON VANDERZEE
Damon Vanderzee joined Garrett as a partner in 2016, bringing to the company his business acumen and operational experience from years of working as a Safety Director then Executive Vice President of a national service company. His management experience has brought Maui Ocean Activities to a new level of professionalism. Not only has his work raised the standards within our own company, but his contributions have turned heads and effected changes across the industry.
Damon Vanderzee joined Garrett as a partner in 2016, bringing to the company his business acumen and operational experience from years of working as a Safety Director then Executive Vice President of a national service company. His management experience has brought Maui Ocean Activities to a new level of professionalism. Not only has his work raised the standards within our own company, but his contributions have turned heads and effected changes across the industry.
DAN BRANDT
Dan Brandt joined our team in 2017. He has a military background having served in the Marines for six years with honorable discharge. He finished his tour as a tank commander and platoon Sargent. After leaving the military, his experience as a construction superintendent lead to his position as Engineering manager at Gaylord Palms Resort and Convention Center in Orlando Florida. This role gave him invaluable experience in the hospitality industry, learning how to combine the result-oriented mentality of construction with the guest-focused culture of a four-diamond resort. His dedication to doing things the ‘right way’ and his ability to lead and equip the teams he manages make him integral to the consistently great service we are known for.
Dan Brandt joined our team in 2017. He has a military background having served in the Marines for six years with honorable discharge. He finished his tour as a tank commander and platoon Sargent. After leaving the military, his experience as a construction superintendent lead to his position as Engineering manager at Gaylord Palms Resort and Convention Center in Orlando Florida. This role gave him invaluable experience in the hospitality industry, learning how to combine the result-oriented mentality of construction with the guest-focused culture of a four-diamond resort. His dedication to doing things the ‘right way’ and his ability to lead and equip the teams he manages make him integral to the consistently great service we are known for.