Humuhumunukunukuapua'a

You're sitting over a lagoon, staring at the Pacific, and the wine list lands in your hands — and it's actually good. A resort restaurant with a Wine Spectator credential and a named sommelier (Ken Caldwell) behind the program isn't what you expect when you book a table somewhere that requires you to spell out its name. The California and France focus makes sense here: familiar enough for vacation mode, serious enough to reward the curious.

The 150-250 bottle list leans hard into California — Duckhorn Merlot, Far Niente Chardonnay, Stag's Leap Cab, Jordan, Cakebread, and yes, Opus One for when someone's celebrating something big. France shows up with Louis Jadot holding down Burgundy duties. There's a nod to the Pacific Northwest with Domaine Drouhin Oregon Pinot Noir, and Cloudy Bay Sauvignon Blanc earns its spot as a natural match for the island seafood. The list isn't going to surprise anyone who's eaten at a serious steakhouse before, but it's well-curated and properly stocked — no obvious lazy filler here.

Twenty to thirty-five options by the glass is genuinely impressive for a resort dining room — that's not a token effort. At $14–$22 a glass, you're paying resort prices, full stop, but the range means you can work through a few different styles across a long dinner without committing to a bottle. We'd love to see more rotation and adventurous pours in the glass program, but what's here is solid.