Pioneering property

The Sheraton Maui reshaped the Valley Isle and Hawaii tourism when it opened 50 years ago

By Allison Schaefers

POSTED: 01:30 a.m. HST, Jan 13, 2013

~~<p>The opening of the Sheraton Maui Resort & Spa in 1963 ushered in the start of Maui's modern-day visitor industry and brought a world of opportunities to locals like Lori Sablas, who without the resort would likely have had to work at a plantation, a cannery or leave the island to be self-supporting.</p>
<p>"I don't need a reminder that the resort is turning 50," said Sablas, who got a job as secretary to the Sheraton Maui‘s controller right after graduation. "I've lived this history."</p>
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The opening of the Sheraton Maui Resort & Spa in 1963 ushered in the start of Maui's modern-day visitor industry and brought a world of opportunities to locals like Lori Sablas, who without the resort would likely have had to work at a plantation, a cannery or leave the island to be self-supporting.

"I don't need a reminder that the resort is turning 50," said Sablas, who got a job as secretary to the Sheraton Maui‘s controller right after graduation. "I've lived this history." Login for more...