HAWAII – March 31, 2008 – With spectacular locations on four beautiful Hawaiian Islands, the five oceanfront Marriott Resorts in Hawaii each take special care of the world around them. Located on Oahu, Kaua‘i, Maui and the Big Island, the resorts have implemented programs that are conscious and sensitive about the environment, culture and health of their guests and associates.

Waikiki Beach Marriott Resort & Spa continues to go green. As the proud recipient of the ENERGY STAR seal of approval for the past three consecutive years by the United States Environmental Protection Agency (EPA), this resort serves as the benchmark for other Waikiki hotels, as it has made a point to be more environmentally friendly in all areas including recycling, conserving energy and water, landscaping, and educating its associates.

In May 2008, Kaua’i Marriott Resort & Beach Club will begin heating its 26,000 square-foot swimming pool with renewable energy. The resort will install two propane-fueled caterpillar engines that will produce approximately 50 percent of the resort’s power. The waste heat generated from the engines will be utilized to heat the pool yearround, as well as provide 100 percent of the resort’s domestic hot water load.

At the Aupaka Terrace restaurant, the hotel is utilizing 100 percent biodegradable, potatobased plastic flatware in its beachfront dining and breakfast-to-go areas. This flatware will break down in as little as 45 days in a compost facility. Additionally, the hotel is utilizing to-go containers made out of PLA, or corn-based plastic, which is also 100 percent biodegradable, as opposed to standard petroleum-based plastic that does not break down.

Located on a spectacular oceanfront property in the luxurious Wailea resort destination, Wailea Beach Marriott Resort & Spa takes special care of its unique and delicate environment. Associates participate in the cleaning, preservation and monitoring of fragile reefs in waters just off the beachfront resort hotel. The hotel utilizes recycled green waste in its lush, tropical landscape. Its green efforts also focus on conserving vital resources, such as water and energy. These savings initiatives resulted in recognition by the Maui Electric Company (MECO) in September 2007 for reducing energy consumption on Maui and acknowledgement as runner up in MECO’s Energy Efficiency Hall of Fame.

JW Marriott Ihilani Resort & Spa at Ko Olina is the first property in Hawaii, including one of the first in the nation, to adopt the PURE™ system which creates an allergy-friendly environment for guests. The hotel’s 17th (top) floor, which includes 13 guest rooms and the Presidential Suite, have recently been converted to allergy-friendly, while indoor meeting facilities and the Ihilani Spa is scheduled to begin their PURE™ conversions by the end of the year. The allergy-friendly environment can help ease respiratory problems, asthma and allergies that affect more than 70 million Americans.

Waikoloa Beach Marriott Resort & Spa features a special program that is both environmentally and culturally sensitive. Created by kupuna, or cultural elders, the Hoaka Ho’omalu program offers visitors a chance to return lava rocks to their rightful place. The act of taking lava rocks is believed to put a curse on the taker. Returning it thereby appeases the Hawaiian volcano goddess Pele, removing the supposed curse and performing a community service as well.

The first Wednesday of every month at noon, permission is asked to place the lava rocks into Hoaka Ho’omalu, meaning “protecting crescent”, a large outcrop of ancient lava surrounded by a garden of native plants on the resort grounds. Hotel guests are invited to witness the ceremony, which includes chants performed by one of the resort’s Hawaiian cultural specialists. After each Hoaka Ho’omalu ceremony, the resort’s cultural staff sends a personal letter to each sender, saying the lava rocks have been respectfully returned to the land.

For additional information on all Marriott Resorts in Hawaii, please visit www.marriotthawaii.com.