Treasure Hunts Hawaii

My company hired Treasure Hunts Hawaii (THH) for roughly a 2-​hour treasure hunt. Based on Unilocal reviews, THH seemed like a good choice and a lot of the employees were looking forward to participating in the hunt. Keep in mind, the company I work at has a little less than 60 people coming to this activity held at a beach park. THH was pricey, so we had high expectations. I know, for me, I thought it would be a hunt filled with tough clues (the type that can really stump you), running around with a sense or urgency, different paths for the different groups, and worth the amount we spent.
The day of the hunt came and everyone was super excited to see what we would end up doing. There were two people from THH that set up the area with clues and would give us instructions on the actual hunt. It may be due to my job, but I wish they gave us the instructions BEFORE the hunt to prepare and we could become familiar with the instructions without worrying about being behind other groups because we were busy reading the rules of the game. Anyway, I remember distinctly that we were told that groups were given different clues and, thus, different paths, since we had more than ten groups participating. There were three parts to the hunt — the actual treasure hunt, scavenger hunt, and trivia.
The hunt was fun to do, but the hunt did not meet expectations and I felt that we could have done the hunt ourselves. The reasons for the low review:
— all the groups had the same clues, so we had the same path. Read: it could have been follow the leader — one group figures out the path/​clues and everyone else follows.
— the clues weren’t that difficult to decipher
— one clue was wrong (quick math question — what is 3 to the power of 0… it’s not 0)
— the scavenger hunt could have been explained a bit more or to be consistent with applying the rules. For example, we were asked to bring a rainbow. Keep in mind, unless it is stated, it cannot be a picture or video. I found out that points were given for a picture of a rainbow.
Overall, the one star is because the company’s services were expensive and that set a level of expectation that they didn’t meet.

My company recently used Treasure Hunts Hawaii to plan and coordinate a team building scavenger/​trasure hunt. There were appx 60 of us at Magic Island Beach Park.
Two individuals from THH came to start the hunt. The hunt consisted of a trivia portion, scavenger hunt and the actual hunt. They were not the best communicators and many of the teams were unsure as how to proceed; it was kinda like here are the clues and here is the trivia sheet… go and do it. They suggested that a good strategy would be to split up… I thought this was supposed to be team building. For the most part the trivia was pretty easy as you could use your phone, etc and seemed to just be a pointless time filler.
The scavenger hunt was mediocre at best. There were also loopholes ie you could just go and buy many of the items on the list… stickers/​clothing items etc.
The treasure hunt was also nothing special. Most of the clues/​items were just spread out over a large distance. If it was in a smaller area all the teams would have probably finished in 10 minutes. Most of them involved you solving some type of basic riddle etc for a clue then walking to the next area.
Overall, after reading the positive reviews on Unilocal,myself, along with the many of the participants (we took a survey) were disappointed with the overall experience. Honestly, using google and some common sense most anyone could have done what THH did and for much less money… our fee came out to over $ 2,100 for 2 hours of ‘fun’!!! — that didn’t even include the cost for prizes for the wining teams etc. all of which we had to provide ourselves. If you are looking for a good group/​business activity I suggest you look elsewhere.

What can I say about Chris… other than he is a treasure hunting God! I wanted to plan a treasure hunt as a way to propose to my girlfriend while we were on vacation in Hawaii. I had never been to Maui or to the resort we would be staying at, but Chris hooked me up with a friend who just so happens, worked at the resort we were staying at. Talk about the stars aligning. The clues were creative, fun and just the very tip of the iceberg of what he can do. Having never actually met, Chris was friendly, easy-​going, okay, he does live in Hawaii so go figure, but he was polite and professional and most important open to collaboration. If you ned to plan a treasure hunt for a party or a family vacation in Hawaii, you can’t go wrong with Chris and his team. Thanks for making my proposal to my girlfriend be as perfect as possible. And of course… she said yes!

Well… where do i start? I had an absolute blast on a treasure hunt recently with friends that I had read about in the paper. It was in and around downtown/​chinatown. All the previous reviews tell the story of how AWESOME these events are but what I wanted to share was that I recommended this to a friend who was planning a large scale team building event with her company. Since I had done this with friends I didn’t immediately make the connection to how great this would be for a work team building event but we were trying to come up with creative ideas for her work event. I think I struck brilliance on this one as it was a huge success for her, so much so that I have now presented to my work and we are hoping to have a hunt early in 2013!!! Can’t wait :)

I had heard about doing this Scavenger hunt thing before from one of my good friends and really wanted to give it a go. Yesterday I participated in my first hunt from Treasure Hunts Hawaii and it definitely wont be my last! I had such a good time and enjoyed meeting new people. I went to the hunt with my friends but ended up being on separate teams. In the beginning of the hunt I did not know my team members at all but by the time we finished, I ended up getting to know them and now can call them my friends!
The hunt itself was so much fun! It isn’t just running around trying to find clues, there is an actual scavenger hunt aspect to it where you need to find items to take minutes off your total time and there is also trivia questions which you try to answer during the hunt to take minutes off your time. My team actually ended up finishing the hunt first but wound up getting 4^th place because we didn’t get many of the items/​trivia done. The clues that you need to find and solve during the hunt are challenging and require you to work with your team to solve them and figure out where to go. I learned new things about Downtown that I never would have discovered without doing this hunt.
I cant wait to do another one! Highly recommend planning to do a hunt with Treasure Hunts Hawaii! You will not be disappointed!

Well what can I say but amazing. I run a company that incorparates healthy living. Treasure Hunts Hawaii, I would truly recommend, because it not only pushes healthy activities but heathy minds. THH incorparates so much in a single adventure that you will never forget it. It is like trivial pursuit, plus amazing race, plus jeopardy all wrapped into one. THH is a one day event that never stops, from the beginning to the end. THH tests your mind and body in everywhere possible way. This should be in every state, to keep the world active. Trust me if you go to Hawaii, dont miss this. For visitors like my family, it gave them a chance to learn about the island’s heratige and explore its geography, and for a native like me well I just love it.

Trying to plan something new and different is hard for corporations, but with Treasure Hunts Hawaii it was a snap. We had an amazing event that brought my team closer together. A great creative product! Don’t hesitate! Try this out for business or pleasure. Birthdays, holiday parties, or just a fun way to get together old friends. The staff will keep you on your toes and the laughs are sure to follow. What a fond memory!

I wasn’t quite sure what to expect when I signed on to a treasure hunt last summer, especially since I hadn’t been on anything like it since high school. It turned out to be a lot more fun and creative than I would ever have expected.
The clues were challenging and required participation from each member in one way or another. At one point while I was diving underwater to collect a clue, the rest of the team was cracking the code to get bonus points.
My team was composed mostly of people I’d only briefly met before, but by the end all of our trials and our collective desire to win had made them all friends. I look forward to the next time I am able to participate and would like to plan one with my coworkers.
I highly recommend!

Treasure Hunts Hawaii is awesome! Whether to have fun with old and new friends or for a company event, I would highly recommend Treasure Hunts Hawaii. We had a great time running all over the South shore and doing some crazy things. I can’t wait to do it again!