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Alamo was founded in Florida in 1974. [4] In 1996, Alamo was acquired by Republic Industries (later renamed AutoNation). [5] AutoNation spun off its car rental properties as ANC Rental in 2000. ANC filed for bankruptcy a year later; its properties were sold to Vanguard Automotive Group (controlled by Cerberus Capital Management) in 2003. [6]
The hotel famously operated without guestroom televisions until 1995. [4] In 1978, Rockefeller sold the hotel to United Airlines. [11] United placed the hotel in their Western International Hotels division, which was renamed Westin Hotels in 1981. The hotel itself was renamed The Westin Mauna Kea for much of the early 1980s.
Molokai Ranch previously operated a small 22-room hotel, gas station, golf club and cattle-rearing business centered on the town. In April 2008 the company closed all of these businesses, stating that operations could not continue due to opposition from the community regarding its development plans for the island. [7] (See: Ke `Aupuni Lokahi)
Molokai is part of the state of Hawaii and located in Maui County, Hawaii, except for the Kalaupapa Peninsula, which is separately administered as Kalawao County. Maui County encompasses Maui, Lanai, and Kahoolawe in addition to Molokai. The largest town on the island is Kaunakakai, which is one of two small ports on the island.
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In modern times, Hawaiʻi is known commonly as the "Big Island" to reduce confusion between the island and the state itself. The island also contains the state's highest peak: Mauna Kea at 13,803 feet (4,207 m). Hawaiʻi County as a whole has 27 islands and a total population of 185,079.
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