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Halekulani (var. Halekūlani) is an oceanfront luxury hotel located on Waikiki Beach in Honolulu, Hawaii. Built in 1984, it contains 453 rooms in five buildings on 5 acres (20,000 m 2) of property. The name Halekūlani is a combination of Hawaiian words (hale + kū + lani) meaning "House Befitting Heaven".
Waikiki was being touted as a tourist destination and the number of parishioners and visitors continued to grow. The church underwent enlargement in 1910, and 1925, essentially by cutting the building in two and moving the back to the beach. In 1920, the church acquired a right-of-way access to Kalākaua Avenue.
Robert Lewers (March 15, 1836 – November 3, 1926) was a businessman during the Kingdom of Hawaii, Republic of Hawaii, and Territory of Hawaii. Born in New York City, he accompanied his cousin Christopher H. Lewers to Honolulu.
Waikiki Beach erosion in 2011 The restored Beach in June 2012 Waikīkī beach has had repeated problems with erosion, leading to the construction of groins and beach replenishment projects. [ 35 ] Imported sand came from California, local beaches such as Pāpōhaku Beach on Moloka‘i, and a sandbar from Oʻahu's Northern side near Kahuku . [ 36 ]
In 1967, the Outrigger Waikiki On The Beach hotel opened, the first to carry the Outrigger name. During the 1970s, Outrigger grew into a chain of Hawaiian hotels. In 1982, the company purchased the Prince Kuhio Hotel, its first luxury property. By 1986, Outrigger became the largest hotel chain in Hawaii when its room count reached over 7,000.
Ka Laʻi Waikiki Beach, formerly the Trump International Hotel Waikiki, is a condo-hotel in Honolulu, Hawaii. The hotel is part of the LXR Hotels & Resorts division of Hilton Hotels & Resorts. It is 350 ft (110 m) tall, 775,000 sq ft (72,000 m 2) tower with a total of about 462 units. The building includes a spa and dining space, as well as a ...
Honolulu Kamehameha IV, Queen Emma, Albert Kamehameha: Smaller royal residence flanking the east side of ʻIolani Palace; the makai side was known as Kauluhinano, and the mauka side was known as Ihikapukalani; site of the Hawaii State Archive building [14] [19] ʻIolani Palace: Honolulu
The Ilikai was renovated between 1987 and 1990, at a cost of $40 million, and Jowa Hawaii brought in Nikko Hotels to manage the hotel in 1991, when it was renamed The Ilikai Hotel Nikko Waikiki. [5] The hotel was sold again in 2000 for $57 million to Forward One LLC, owned by the Zen family of Taiwan, and reflagged to Marriott's Renaissance ...