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Hotels: Two towers: Diamond Head Tower and Eva Tower [31] The Watermark 380 ft (120 m) 38 2008 Luxury Residential. Designed by Architects Hawaii Ltd. Ka Laʻi Waikiki Beach Hotel: 380 ft (120 m) 38 2009 Hotel, Residential, Hilton Hotels: One of the first ultra-luxury hotels built in Hawaii in over 25 years. Designed by Guerin Glass Architects.
The hotel appeared in the 1952 Tom and Jerry animated/cartoon theatrical short Cruise Cat. The hotel was mentioned in the 1953 film "From Here to Eternity" by Burt Lancaster's character, Sgt. Warden. The film took place in 1941, so the reference to the Royal Hawaiian Hotel was in the context of 1941, not 1953, when the film was made.
Haleʻākala, later renamed ʻAikupika, and then the Arlington Hotel, was a historic structure in Honolulu, Hawaii, which was the home of various prominent Hawaiians, and later became a hotel, and the initial headquarters of the American military forces involved in the overthrow of the Kingdom of Hawaii.
The Rulers of Hawaii, The Chiefs and Chiefesses, Their Palaces, Monuments, Portraits and Tombs. Honolulu: Advertiser Publishing Company. OCLC 9380797. Williams, Riánna M. (2015). Queen Liliʻuokalani, the Dominis Family, and Washington Place, their home. Honolulu: Ka Mea Kakau Press. ISBN 978-0-692-37922-6. OCLC 927784027.
Hilton Hotels & Resorts assumed management on February 1, 1961, renaming the resort the Hilton Hawaiian Village. [8] [12] It cost $21.5 million USD when it was purchased in 1961, which was considered an unusually high price. [12] Elvis Presley stayed at the hotel soon after while filming Blue Hawaii. In 1968, the resort's iconic Rainbow Tower ...
All about Hawaii: The Recognized Book of Authentic Information on Hawaii, Combined with Thrum's Hawaiian Annual and Standard Guide, Hawaii: Honolulu Star-Bulletin, 1904; Judd, Walter F. (1975). Palaces and Forts of the Hawaiian Kingdom: From Thatch to American Florentine. Honolulu: Pacific Books, Publishers. ISBN 978-0-87015-216-0.
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Opened in 1901, the Moana Hotel is a model for contemporary Hawaiian architectural design. Hawaiian architecture is a distinctive architectural style developed and employed primarily in the Hawaiian Islands. Though based on imported Western styles, unique Hawaiian traits make Hawaiian architecture stand alone against other styles.