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It was the oldest hotel in Lahaina and on the island of Maui and the oldest in continuous operation in the state of Hawaii. It was a contributing building in the Lahaina Historic District, a U.S. National Historic Landmark, [3] and since 2016 was one of the Historic Hotels of America. [4] It joined Best Western in 1997.
Designated in 1962, the district recognizes Lahaina for its well-preserved character as a 19th-century port, and for its social and economic importance in the 19th century as a major whaling center in the Pacific, and as one of the capital cities of the Kingdom of Hawaii. [4] Lahaina was a popular residential center for the kings of Maui prior ...
Critics in Hawaii believed the labor negotiations were just an excuse to see the world. The 281-day trip gave Kalākaua the distinction of being the first monarch to circumnavigate the globe; his 1874 travels had made him the first reigning monarch to visit the United States and the first honoree of a state dinner at the White House .
“Lahaina, with a few rare exceptions, has been burned down,” Hawaii Gov. Josh Green told The Associated Press. More than 1,000 structures were destroyed by fires that were still burning, he said.
It's estimated the fire displaced 4,500 people.
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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.
Aug. 27—LAHAINA — Known outside Maui largely as a tourist attraction, visitor brochures obscure the fact that Lahaina for the most part is a working-class community with a sizeable immigrant ...