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The wealthy Honolulu landowner Walter Chamberlain Peacock, in an effort to establish a fine resort in the previously neglected Waikiki area of Honolulu, incorporated the Moana Hotel Company in 1896. Working with a design by architect Oliver G. Traphagen and $150,000 in capital, The Lucas Brothers contractors completed the structure in 1901.
Hawaii Holomua (Honolulu) (1891–1895) [1] Hawaiian Gazette (1865-1918) [2] Hawaii Island Journal; Hilo Tribune (1895–1917) [3] The Honolulu Advertiser (1856–2010) [4] Honolulu Record; Honolulu Star-Bulletin (1882–2010) [5] Honolulu Weekly; Ka Nupepa Kuokoa; Ko Hoku o Ka Pakipika (1861-1863) [6] Molokai Island Times
With the success of the early efforts by Matson Navigation Company to provide steamer travel to America's wealthiest families en route to Hawaii, a series of resort hotels were built in Honolulu at the start of the twentieth century, including the Moana Hotel (1901) and Honolulu Seaside Hotel, both on Waikiki Beach, and the Alexander Young Hotel in downtown Honolulu (1903).
Veteran Hawaii television newscaster Lynne T. Waters remembered Tomimbang Burns as the only person who welcomed her when she came to Hawaii in 1981 to anchor the KITV news. "The only person who ...
Feb. 28—The Renaissance Honolulu Hotel & Spa, across from Ala Moana Center, opens today after a $505 million from-the-ground-up investment that is expected to enliven the district and fill gaps ...
Development boomed due to demand, and the area became filled with large resort hotels, such as the Hilton Hawaiian Village, Halekulani, the Hyatt Regency Waikiki, Marriott Waikiki, Sheraton Waikiki. These complemented historic hotels dating back to the early 20th century such as the Moana Surfrider Hotel and the Royal Hawaiian Hotel.
Feb. 29—Hawaii is home to several beaches with chronic water pollution issues, according to the latest report from the Surf rider Foundation. Hawaii is home to several beaches with chronic ...
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.