The Hapuna Beach Prince Hotel on Hawaii Island (formerly known as the Big Island) is undergoing a $46-million renovation and transformation, which is expected to be completed this May. Honolulu-based G70 is behind the design. Upon completion, the property will be known as The Westin Hapuna Beach Resort, and will be the only Westin on the...
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Tourism remains one of Hawai‘i’s economic pillars. And while 2017 was another year of records, the industry faces some new challenges this year. PBN editor in chief A. Kam Napier has more from a roundtable of tourism industry executives. At a glance, here’s the report card for Hawaii tourism in 2017: • Visitor spending up 6.2...
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KIHEI — State Department of Education officials confirmed during a meeting Thursday night that the Kihei high school is on track to open for the 2021-22 school year, but they left some long-suffering parents pleading for it to open with all grade levels at the start. “I’m super excited we’re at this point — don’t get...
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The Queen Kapi‘olani Hotel, Waikiki Beach is set to reopen this summer following a $35 million renovation. Led by Honolulu-based architecture and design firms G70 and Philpotts Interiors, the redesign embraces the 1960s aesthetic of Waikiki’s golden age across 19 stories. Designed as an extension of the surrounding upscale neighborhoods of Waikiki’s Gold Coast, the open-air...
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