Royal Hawaiian Hotel Aerial View
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Royal Hawaiian Hotel
2259 Kalakaua Avenue
Honolulu, Hawaii 96815
photo courtesy of Starwood Hotels and Resorts of Hawaii
The Royal Hawaiian opened on
February 1, 1927 and plays an important role in Hawaiian history. King
Kamehameha I had used the area as a playground after he conquered O’ahu and
Queen Ka’ahumanu had her summer place in the coconut grove where the
"Pink Palace of the Pacific" was built. During the war, the hotel was
leased to the Navy as a rest and recreation center for the Pacific Fleet and
reopened to the public in February of 1947.
The Spanish-Moorish appearance of the building was quite unusual for this part
of the world. But it was the 1920’s and the influence of Spanish style was
"in" on the mainland, partly as a result of Rudoph Valentino movies.
There were also overtones of the California mission style as seen in the cupolas
or bell towers (now The Royal’s icons).
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