Honolulu’s Landmark Closing…For A While.

May 28th, 2008 categories: Rants & Riffs, Views of Honolulu

One of Honolulu’s great landmarks is closing soon. The Royal Hawaiian Hotel will have a seven month $85,000,000 make over. This is great to hear because the last time I was there it still had the feeling of grandeur, but there was the sense that the time had come for a little tender loving care. The Honolulu Advertiser reported the following.

“When the Royal Hawaiian Hotel closes next month for seven months of renovations, it will be only the second time the iconic pink beachfront hotel has shut down. The first time came right after World War II, once the barbed wire was removed from the beach.”

Read the entire article by clicking here.

Combine this work with the ongoing rejuvenation of the Royal Hawaiian Shopping Center and Waikiki’s future looks very bright. This bodes well for real estate, because Waikiki is one of the main engines that drive our economy and as it goes, so shall other things.

By the way, the picture above is the Mokulua islands off of Lanikai.

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