Below is the current look of Waikiki Beach, with a view of Diamond Head, the Waikiki Natatorium and the Royal Hawaiian Hotel.

STAR-BULLETIN / 1930S

A LOOK BACK:Members of a canoe club are shown in this early photo of Waikiki.

Waikiki

Redevelopment projects are aimed at creating a setting that will appeal to visitors and kamaaina

Remaking mecca

Billions in redevelopment is transforming Waikiki, a once-tired concrete jungle, into what many are hoping will become the showcase of the visitor district and an attractive place for kamaaina to live and play.

While Outrigger Enterprises Group’s $535 million redevelopment of the Waikiki Beach Walk on Lewers Street spurred massive renovation and rekindled interest in a region that many thought had seen its best days, Star-wood and Kyo-ya have announced the largest Waikiki renovation. Starwood and Kyo-ya’s $750 million Waikiki renewal proves that Waikiki’s transformation is far from over.
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Kahanamoku’s fame lives on with Duke’s

DUKE Kahanamoku is remembered 40 years after his death as Olympic gold medalist, master surfer, beachboy, movie actor - and as the celebrity namesake of Waikiki’s top nightclub of the 1960s.

A modern corporation’s commitment to honoring that legacy has made Duke’s Canoe Club, a beach-front restaurant in the Outrigger Waikiki on the Beach Hotel, a haven for visitors and residents alike.
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The transformation of the tourist industry from visitors as transients to visitors as stake holders is part of the larger evolution of Hawaii as a destination.

WAIKIKI

PROJECTS

>> Outrigger Beach Walk
>> Royal Hawaiian Shopping Center
>> “Waikiki Nei” show and “ultra lounge”
>> Starwood and Kyo-ya Waikiki Renewal in the heart of Waikiki
>> International Market Place
>> Waikiki Town Center
>> Trump Tower
>> Loft@Waikiki
>> Waikiki Watermark
>> Allure Waikiki