About the Kaiser Hawaiian Village Hotel

An introduction with general information and facts about the Kaiser Hawaiian Village Hotel on Oahu Island in Hawaii.

NAME: Kaiser Hawaiian Village Hotel
ALSO KNOW3\N AS: Hawaiian Village Hotel
NOW KNOWN AS: Hilton Hawaiian Village Hotel | Profile |
LOCATION: Waikiki, Honolulu, South Oahu Island, Hawaii

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- John Ena Estate was built on site of the former Kalia Village
- small area neat the beach developed as "Old Waikiki Hotel" around 1900
- redeveloped in 1928 as the "Niumalu Hotel"
- Kaiser bought 16 acres including the Niumalu Hotel in 1954
- Hawaiian Village Hotel opened on September 15, 1955
- Western Hotels assumed management May 1, 1956
- In 1957 the Ocean Tower and Geodesic Dome were built
- Conrad Hilton bought the resort from Henry Kaiser in 1961

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- founder of Kaiser Permanente
- developed Hawaii Kai
- built the Kaiser Hawaiian Village Hotel
----- 1891: "Old Waikiki" opened as a bathhouse with overnight rooms
----- 1928: redeveloped as the Niumalu Hotel
----- 1954: kaiser bought it and adjacent property and built Kaiser Hawaiian Village
----- 1961: Kaisersold the hotel to Hilton

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- the landmark Kaiser Dome was built in 1957, demolished in 1999
- now the site of the Kalia Tower (built in 2001)