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ʻAlohilani Resort Waikiki Beach
The ʻAlohilani Resort Waikiki Beach is a resort hotel located in Honolulu, Hawai'i on Waikīkī Beach. The 'Alohilani opened in 2018, having 839 guest rooms and suites, an infinity pool, a 280,000 gallon, 3-story high oceanarium and two restaurants by "Iron Chef" Masaharu Morimoto.[1][2] HistoryResiding on land that belongs to Queen Liliʻuokalani's Trust and named after one of her beachside cottages, the property underwent a $125 million redevelopment, officially opening on May 8, 2018.[2][3][4][5] 'Alohilani means "heavenly brightness" or "royal light".[6][7] In September 2019, the Queen Liliuokalani Trust sold the land beneath the hotel for $195 million to Safehold Inc., a real estate investment trust affiliated with iStar Financial.[8] On September 8, 2021, the hotel became the first in Hawaii to require COVID-19 vaccinations for workers, going into effect on October 15.[9] Notable featuresTwo of the property's restaurants – Morimoto Asia Waikiki and Momosan Waikiki – are creations of Masaharu Morimoto, best known as an "Iron Chef" on the Japanese television cooking shows Iron Chef and its spinoff Iron Chef America.[10] The resort's lobby houses a 280,000 gallon, 3-story high oceanarium (saltwater aquarium) featuring more than 1,000 indigenous marine life and coral reef formations.[4][11] There is a heated saltwater infinity pool.[2] There are two full-size, rooftop tennis courts on property.[11][12] Nonprofit initiative'Alohilani has pledged to plant 100,000 native trees across O'ahu and the Big Island in partnership with Hawaiian Legacy Reforestation Initiative, a Hawaii-based nonprofit organization committed to returning indigenous trees back to Hawai'i. [13][14] References
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