Mauna Kea Beach Hotel
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The Mauna Kea Beach Hotel is a hotel property on the Kohala Coast of the island of Hawaii. The development of the hotel was financed by Laurance S. Rockefeller and it was designed by Edward Charles Bassett for the renowned firm Skidmore, Owings and Merrill. It opened in 1965. The American Institute of Architects (AIA) awarded the hotel an Honor Award in 1967 citing its "restrained detailing and fine spacial sequences." In 2007, the hotel received honors again from the AIA as it made the top 150 of their "American's Favorite Architecture" list.[1][2]
The hotel closed due to structural damage caused by the 2006 Hawaii earthquake.[3] Repairs are underway and the hotel is expected to reopen in the fall of 2008.[2]
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- ^ "American's Favorite Architecture", American Institute of Architects, 2007.
- ^ a b Miller, Erin. "Still closed, Quake-damaged Mauna Kea Beach Hotel won't reopen until fall 2008 (cached)", West Hawaii Today, October, 2 2007.
- ^ Kurt Sanburn. New Life for an American Icon. Hana Hou! Vol. 10, No. 3, June/July 2007.