King Kamehameha Hotel, Kailua-Kona, HI (hotel) - Locating Tiki

B bamalamalu Tiki Socialite Joined: Mar 20, 2006 Posts: 1289	B bamalamalu Posted posted on Sat, Nov 24, 2012 5:33 PM Great info, thanks for the additional links. I like being able to learn the history. Sorry if I'm derailing the thread; I stayed at the hotel a couple weeks ago and thought I'd update. Big Bro pretty much covered photos in his posts, but just to confirm that the large exhibit of Herb Kane paintings is indeed still there, as are the display cases, canoe and other details. It was really cool walking past and exploring all those things everyday. The room decor is, of course, far less fun than in those early postcards. But they did include a fair amount of Hawaiian touches like some tapa-style prints on the walls and a lava-flow pattern on the carpeting. They do historic tours of the property a few times a week; unfortunately I didn't notice that until we'd missed the last one during our stay.

Great info, thanks for the additional links. I like being able to learn the history.

Sorry if I'm derailing the thread; I stayed at the hotel a couple weeks ago and thought I'd update. Big Bro pretty much covered photos in his posts, but just to confirm that the large exhibit of Herb Kane paintings is indeed still there, as are the display cases, canoe and other details. It was really cool walking past and exploring all those things everyday.

The room decor is, of course, far less fun than in those early postcards. But they did include a fair amount of Hawaiian touches like some tapa-style prints on the walls and a lava-flow pattern on the carpeting.

They do historic tours of the property a few times a week; unfortunately I didn't notice that until we'd missed the last one during our stay.

Post #659608 by bamalamalu on Sat, Nov 24, 2012 5:33 PM