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Prince Waikiki
Honolulu, Hawaii, United States · Prince Hotels · Accessible Luxury
Yoshiaki Tsutsumi, the Tokyo owner Forbes then called the richest man on earth, opened the Hawaii Prince on April 20, 1990, on the ground where Jack Myers imploded Henry J. Kaiser's hospital, a blast Magnum, P.I. put on television. Ellerbe Becket's twin limestone towers at 100 Holomoana Street cost 150 million dollars, stand on 1,470 pilings, and turn every room toward the Pacific and Ala Wai Yacht Harbor. There is no beach at the door. A 55.4 million dollar remake brought the shorter name, Prince Waikiki, in 2017.
- 563 rooms
- Opened 1990
- Neighborhood: Ala Moana
- Architect: Ellerbe Becket
- Interiors: Creative Resource Associates
About Prince Waikiki
- John Weyland painted a four-story humpback, the Whaling Wall, on the building next door. The Diamond Head tower went up in front of it and left the whale's tail showing from the Kalakaua Avenue door.
- Katsumidori Sushi Tokyo keeps its only restaurant outside Japan on the lobby level. The 2017 interiors took their cue from limu eleele, the hinana fish, and the naio flower of this shore.
- It opened with 521 rooms and no lanais, served tea and scones in the lobby, and priced the Kamehameha Suite at 2,500 dollars. The 2017 remake listed 563 rooms.
History
Prince Waikiki opened on April 20, 1990, as the Hawaii Prince Hotel Waikiki and Golf Club. Honolulu developer Jack Myers had imploded Henry J. Kaiser's hospital on the site, and that footage appeared on Magnum, P.I. Yoshiaki Tsutsumi of Prince Hotels, whom Forbes had called the richest man on earth, spent 150 million dollars. Ellerbe Becket of Santa Monica designed twin limestone towers on 2.5 acres at 100 Holomoana Street, set on 1,470 pilings. Every room faced the ocean. There was no beach and, in 1990, no lanai. Contemporary counts put the opening at 521 rooms. A 55.4 million dollar redevelopment, announced in 2016 with G70 as renovation architect and Creative Resource Associates on the interiors, reopened the house in 2017 as Prince Waikiki with 563 rooms. It is the only oceanfront house in Waikiki where every room faces the water.
The setting
100 Holomoana Street, at the Waikiki gateway beside Ala Wai Yacht Harbor and Ala Moana, across the road from the Pacific. There is no beach in front, and the original plan had no Diamond Head view. The neighborhood is the Ala Moana edge of Waikiki.
Amenities
- Wedding package including venue, décor and a champagne toast
- Custom-designed menus from the culinary team
Awards
- AAA Four Diamond (2026)
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