Naniloa Hotel to Become DoubleTree by Hilton

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Originally posted by PaulW

At last somewhere to have those Astronomy conferences!

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LMAO! Mahalo for the levity, PaulW. (Still giggling...[])

This is SO good for us! Mahalo to our own, Mr. Ed Olson! Thank God we'll have a decent hotel to offer our visitors, and ourselves for a "staycation". The renderings are quite lovely.

Hopefully, this will be the "turn" Banyan Drive needs. It's so beautiful in that area, and cleaning it up (golf course needs serious work, just saying), will be so good for our local economy. With Volcano National Park, Mauna Kea, and everything in between, the cruise ships may offer additional income for the hotels and all surrounding areas.

In the old days, the Slim Holt Tours/Tradewind Tours/Tauck Tour days, this island offered tours no other island could. I am so hopeful that with the resurrection of the Naniloa, we will see an upswing in our economy, which also gives for better attitude, and pride of our Hawai'i island, Moku o Keawe.

I hope Mr. Ken Fujiyama realizes the damage he has done, not just at this hotel, but Volcano House, Nani Mau Gardens, and whatever else he delved into. Very thankful for the likes of Mr. Olson, and may Akua bless him for his continued efforts.

JMO.