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â–º 1950-60's Keauhou Master Plan Created

â–º 1950-60's Keauhou Master Plan Created

â–º 1950-60's Keauhou Master Plan Created

â–º 1950-60's Keauhou Master Plan Created

â–º 1950-60's Keauhou Master Plan Created

â–º 1950-60's Keauhou Master Plan Created

â–º 1950-60's Keauhou Master Plan Created

â–º 1814 Kamehameha III is born

â–º 1988 Kona Lagoon Hotel closes.
      
 

â–º 1999 Estate revives Big Isle resort master plan

  • "In the past, we haven't been good neighbors," Kau said

  • Other observers said Kamehameha Investment and Bishop Estate neglected Keauhou by not maintaining resort property. At one point, hotel developers sued the landowners for not following through on their own master plan.      

  • "We have to do our part," Kau acknowledged. "We have to be stewards of our property, of our culture, of our history."      

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â–º 1985 Kamehameha declares "A Promise Fulfilled" in print ad.
      
 

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â–º 1969 Keauhou Beach Hotel Built

â–º 1975 Kona Lagoon Hotel Built

â–º 1950-60's Keauhou Master Plan Created

â–º 1966 Kona Country Club Golf Course Built

â–º 1970-71 Kona Surf Hotel Built (currently known as the Outrigger Kona Resort)

â–º 2004 Kamehameha Schools will put new emphasis on Hawaiian               culture at its Keauhou Resort

  • As culture is emphasized, a reliance on hotels will be lessened.     

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â–º 2004 Demolition of Big Isle’s Kona Lagoon Hotel starts

  • "We're not going to leave it an empty lot,"     

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â–º 2008 Preservation key goal in Keauhou redevelopment

  • "Our charter for future development here is to make things pono, or right, to solve the mistakes of the past and move ahead," said Greg Chun, president of Kamehameha Investment Corp.

  • "We want to make sure that any and all future development in Keauhou, first and foremost, is culturally correct."   

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â–º 2012 Keauhou Beach Hotel to close in late October

  • Kamehameha Schools’ overall vision for these properties has shifted away from resort operations and toward a culture and ‘aina based-learning center that will connect to the rich culture and history of our people and the land, not just for visitors from other places, but also for learners of all ages who live in Hawai’i.    

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â–º 2013 MANA IN A SACRED PLACE: KEAUHOU BEACH RESORT 

  • On August 22 at 2 pm, hundreds of Hawaiian families were shocked when Kamehameha Schools President Dee Jay Mailer, Kamehameha Investment Company CEO Kyle Chock, and Outrigger Hotels executives paid the staff a surprise visit. The hotel was too expensive to repair, they announced; it would be razed to make way for a new culture and education center.

  • Ms. Mailer and Mr. Chock emphasized their duty to preserve Hawaiian culture, support Kamehameha Schools educational programs, and restore the land and seacoast to a pristine condition. They regretted the job losses, explaining it was necessary.

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