
Hawaiʻi's Journey to Statehood | Waves of Change | 3
American History Tellers
The Royal Hawaiian Hotel on Waikiki Beach
In 1927 the Royal Hawaiian Hotel opened on Waikiki Beach. The four-story hotel had 400 rooms and loomed above the narrow beach. But to some locals it was an omen of their disappearing way of life. Some residents mostly native Hawaiians were evicted to make way for the new development.
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