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summarizes that the hotel "has declared itself 'the home of hula.' Renowned photographer Kim Taylor Reese’s images of hula dancers hang on virtually every wall, high-definition video of the Merrie
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completed a three-year renovation of the hotel, and it now operates as a Hilton
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which was developed in the early 1930s and which is lined with large
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restaurant offers locally sourced dishes, live music, and hula."
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