• Gaylord Palms Resort debuted, for the first time anywhere, ice sculptures based on “Elf,” the 2003 Will Ferrell film, for its “Ice” show.

In Kauai, Hawaii, the Coco Palms Resort, once host to celebrity guests such as Elvis Presley, Rita Hayworth, and Frank Sinatra, never reopened after Hurricane Iniki struck the island in 1992. Now, ...

Kimpton Hotels & Restaurants, in collaboration with Coco Palms Resort, is set to introduce the first-ever Kimpton property in Hawaii, Coco Palms, A Kimpton Resort, in 2026. Situated amidst the ...

“We are incredibly excited to establish our luxury and lifestyle presence in Hawaii with Coco Palms, A Kimpton Resort,” said Leanne Harwood, SVP, Managing Director for Luxury & Lifestyle Americas at ...

The redeveloped Coco Palms Resort on Kauai will be Kimpton Hotels & Restaurants' first property in Hawaii. Kimpton, IHG Hotels & Resorts' luxury lifestyle brand, announced the news on Wednesday.

Once a luxurious resort, the Coco Palms has been abandoned since Hurricane Iniki struck in 1992. It is said to be haunted by the ghost of a Polynesian woman named Helen who died there in the 1950s.

During this time, the Coco Palms resort in Kauai was a popular destination—as well as the setting for films like South Pacific. Now, thanks to hurricane damage, it has sat abandoned since 1992.

Courtesy of Reef Capital A drone photo records the excavator chipping away at the skeleton of the Shell building on March 11, 2024 at the historic Coco Palms Resort.

The redevelopment of Kauai's long-shuttered Coco Palms Resort has commenced. The historic Wailua property ceased operations in 1992 after sustaining significant damage from Hurricane Iniki.

WAILUA — Construction workers were seen working on the property of the former Coco Palms Resort on Friday, Dec. 29, 2023, following multiple statements from the developer that demolition for the ...

What happens next with Hawaii's Coco Palms is unknown, but after 30 long years of neglect, it's past time to let the memories of the hotel fade into history.