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The development of the hotel was financed by Laurance S. Rockefeller and it was designed by Edward Charles Bassett for the firm Skidmore, Owings and Merrill. It opened in 1965. Original plans were to use architect John Carl Warnecke and build a series of small cottages, but those plans were abandoned.
If you visit the King Kamehameha's Kona Beach Hotel, you will no doubt be thrilled by this small sandy spot of protected shoreline. Great for kids, with lots of water toys for rent nearby for adults, too. King Kamehameha made this his home in the early 1800's, and you never know who'll show up...