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The Ilikai Hotel & Luxury Suites is a landmark oceanfront high rise hotel and condominium at the western end of Waikiki in Honolulu, Hawaii.

When it opened in 1964, the Ilikai was the first luxury high rise hotel in Hawaii.^[1]

The Ilikai is also well known, outside of Honolulu travelers and residents, for appearing prominently in the opening credits of the long running TV series Hawaii Five-O.

The show's star, Jack Lord, is standing on the Ilikai penthouse balcony as the camera dramatically zooms in on him.

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This same sequence is used in the opening credits of the 2010 remake, with Alex O'Loughlin replacing Lord.

History

The Ilikai was developed by Chinn Ho, a self-made millionaire, and two California businessmen.

The building was designed by John Graham, Jr., who also designed the Space Needle in Seattle. The original building features three wings radiating from a central point in a "Y" shape.

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