They would construct the fastest, safest, most expensive ocean liner ever built for the Hawaiian service (the SS Malolo); a luxury beach resort hotel to serve the liner's passengers; and an exclusive golf club for the hotel's guests (the Waialae Country Club).

[2] On its site, they contracted the acclaimed New York firm of Warren and Wetmore to design the Royal Hawaiian Hotel.

The sprawling pink stucco concrete façade Spanish/Moorish styled complex, built at a cost of over $4 million (1927 prices), was surrounded by a 15-acre (6.1 ha) landscaped garden.

[2] The Royal Hawaiian opened on February 1, 1927, with a black tie gala attended by over 1,200 guests, and quickly became an icon of Hawaii's glory days.

[7] During the 1960s, the "Pink Palace" was home to "Concert by the Sea" which broadcast daily through the Armed Forces Radio Network (AFN).

On November 12, 2024, workers at the Royal Hawaiian Hotel ratified a new labor contract.

Its design was influenced by Hollywood film star and legend Rudolph Valentino and his Arabian movies.

[13] The hotel's public rooms were redecorated in 1946 by Frances Elkins, the sister of architect David Adler.