Kauai's Coco Palms to Reopen in '07

By Brian Berusch

The Coco Palms Resort on Kauai will reopen after a head-to-toe restoration, scheduled for completion in 2007.

The resort was heavily damaged by Hurricane Iniki in 1992 and has been closed since then.

The property is owned by Petrie Ventures and the Weiser Cos. and is home to a zoo and the Coco Palms Chapel, used in the Elvis Presley film “Blue Hawaii,” which was shot on the property in 1961, as well as the movie “Miss Sadie Thompson” in 1953.

The hotel will feature 104-rooms and 200 condo units, as well as the Elvis Presley Bungalow, which will be situated closest to the beach and will be restored as a sort of Elvis museum.

It has not been announced who will manage the property.

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