White Sands Hotel, Waikiki, HI
          
        
          
          
        
      
          
        
          
          
        
      
          
        
          
          
        
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Acquisition Date: 2016
Opening Date: 2018 - 
      
        
      
      
Co Developer: Benjamin Rafter
Architecture: Workshop HI
Interior Design: The Vanguard Theory
Branding: Welcome Stranger - 
      
        
      
      
The White Sands project was the renovation and rehabilitation of a motel that had come into disrepair at the end of its lease. We fell in love with the history of this asset and tried to re-vive the “continental jet set” vibe of a postcard we discovered during the process.
 
          
        
          
          
        
      
          
        
          
          
        
      
          
        
          
          
        
      
          
        
          
          
        
      
          
        
          
          
        
      
          
        
          
          
        
      
          
        
          
          
        
      
          
        
          
          
        
      
          
        
          
          
        
      
          
        
          
          
        
      
          
        
          
          
        
      
          
        
          
          
        
      
          
        
          
          
        
      
          
        
          
          
        
      
          
        
          
          
        
      
          
        
          
          
        
      
          
        
          
          
        
      
          
        
          
          
        
      
          
        
          
          
        
      
          
        
          
          
        
      
          
        
          
          
        
      
          
        
          
          
        
      
          
        
          
          
        
      
          
        
          
          
        
      
          
        
          
          
        
      
