A new proposal is circulating to try and get Hawaiian government funds to help buy and re-hab the once-classic Coco Palms Resort in Kapa'a on the east side of Kaua'i. This of course is where the bulk of the last 20 minutes of the Elvis "Blue Hawaii" movie was filmed, and it's also located on a parcel of land that includes a palm tree grove owned by Hawaiian royalty..
The resort was totally trashed during Hurricane Iniki in the 1990s, and has never re-opened. As you can see from this photo I snapped when we toured the ruins with the Kaua'i Movie Tour in 2003, the setting is magical, but the property needs work. The "Elvis Cottage" in fact was almost totally blown down.
http://www.kauaiworld.com/articles/2008/01/27/news/news01.txt
The resort was totally trashed during Hurricane Iniki in the 1990s, and has never re-opened. As you can see from this photo I snapped when we toured the ruins with the Kaua'i Movie Tour in 2003, the setting is magical, but the property needs work. The "Elvis Cottage" in fact was almost totally blown down.
http://www.kauaiworld.com/articles/2008/01/27/news/news01.txt
