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Old Nov 30, 2012 | 4:52 pm
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Kagehitokiri
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GHM hawaii >

(Citizen of the world was first, but post did not appear immediately. Citizen of the world also "broke" GHM cuba.)

Originally Posted by Kagehitokiri
Originally Posted by Citizen of the world
GHM posted a press release on their website announcing a collaboration in Kona as well as a new hotel brand for China:

http://www.ghmhotels.com/en/ghm/home...ls-english,all
Originally Posted by paul2
Update on new GHM resorts from The Gallivanters Guide on twitter:
https://twitter.com/#!/Gallivanters/...23773235400706
In Kona, Hawaii GHM is collaborating with Pritzker Architecture Prize-winner Tadao Ando on the development of a new 32-villa property situated on a hardened flow of lava.
Originally Posted by Kagehitokiri
The Kona design, for example, makes use of Ando's penchant for planes of exposed concrete and a topographically sensitive foundation.
somehow missed that earlier

renderings?
https://picasaweb.google.com/GHM.Kon...15816983544898
https://picasaweb.google.com/GHM.Kon...15817669892370
Originally Posted by deer
Originally Posted by Kagehitokiri
"Ando is also at work on a GHM property in Kona, Hawaii."
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Originally Posted by vuittonsofstyle
Monty Brown has actually retired so is not, as rumoured, working on an Aman Hawaii
other possibilities include hotel bora bora and GHM hawaii

monty history >

Originally Posted by FlyerEC
Monty moves to Hawaii to cover developments in that direction
Originally Posted by ridefar
Monty (from Amanusa) is the GM [of hotel bora bora]
Originally Posted by Kagehitokiri
http://id.linkedin.com/pub/monty-brown/9/309/971http://id.linkedin.com/pub/monty-brown/9/309/971
Development Manager--Pacific
September 2011 – Present (6 months) Kamuela, Hawaii
Originally Posted by FlyerEC
Monty B, who is now in Hawaii managing Aman projects from there
Originally Posted by ridefar
When we were in Amanusa a year ago the GM (Monty Brewer???) was on his way to Bora Bora
Originally Posted by vuittonsofstyle
Monty Brown. He was at Hotel Bora Bora for around 27 years, starting there as a barman and ending up as GM under Aman.
Originally Posted by seiknujnama
Monty was in Bora Bora few weeks ago.
hawaii history >

Originally Posted by bearbrick
closest Aman got to a property in Hawaii was the HANA MAUI ...at least after years of negotiations
Originally Posted by bearbrick
Hopefully a second attempt at The Hana Maui
Originally Posted by zigzag
Hana Maui has a new owner and name already as I too was hoping Amanresorts to come in and make it wonderful.
hana is 67 rooms and is now http://www.travaasa.com/

Originally Posted by DavidO
Monty Brown, Aman's regional manager for Indonesia, related the following story which I think is quite illustrative. Michael Dell (owner of FS Hualalai and Kona Village Resort) once approached Amanresorts to redevelop and manage Kona Village Resort. Dell's idea was the make the resort a bit bigger. Aman's intention would be to make the resort smaller, and it was an immediate no-go decision for Aman.
kona was 125 rooms

no idea re aman/GHM hawaii, but there is at least a financial/office/etc presence there (in DLF fin docs)

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aman fiji weve seen on gathy site IIRC
DLF 2008 annual report specifies "Yaukuve Island" (as well as chiang mai)
http://www.yaukuve.com/island/ no longer aman, 24 villas on 152 acres
http://www.tripadvisor.com/ShowTopic...sort-Fiji.html suspended?

http://thetanai.strattons.com/ also suspended IIRC

nizuc (originally GHM) finally opening under http://www.brisashotelonline.com/
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