▁Ke a ▁Beach ▁Hotel ▁is ▁a ▁hotel ▁property ▁on ▁the ▁Koh ala ▁Coast ▁of ▁the ▁island ▁of ▁Hawai i . ▁It ▁s its ▁at ▁Ka una oa ▁Bay . ▁▁ ▁The ▁American ▁Institute ▁of ▁Arch itect s ▁( A IA ) ▁awarded ▁the ▁hotel ▁an ▁Honor ▁Award ▁in ▁ 1 9 6 7 ▁cit ing ▁its ▁" rest rained ▁detail ing ▁and ▁fine ▁spatial ▁sequences ." ▁In ▁ 2 0 0 7 , ▁the ▁hotel ▁received ▁hon ors ▁again ▁from ▁the ▁A IA ▁as ▁it ▁made ▁the ▁top ▁ 1 5 0 ▁of ▁its ▁" America ' s ▁F avor ite ▁Architecture " ▁list . ▁ ▁History ▁The ▁Ma una ▁Ke a ▁Beach ▁Hotel ▁was ▁developed ▁and ▁constructed ▁by ▁Laur ance ▁S . ▁Rock ef eller , ▁who ▁fell ▁in ▁love ▁with ▁the ▁spot ▁after ▁going ▁for ▁a ▁sw im ▁there ▁in ▁ 1 9 6 0 . ▁Rock ef eller ▁le ased ▁the ▁location ▁from ▁Parker ▁R anch ▁owner ▁Richard ▁Sm art . ▁The ▁hotel ▁was ▁named ▁after ▁Ma una ▁Ke a , ▁which ▁is ▁visible ▁above ▁the ▁bay ▁when ▁not ▁obsc ured ▁by ▁clouds . ▁▁ ▁Original ▁plans , ▁started ▁in ▁ 1 9 6 1 , ▁were ▁to ▁use ▁architect ▁John ▁Carl ▁War ne cke ▁and ▁build ▁a ▁series ▁of ▁small ▁c ott ages , ▁but ▁those ▁plans ▁were ▁abandoned . ▁Instead ▁the ▁firm ▁of ▁Sk id more , ▁O w ings ▁and ▁M err ill ▁was ▁h ired , ▁and ▁architect ▁Edward ▁Charles ▁Bass ett ▁designed ▁a ▁striking ▁hotel