▁ 2 0 1 3 , ▁Aqu a - A ston ▁Hot els ▁and ▁Res ort s ▁of ▁Hon ol ulu ▁started ▁its ▁management , ▁while ▁Tower ▁Development ▁became ▁the ▁owner . ▁ ▁In ▁ 2 0 1 6 , ▁the ▁Hil ton ▁Hot els ▁& ▁Res ort s ▁completed ▁a ▁three - year ▁renov ation ▁of ▁the ▁hotel , ▁and ▁it ▁now ▁oper ates ▁as ▁a ▁Hil ton ▁Double Tree ▁hotel . ▁It ▁was ▁a ▁$ 3 0 ▁million ▁renov ation . ▁ ▁In ▁ 2 0 1 6 , ▁the ▁hotel ▁was ▁listed ▁on ▁the ▁National ▁Reg istry ▁of ▁the ▁Historic ▁Hot els ▁of ▁America . ▁ ▁H ula ▁The ▁hotel ▁has ▁an ▁association ▁with ▁h ula ▁dan cing . ▁ ▁It ▁is ▁a ▁host ▁of ▁H ilo ' s ▁annual ▁Mer rie ▁Mon arch ▁Festival , ▁which ▁began ▁in ▁ 1 9 6 3 , ▁and ▁is ▁now ▁a ▁week - long ▁event ▁with ▁three ▁days ▁of ▁h ula ▁competition . ▁ ▁The ▁H ula ▁Hal au ▁Ke ▁' O lu ▁Mak ani ▁' O ▁Ma una ▁Lo a , ▁a ▁h ā lau ▁h ula , ▁regularly ▁practices ▁on ▁the ▁hotel ' s ▁grounds . ▁ ▁From mer ' s ▁summar izes ▁that ▁the ▁hotel ▁" has ▁declared ▁itself ▁' the ▁home ▁of ▁h ula .' ▁Ren owned ▁photograph er ▁Kim ▁Taylor ▁Re ese ’ s ▁images ▁of ▁h ula ▁d anc ers ▁hang ▁on ▁virt ually ▁every ▁wall , ▁high - definition ▁video ▁of ▁the ▁Mer rie ▁Mon