Coco Palms Resort
Address 4-241 Kuhio Hwy, Kapaʻa, HI 96746 TMK (4) 4-01-003:004, 005, 007, 011, 017, 039, 044 and 4-01-005:014, 017. SHPD Historic Site Number Not Yet Available Abstract The Coco Palms Resort is a multi-resource tropical resort located in the town of Wailua, just outside of Kapa‘a, Kaua‘i. Built in the 1950s, Coco Palms is significant under Criterion A for its association with the development of resorts on Kaua‘i and in Hawai‘i, and for its role as a Polynesian-style destination resort. It is significant under Criterion B for its association with Lyle Guslander, the founder of the neighbor island hotel industry, and his wife and long-time resort manager, Grace (Buscher) Guslander. Under Criterion C, Coco Palms is significant as one of the only surviving resorts of its type and period and because it represents a range of prominent Mid-Century Hawaii architect firms.