Wimberly Allison Tong & Goo (WATG), the project�s architects and interior designers, were credited with converting two floors of offices and storage space into �the first world-class spa in Waikiki.�  Dick Pacific Construction Company was the contractor for this 10,000-square-foot renovation project.  
 

�The spa has become so popular, both with our guests and with those from surrounding hotels,� says Paul Tang, the hotel�s general manager, �that it has completely elevated our position in the marketplace and led us to formally change the name of our property to the Hyatt Regency Waikiki Resort & Spa.�   The design incorporates uniquely Hawaiian features, and the treatments utilize native Hawaiian medicinal plants.  The facility includes reception and exercise areas, two lounges, locker and

Photograph by Rothenborg Pacific The Na Ho�ola Spa�s relaxation area,  on the hotel�s fifth floor, affords expansive  views of Waikiki�s Kuhio Beach and the  Pacific Ocean beyond.

Judges evaluated 32 entrants on the basis of creativity, aesthetic appeal, workmanship, functional value, use of materials, cost effectiveness and the successful integration of new work into the existing structure. 

Na Ho�ola, which means �many healers� in Hawaiian, is a name that was carefully selected by a respected Hawaiian elder or kupuna.  

WATG is recognized as the world�s number one architecture, design, planning, and consulting firm specializing in hospitality, leisure, and entertainment.  Since its founding in 1945, WATG has designed destinations in 119 countries and territories from its offices in Honolulu, Newport Beach, London, and Singapore.