Renamed the Lalani Hawaiian Village, it had thatched huts, with weavers and tapa makers. Luau with poi and Hawaiian foods cooked in the old manner were held.
It offered classes in conversational Hawaiian, chanting, swimming, fishing, surfing, weaving and food preparation.
The village also had a Hawaiian senior named James Kuluwaimaka, who was a court chanter for King Kalakaua. He, and more than 50 others, lived in pili grass huts on the property. More than 140 of his chants and their meaning were recorded by the Bishop Museum before his death in 1936.
Lalani Hawaiian Village was the first theme park in the islands and well regarded. But it suffered during the Great Depression and World War II. Around 1960 the property was developed, and the Waikiki Beach Marriott is there today.