WHITE PLAINS, N.Y. -- Starwood Hotels & Resorts Worldwide, with
an unaffiliated investment group, bought the 760-room Westin Maui
at Maui's Kaanapali Beach Resort.
Starwood paid Kaukani Inc., a Japanese company, $132 million for
the hotel. Starwood, which owns Sheraton and Westin, said the hotel
will undergo "a significant revitalization,'' including rooms,
pools, restaurants and public areas. Westin has managed the hotel
since 1987, when it was opened by developer Chris Hemmeter.