MAKEOVER AT THE MOANA: Starwood Hotels & Resorts yesterday said its plans to overhaul its Waikiki properties include rebranding the Moana Surfrider hotel as a Westin and shifting the entrance to the Royal Hawaiian Hotel. The moves would be part of Starwood's refurbishment plans, announced in September, for its four Kyo-ya Co. Ltd.-owned hotels in Waikiki.

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