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This is an original room key from the Naniloa Hotel—later called the Naniloa Surf Resort—in Hilo, Hawaii.
* Address: 93 Banyan Drive, Hilo, Hawaii 96720
* Room: 404
* The “F” probably identifies a particular wing or building
* Front decoration: stylized Hawaiian flower, probably a plumeria
* Material: brown bronze metal key
* “Postage Guaranteed” allowed anyone finding the key to drop it into a mailbox for return to the hotel.
The Naniloa opened in 1939 and still operates at the same address as the Grand Naniloa Hotel Hilo, a DoubleTree by Hilton. The ZIP code dates the key to no earlier than 1963. Grand Naniloa Hotel history and current hotel site.
To a dedicated Hawaii or vintage hotel-key collector.
