Memory Book
The Room at the Top Superstar George Clooney, who played wealthy landowner Matt King in “The Descendants,” was a guest at The Kahala during the filming, which took place in spring 2010. With Hawai‘i actor Patricia Hastie, who played his wife, he’s shown here on the länai of one of The Kahala’s guest rooms. The photo was used as a prop in the film, giving The Kahala and its sun-kissed beach a cameo appearance. “The Descendants” won an Oscar for Best Adapted Screenplay, by director Alexander Payne, Nat Faxon and Jim Rash, and was based on the novel by Hawai‘i author Kaui Hart Hemmings. Besides its five Oscar nominations, the film received the Golden Globe Award for Best Motion Picture, while Clooney won a Golden Globe for Best Actor in a Drama. With his modest, engaging manner, Clooney won the hearts of The Kahala’s staff.
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