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The Ilikai is a landmark oceanfront high rise hotel and condominium at the western end of Waikiki in Honolulu Hawai’i. When it opened in 1964 the Ilikai was the first luxury high rise hotel in Hawai’i.The Ilikai is also well known outside of Honolulu travelers and residents for appearing prominently in the opening credits of the long running TV series Hawaii Five-O. The show’s star Jack Lord is standing on the Ilikai penthouse balcony when a helicopter dramatically rises up behind him.