Our Services
Management Services
From initial concept development and brand positioning through site selection, construction, opening and ongoing operations, Moana provides comprehensive management of all aspects of each property's business. Our services include:
- Concept development and positioning
- Site and market analysis
- Selection of architects, designers and consultants
- Property design, layout and finishes
- Graphic design and collateral production
- Pre-opening marketing, public relations and advertising
- Pre-opening recruiting, hiring and training
- Complete management of on-going operations including accounting, human resources, training, IT, sales and marketing.
Development Services
Moana has a more than 40–year history in the development business. Established by Bob Harmon in 1959, Moana Corporation developed several premium resort condominium properties including The Tahoe Tavern, Tavern Shores, Chinquapin and Cedar Point at Lake Tahoe, Kiahuna Plantation in Hawaii and several other residential, retail and commercial projects. In 1985, together with Claude Rouas, the company developed Auberge du Soleil and in 1987 acquired and redeveloped the San Ysidro Ranch in Santa Barbara, California, later sold in 2001.
Today, Moana continues to develop, either independently or on a joint venture basis, resorts, hotels, spas, and restaurants and related residential and retail projects. Our development services include:
- Financial and feasibility analysis
- Entitlements and permits
- Equity participation and capital structuring
- Arranging construction and permanent financing
- Project management
- On-going asset management