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- The Castle Group, Inc. The Castle Group, Inc. (CAGU) operates as a hospitality and hotel management company, specializing in the management of luxury and mid-range resort condominiums, hotels, vacation rentals, and luxury villas under the Castle Resorts & Hotels trade name; it provides comprehensive services including operations, reservations staffing and operations, advertising, sales and marketing, revenue management, digital marketing, and accounting to property owners across island resort destinations in the Pacific region. The company manages properties on all major Hawaiian islands--Oahu, Maui, Kauai, Molokai, and Hawaii Island--as well as in Takapuna near Auckland, New Zealand, Tahoe-Reno in Nevada, and the Commonwealth of Saipan, targeting leisure travelers, families, honeymooners, and business visitors seeking beachfront, rural, or urban accommodations ranging from full-service hotels to individual vacation rentals. Founded in 1981 and headquartered at 3 Waterfront Plaza in Honolulu, Hawaii, it employs approximately 913 people and focuses on Hawaii-owned operations with an on-property presence to deliver localized aloha spirit experiences.
In recent developments, The Castle Group, Inc. selected Stayntouch's cloud-based property management system in 2025 to enhance scalability, operational efficiency, and 24/7 support for its expanding independent hotel portfolio; it also announced management changes including Miles Moriyama as President in November 2022 and Matt Bailey as COO in June 2023, alongside board appointments of Kurt Osaki and others. Earlier, the company restructured debt related to its New Zealand operations in 2019-2020 through a shares exchange agreement with a creditor, resolving obligations from a prior NZ$12 million acquisition. These initiatives support ongoing portfolio growth and technological modernization amid post-pandemic market share gains in diverse resort locations.