Powell & Aucello brings together hospitality real estate consulting and brokerage services to create a specialized advisory firm like no other in Hawaii. With decades of industry experience, Powell & Aucello delivers strategic and focused results while empowering clients to make informed decisions.
We work with a diverse client base from around the world, opening doors to the Hawaii market for everyone from global hotel brands to individual owners.
Powell & Aucello offers a full range of hotel real estate brokerage, consulting, brokerage and consulting services.
Our projects are as diverse as construction project management in Singapore to hotel valuations in Saipan to hotel management consulting in Waikiki.
We have serviced a diverse, international client base ranging from multinational private equity to global hotel brands to individual hotel owners.
Our presence and years of experience in Hawaii give us an intimate understanding of the hotel market that helps us efficiently position clients for the right opportunities.
Long-standing relationships with major hotel brands allow us to pave the way for equitable branding opportunities. We protect client interests with in-depth transactional insights.
Empowering clients to make informed decisions is the root of our business. Our conclusions & recommendations are created for each situation and are anything but cookie-cutter.
PRINCIPAL
PRINCIPAL
We offer comprehensive hotel real estate services across Hawaii, including brokerage, consulting, franchise and management negotiation, and valuation advisory. Whether it's a hotel sale, acquisition, development, or repositioning, we help our clients navigate every stage with deep local knowledge and decades of industry experience.
We specialize exclusively in hotels, and we live and breathe the Hawaii market. As former senior executives with some of the world’s leading hotel brands, we understand how deals really get done—from both the owner’s and the brand’s perspective. What really sets us apart, though, is our access: our connections with industry leaders are second to none. When you work with us, you’re not just getting market insight—you’re getting doors opened.
Powell & Aucello is led by Tim Powell and Kevin Aucello, both with decades of experience in Hawaii. We have held senior leadership roles at Hilton, Marriott, Outrigger, and CBRE. We’ve been advising on hotel investments and development projects across the Islands for years. Our firm was founded to bring global brand expertise and institutional-level insight to Hawaii’s hotel real estate market—backed by local relationships and a deep understanding of what drives value here.
We work with a wide range of clients—high-net-worth indiviuals, hotel brands, private equity groups, developers, and lenders. Some are local, some are global. All of them trust us because we offer straightforward advice, market-driven strategies, and personal attention.
You can reach us directly by calling (808) 466-3401 or submitting a message through the contact form on our website. Our individual cell phone numbers are also listed online if you’d prefer to reach out to us personally. We’re always available for a quick call or to schedule a more in-depth conversation about your hotel project or investment goals.