Mid-price hotel operator Hampton Inn & Suites has agreed to manage one of two hotels slated to be part of the planned regional mall Ka Makana Ali’i in Kapolei.

The deal announced Monday will give the Hilton-owned brand its first presence in Hawaii.

The 175-room Hampton Inn at Ka Makana Ali’i is expected to start construction in mid-2015 and open in 2016 as part of the mall’s 750,000-square-foot first phase anchored by Macy’s, Forever 21, H&M and a movie theater.

Ka Makana Ali’i is being developed by Florida-based DeBartolo Development on 67 acres in East Kapolei owned by the state Department of Hawaiian Home Lands. The agency and DeBartolo inked a 65-year lease for the project last month.

Hampton is a chain with 2,000 hotels. The brand was established in 1984 and acquired by Hilton in 1999.