Building Industry Magazine - October 2013 - (Page 57)

Rebuilding Island Icon Honolulu-based Agor Architects will help rebuild Kauai’s famed Coco Palms Resort, shuttered since Hurricane Iniki pounded the near-shore hotel in 1992. Developers Chad Waters and Tyler Greene, managers of the Coco Palms Hui LLC, plan to restore the resort to its original style with as many as 390 units. “Over the years I have heard many plans for the Coco Palms property, but this is the first time I have seen real action,” said Ron Agor, principal architect for Agor Architecture. “I am working hard to ensure that Coco Palm’s historical and cultural significance will be preserved.” The Coco Palms Hui reports it plans to break ground on the renovation project in early 2014. According to Greene, the goal is to open the newly renovated resort in late 2015 or early 2016. The Coco Palms Resort gained worldwide fame with the premiere of the movie, “Blue Hawaii,” in 1961, starring Elvis Presley. In a final scene, Presley croons “The Hawaiian Wedding Song” as he and his leading lady ride a flower bedecked outrigger canoe through the lagoon. The shuttered Coco Palms Resort now set for renovation, was noted for its 2,000-tree coconut grove, fishponds and lobby, modeled after an ancient Hawaiian canoe lodge. 29th Annual BIA RENAISSANCE BUILDING AND REMODELING AWARDS v Sathee Date Mark your calendar for the 2014 BIA Renaissance Awards, Call for Entry November 1, 2013. W W W. B I A H A W A I I . O R G www.buildingindustryhawaii.com | 57 http://WWW.BIAHAWAII.ORG http://www.buildingindustryhawaii.com

Table of Contents for the Digital Edition of Building Industry Magazine - October 2013

HEAVY EQUIPMENT
HAWAII STEEL ALLIANCE RESOURCE DIRECTORY
INSIDE THE BIA
INFRASTRUCTURE
NEWS BEAT HONBLUE Pacific Building Trade Expo
Coffman Engineers ranks 58th
DOT fuel pier at Kalaeloa Barbers Point Harbor
Hawthorne Cat hosts demo day
ABC 12th Annual Golf Tournament
GCA Hawaii hosts Construction Update
True Life Cos. Buys Acreage on Big Island
Coco Palms: rebuilding an island icon
DEPARTMENTS Datebook
Spotlight on Success: Physical Fitness Center Camp Smith, Marine Corps Base Hawaii
Contracts Awarded
Low Bids
Concept to Completion: ANdAZ Maui at Wailea Resort & Spa
Best Practices:SOLVING CONSTRUCTION DISPUTES
Best Practices: SOLVING CONSTRUCTION DISPUTES
Newsmakers
New Products

Building Industry Magazine - October 2013