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Well we had a chance to walk thru Waikiki the other night, just to find so many changes.
At the beginning of the year they were planning to redo the International Market Place. Well they ran out of money and now it's staying the way it is. Other locations seem to have planned on the fact that the Market Place was going to be closed and have started to build their own market places. I can't remember the name of the building right now but it is the building that the GUESS store is in. There, on the third floor, colorful, totally airconditioned, elevator music and very shopper friendly - with benches and photo opportunities - they've created a new market place. Right now the level is empty (empty booths), but we spoke to the security gaurd and he said it is to open in a month or two. Although the International Market Place has it's own charm - this place will have a lot going for it too.
About 2 years ago the Waikiki Cinema 1 & 2 on Seaside closed down. They gutted the building, boarded it up and it has been an eye sore ever since. Well a bit has been done to hide that up to. Along the entire front of the building there are now sales carts with jewelry and local gifts and goods. Makes it a bit more friendly and busy.
A while back they also closed the Waikiki Imax theater. Well how it hosts a fantastic show - a full time, year round circus on tap .
The article goes on to say: "Robertson Properties is Consolidated's real-estate development sister company, replacing the Waikiki III theater on Kalakaua Avenue with a two-story retail complex housing Foot Locker, California Pizza Kitchen, Whaler's Market, a steak-and-seafood restaurant and about 80 kiosks. "
Then we cross the street to the Royal Hawaiian Shopping Mall. Also 2 years ago the Cheese Cake Factory opened its doors and was this year ranked as the most frequented of all Cheese Cake Factories.
If you have been here before, you might remember the water fall with the statue of the man spear fishing. The same area where they did the hula show and the musical entertainment....Weeeellllllll that entire area, all three floors of it has been torn down. The say it is for easier access to the Royal Hawaiian Hotel and The Sheraton Waikiki Hotel. I guess we'll see if it lives up to that when they are done. There are also two other spots where the mall is being totally renovated.
Over on Lewers they have finished tearing down 3 or 4 hotels and the dust has settled...but since they are going to build new hotels, I'd say they are far from done.
For right now that is about all I can think of...if anybody else has something to say, add or correct - please do so!!
At the beginning of the year they were planning to redo the International Market Place. Well they ran out of money and now it's staying the way it is. Other locations seem to have planned on the fact that the Market Place was going to be closed and have started to build their own market places. I can't remember the name of the building right now but it is the building that the GUESS store is in. There, on the third floor, colorful, totally airconditioned, elevator music and very shopper friendly - with benches and photo opportunities - they've created a new market place. Right now the level is empty (empty booths), but we spoke to the security gaurd and he said it is to open in a month or two. Although the International Market Place has it's own charm - this place will have a lot going for it too.
About 2 years ago the Waikiki Cinema 1 & 2 on Seaside closed down. They gutted the building, boarded it up and it has been an eye sore ever since. Well a bit has been done to hide that up to. Along the entire front of the building there are now sales carts with jewelry and local gifts and goods. Makes it a bit more friendly and busy.
A while back they also closed the Waikiki Imax theater. Well how it hosts a fantastic show - a full time, year round circus on tap .
The article goes on to say: "Robertson Properties is Consolidated's real-estate development sister company, replacing the Waikiki III theater on Kalakaua Avenue with a two-story retail complex housing Foot Locker, California Pizza Kitchen, Whaler's Market, a steak-and-seafood restaurant and about 80 kiosks. "
Then we cross the street to the Royal Hawaiian Shopping Mall. Also 2 years ago the Cheese Cake Factory opened its doors and was this year ranked as the most frequented of all Cheese Cake Factories.
If you have been here before, you might remember the water fall with the statue of the man spear fishing. The same area where they did the hula show and the musical entertainment....Weeeellllllll that entire area, all three floors of it has been torn down. The say it is for easier access to the Royal Hawaiian Hotel and The Sheraton Waikiki Hotel. I guess we'll see if it lives up to that when they are done. There are also two other spots where the mall is being totally renovated.
Over on Lewers they have finished tearing down 3 or 4 hotels and the dust has settled...but since they are going to build new hotels, I'd say they are far from done.
For right now that is about all I can think of...if anybody else has something to say, add or correct - please do so!!