23rd January 2011
Posted in Updates

The front page of the Honolulu Star-Advertiser today features a story on “a handful of smaller projects” in Lā‘ie that are proceeding while the multi-year approval process for an expanded BYU–Hawaii campus and new affordable housing in Malaekahana continues.

» The old 50-room, Laie Inn adjacent to the Polynesian Cultural Center on Kamehameha Highway that was demolished last year will be reborn as a 220-room, Courtyard by Marriott hotel that is expected to open in September 2013. The 150,000-square-foot complex of three- to four-story buildings will cost $25 million to build.

» BYU–Hawaii plans to begin construction this spring or summer on a three-year project to demolish and rebuild old student housing, which will add about 100 more beds. Campus officials also just launched a project that will allow students to rent either of two Hertz cars — from an hour to a day

» The Polynesian Cultural Center wants to encourage more guests to ride buses in from Waikiki rather than driving rental cars that add to congestion on Kamehameha Highway.

» A project to build a fenced, mile-and-a-half bike path between Kahawainui and Malaekahana bridges broke ground in September and is scheduled to be completed by May.

To watch videos dealing with some of these issues, including Transportation and Sustainability, please visit the Envision Lā‘ie YouTube Channel.