Is the Islands Restaurant/Hanalei Hotel being gutted? - General Tiki

JC Jeff Central Tiki Socialite Columbus, Ohio Joined: Jul 23, 2002 Posts: 1737	JC Jeff Central Posted posted on Tue, Nov 7, 2006 3:48 PM On 2006-11-07 12:44, Dr.TikiMojo wrote: On 2006-11-07 12:15, GatorRob wrote: Wasn't the Kahiki on the National List of Historic Places? Anybody know if that at least slowed down its destruction? Yes, I believe it WAS! Again, that just pisses me off! I never even got to visit it! The problem is that even when a location IS registered it still takes MONEY, public, private, government, it's got to come from somewhere. From what I heard/read about the Kahiki was that it had been closed for quite awhile and VERY run down and in poor repair. When there are safety issues it becomes very difficult to protect. But that was another location that I believe was bought up by a large corporation, (Walmart if I'm not mistaken?). Getting a property registered as a Historic Landmark is just one step towards preservation NOT a guarantee! The Kahiki was on the National List of Historic Places but needed to be on the Local List in order to be saved. The Kahiki was NEVER closed until the Bon Voyage Kahiki party on August 26, 2000. Up until then it was open every day. Michael Tsao wanted to sell and Walgreens was ready to buy. End of story. It did need plumbing repair (especially to the basement) but the place was still fully operational. It all comes down to MONEY. Cheers, Jeff

On 2006-11-07 12:44, Dr.TikiMojo wrote:

On 2006-11-07 12:15, GatorRob wrote:
Wasn't the Kahiki on the National List of Historic Places? Anybody know if that at least slowed down its destruction?

Yes, I believe it WAS! Again, that just pisses me off! I never even got to visit it!
The problem is that even when a location IS registered it still takes MONEY, public, private, government, it's got to come from somewhere. From what I heard/read about the Kahiki was that it had been closed for quite awhile and VERY run down and in poor repair. When there are safety issues it becomes very difficult to protect. But that was another location that I believe was bought up by a large corporation, (Walmart if I'm not mistaken?).
Getting a property registered as a Historic Landmark is just one step towards preservation NOT a guarantee!

The Kahiki was on the National List of Historic Places but needed to be on the Local List in order to be saved. The Kahiki was NEVER closed until the Bon Voyage Kahiki party on August 26, 2000. Up until then it was open every day. Michael Tsao wanted to sell and Walgreens was ready to buy. End of story. It did need plumbing repair (especially to the basement) but the place was still fully operational. It all comes down to MONEY.

Cheers,
Jeff

Post #265098 by Jeff Central on Tue, Nov 7, 2006 3:48 PM