International Market Place Will be horribly razed - General Tiki

K Kanu Tiki Centralite Michigan Joined: May 17, 2011 Posts: 28	K Kanu Posted posted on Tue, Apr 24, 2012 7:08 AM http://www.bizjournals.com/pacific/news/2011/12/27/large-part-of-waikiki-will-be-razed.html Lines that broke my heart: "... three-level retail, dining and entertainment center" (aka, a big damn building) "...including a seven-story structure... that will consist of several retail levels and five levels of parking" Don't get me wrong, I have no delusions about Waikiki being some sort of "authentic Hawaiian experience", and I fully understand the irony of a haole mainlander grieving over the loss of a few acres of one form of tourist dominated space to another form of tourist dominated space. I just prefer the more primitive aesthetic to what I fear will be put in its place. Have there been any concept drawings or layouts released to the public yet?

http://www.bizjournals.com/pacific/news/2011/12/27/large-part-of-waikiki-will-be-razed.html

Lines that broke my heart:

"... three-level retail, dining and entertainment center" (aka, a big damn building)
"...including a seven-story structure... that will consist of several retail levels and five levels of parking"

Don't get me wrong, I have no delusions about Waikiki being some sort of "authentic Hawaiian experience", and I fully understand the irony of a haole mainlander grieving over the loss of a few acres of one form of tourist dominated space to another form of tourist dominated space. I just prefer the more primitive aesthetic to what I fear will be put in its place.

Have there been any concept drawings or layouts released to the public yet?

Post #633508 by Kanu on Tue, Apr 24, 2012 7:08 AM