International Market Place Will be horribly razed - General Tiki

C christiki295 Member LA-2547 mls east Hawaii &5500 Easter Is Joined: Apr 09, 2003 Posts: 3837	C christiki295 Posted posted on Sat, Mar 29, 2014 1:49 PM [i]On 2014-03-29 12:40, msteeln wrote: they expect locals to be flocking there... . Waikiki is not particularly for locals, and Saks Fifth Avenue, the anchor store of the new IMP, certainly is not. The Queen Emma Foundation should attempt to justify the destruction of a historical landmark by saying "the increase rent we can charge Saks and other high-end retailers" will maximize profits, which then can be used for healthcare for locals." My first experience of seeing how locals were treated in Waikiki was seeing some Polynesian-looking young men, riding in a pick-up, pulled over by the police when they were trying to enter Waikiki. [ Edited by: christiki295 2014-03-29 13:57 ]

[i]On 2014-03-29 12:40, msteeln wrote:

they expect locals to be flocking there... .

Waikiki is not particularly for locals, and Saks Fifth Avenue, the anchor store of the new IMP, certainly is not.
The Queen Emma Foundation should attempt to justify the destruction of a historical landmark by saying "the increase rent we can charge Saks and other high-end retailers" will maximize profits, which then can be used for healthcare for locals."

My first experience of seeing how locals were treated in Waikiki was seeing some Polynesian-looking young men, riding in a pick-up, pulled over by the police when they were trying to enter Waikiki.

[ Edited by: christiki295 2014-03-29 13:57 ]

Post #712459 by christiki295 on Sat, Mar 29, 2014 1:49 PM