NEWS: The COCO Palms to re-open in 2008

I am way excited...Bill Collins got some coconut palms that had been cut down from the Coco Palms. I am going to get a slice of one from him and frame it along with an old hotel brochure. Will take a picture when I get it all together.

Old news already, but this is about the worst that could happen, and it's no surprise it did with no relevant security on the grounds http://khon2.com/2014/07/04/fire-damages-historic-coco-palms-resort/
https://www.google.com/?gws_rd=ssl#q=fire+coco+palms

NO! :(

Sounds like the giant conch may have been destroyed. :(

Yup, the big shell burnt up, along with the archway it's in and the whole second floor of that restaurant wing, AND the iconic lobby right behind it. :(

FYI, there are more links to stories & video of the fire in the Coco Palms thread in Locating Tiki:

http://www.tikicentral.com/viewtopic.php?topic=29331&forum=2&start=150&156

Once again, looking on the bright side of what happened, the new owners/developers have the opportunity to rebuild grander, newer, and better than ever. Since "gone" is "gone forever," and we will forever miss the vintage things, the only option now is to build new restaurant and lobby in that spot without previous restrictions. There may be a more grand resurrection of this resort coming than what we previously hoped for. I'm optimistic.

Now if they would only re-build the Pan-Pacific Auditorium in Los Angeles which was also lost to fire. But that's a different subject altogether for the pages of the "Streamline Moderne Central" web site, ha...

A handful of news stories to get a bit more caught up on this resort's resurrection:

Aug 19, 2015
Kauai County green lights Coco Palms Resort demolition, renovation
http://www.bizjournals.com/pacific/news/2015/08/19/kauai-county-green-lights-coco-palms-resort.html

Oct 16, 2015
Blessing marks rebirth of Kauai's Coco Palms Resort
http://khon2.com/2015/10/16/blessing-marks-rebirth-of-kauais-coco-palms-resort/

Nov 20, 2015
Alleged Coco Palms burglar indicted
http://thegardenisland.com/news/local/alleged-coco-palms-burglar-indicted/article_7786ace6-8e99-5ea2-92bf-03128e4f19f7.html

Jan 5, 2016
Coco Palms burglar changes plea
http://thegardenisland.com/news/local/coco-palms-burglar-changes-plea/article_c7122594-4b6f-5ae2-8b95-f2c3738596fe.html

Ace,
Thanks so much for posting these links and keeping the TC community aware of Coco Palms developments. My heart swells
with joy knowing that this abandoned treasure will be restored, renovated, and reopened. Hopefully, the new design will honor
the past design. It was great to hear the mayor speak in the video of doing things "the right way." The first time my wife
and I visited Kauai about five years ago, we discovered Coco Palms and learned it's sad story. The photos of the resort
in it's heyday were amazing, and we wished we'd visited it at that time. When Coco Palms does reopen we will definitely
make plans to get there. Maybe a group from Tiki Central could be make the trip together. A pilgrimage of sorts.

Thank you again!

20CM - glad you liked the info, I think of the place fairly regularly. I agree - a group of TC'ers should meet up there after it re-opens.

My guess is, still, that when they rebuild it there will not only be improvements, but also a number of the original features returning. Guessing once again, mostly the landscaping features. Given the beautiful look and feel (and the success) of other resorts on the islands, I'm confident we will be pleased with the outcome.

I'd like to see the gardens and canals cleaned up and restored to their former glory so that we can take a group picture on one of the boats and post it here! We'll have to look into renting a banquet room for an evening and have a room party with TC'ers mixing and serving.

It's coming....