waikiki beach walk project--demolition on lewers st.

I recently read an article about the new ';waikiki beach walk'; project. Apparently a number of hotels will be demolished on Lewers St. beginning April 1, 2005.

Does anyone know when demolition starts in the morning??

I%26#39;m sure many tourists are bleary eyed as it is without contending with demolition noise early in the morning as well.

I%26#39;m staying at the Hawaiiana in April, and I';m hoping the demolition starts at a reasonable hour.

waikiki beach walk project--demolition on lewers st.

My husband and I were just in the area last week. We were eating at one of our favorite haunts on the corner of Lewers and Kalia Rd. across from the Halekulani when the waitress told us they were closing in two days. The building was going to be demolished because of a timeshare project that was being built. Several other stores on Lewers were closing the same day(3/24). I bet if you called the Ohana Waikiki Tower, which is located smack in the middle of the construction, they could fill you in.

waikiki beach walk project--demolition on lewers st.

I was told by the Outrigger Reef hotel that construction will be from 8:00 am to 4:00 pm daily. Since we%26#39;re going to be out and about early every morning, I really do%26#39;t mind at all. I have a 1 year old daughter so i%26#39;m up at 5:30 everyday!

I was told by the Outrigger Reef that several hotels will be imploded the first week of April. After that, construction will be daily from 8-4pm. I asked about Lewers being open to pedestrian traffic and was told there will be a walkway. The hotel offered to move us to a different hotel if construction noise was too disturbing but rather than take the chance we just opted to book at the Outrigger Waikiki. I%26#39;ve experienced construction while on vacation before and it wasn%26#39;t very peaceful trying to lay by the pool with constant noise.

They way I look at it is:

I%26#39;m not going to Hawaii to lounge around a pool for 7 days. My husband and I are going to be enjoying the TRUE island experience...visiting the beaches, botanical gardens, historical sites, Valley of the Temples, Kualoa Ranch, snorkeling, etc...

Who cares if there is construction noise from 8-4? Even if we are at the hotel during those hours, I wouldn%26#39;t let noise ruin my vacation. If it was during sleeping hours, I would complain, yes.

I%26#39;m thrilled, though, that people are choosing to stay at other hotels rather than the Outrigger reef. It just means the hotel will be at a leser capacity and have more available upgradeable rooms!

It%26#39;s actually going to be a blessing for you that the construction is going on . . . I bet you do get that upgrade!! Have a wonderful time.

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Where was the article you read? I would like to know more of the particulars. I would be really interested to hear your assessment when you get back. I%26#39;m relieved to hear that the Hawaiiana is not one of those scheduled to be razed. I%26#39;m staying in the vicinity for ten days in October, and I%26#39;m sure construction will still be in full swing then. I%26#39;m told there will be some sound-blocking partitions erected around the construction sites to help mute the noise impact. But I%26#39;m still disappointed to hear about it. I called my hotel and they were still trying to get information about what really would be happening. They were being told 9 to 5, six days a week...but were hoping it would be scaled back to five days a week. Their information was subject to change. They told me it probably wouldn%26#39;t be finished until June 2006.

to rothea:

www.waikikibeachwalk.com has a brief overview of the project and it is huge.....three buildings in phase one are being demolished, and many if not all stores on lewers street are closed for the reconstruction.

I also read some articles on www.starbulletin.com...the newspaper in honolulu.

Thanks for the URLs. I will read with great interest. Good luck on your trip...and I hope the noice is not too disruptive. I hope they never tear down the Hawaiiana...it%26#39;s about all that%26#39;s left of the ';old'; days in Waikiki. Warm alohas.

The Lewers Street project is intended to referbish the area on the boarder of Fort DeRussey to Kalakawa along the Lewers Street corridor. This is a big project that involves both demolition, roadwork and heavy construction. Assume it will be loud, somewhat dusty and extensive. Normal construction work hours should be assumed.

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