Nighttime Construction Approved for Ala Moana Center

The Hawaiian Dredging Construction Company has received a noise variance from the state of Hawaii to allow for some nighttime construction to begin at the Ala Moana Center. Their application stated that allowing night work would be in the public's interest, given the positive economic impact generated by the shopping mall.  The application stated, "The project will add more retail space and commensurate parking space to the most popular shopping attraction in the state of Hawaii, thus contributing to and sustaining and enhancing the local economy." When completed, the expansion on the mall's Ewa end will add an additional 650,000 sq ft of new retail space. The $572 million expansion project broke ground about a year ago and is expected to be completed by 2015.

However, residents living in 1350 Ala Moana and Uraku Towers, which both face the construction site, are very unhappy with the state's decision and had hoped that work could be completed during normal daylight hours., which is right across Piikoi Street from the mall, are very unhappy with the news.  Kaethe Kauffman, who resides in Uraku, stated, "It is unethical for their aggressive business plan to be done at the expense of significant physical suffering of nearby residents, which will happen with all-night work."

Source: Honolulu Star Advertiser, 8-2-2014, www.staradvertiser.com
Posted by Jeff Uyemura-Reyes, Principal Broker, REALTOR®
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