Aging Laie Inn to be demolished - Hawaii Business

After a few false starts, the Mormon Church is going forward with its plan to demolish the aging Laie Inn and build a much larger hotel on the grounds adjacent to the Polynesian Cultural Center.

[swannie]

I started reading Mr. Shankar's article with some reservations but he hit the nail right on the head when he mentions high paid administrators that pretty much contribute nothing to the university. Less than nothing. The parasites who suck the life out of what used to be a great institution are on full display lately. Just look for the characters that are untouched by the budget cutbacks.

[Bad Neighbors]

See, this is what we can expect from the church when they start developing the community.

"15 employees were given notice last week..."

[TrialsRider]

Right on!

Gotta love the whiners - the economy has gone down the tube, along comes a project to revitalize the area, but all they see is gloom!

[Looking Forward]

Sure, this will be hard for the 15 employees that were let go; we all feel badly for them. However, this is a great boost to the economy with a construction project, and then the operation of a new hotel. I hope the Laie Inn employees are the first to be hired at the new hotel.

[Jase]

@Trials...arn't you used to this yet? ;) They see 15 lost jobs (with a months notice)...I see a hundred new jobs and education that will go with it...not just..."room service."
I think it will be a great assistance to the local community and to the students that will be moving into the tourism industry.
See you on the trail!

[alice]

BYU is cleaning up laie..cool

[Natalie]

The important thing to remember here is that though these employees were formally only notified last week, this project has been in the works for YEARS and these employees have known that eventually this would happen.

I'm grateful for the opportunity the new facility will provide for further employment throughout the community. Our community's economy is in need of exactly this influx of jobs and spenders to support our struggling local businesses.

[Steve]

I do not like change for the sake of change. This was not initiated by the LDS Church, but by HRI which may be owned by the Church but is not run according to Church principles. I realize change is inevitable, but it is not always for the best. This is NOT for the best no matter how HRI spins it. As a property owner in Laie, I do not favor it. I expect to catch a lot of flack for this because disagreeing with the powers that be is highly discouraged.

[TrialsRider]

Jase wrote:

@Trials...arn't you used to this yet?

Sadly, you make a good point!

[Damage Tourism]

This huge ENVISION LAIE PLAN will damage Tourism in Oahu!

Who flys all the way to Hawaii to see Waikele or Miliani !!!???

The HUGE New Pediment that HRI just built across the top of the entire top of Laie Shopping Center is an EYESORE!! It blocks the view of our mountains!

The new Town at Malaekahana/Gunstockranch: Retirement Community for Babyboomers from Utah/Afforbadle Housing?? will make it look like Mililani![BYUH already has 250 acres BEHIND BYUH were they can build real Affordable Housing for locals & students]

The Scenic Drive along the coast to the COUNTRY is a Huge Tourist draw! HRI/BYUH is ruining it!

The COUNTRY is loved by so many here !!

So Sad that HRI/BYUH's management are GRABBING for $$$ & ruining the COUNTRY for all of the rest of us!

[hahaha]

ah shut up all you "keep the country country" people...the church owns the land. they can do what they want with it. if you believe so much in your stance go raise a billion dollars and buy the land from the church and leave it untouched.

[Contradictions]

Steve wrote:

This was not initiated by the LDS Church, but by HRI...I expect to catch a lot of flack for this because disagreeing with the powers that be is highly discouraged.

Your statements don't make sense. Either this was initiated by HRI - not the powers that be, so no need worry - or it was initiated by the Church, but you said it wasn't. So what are you worried about!?

[Mufi Hannemann]

Hawaii Reserves wants to control the whole Kooalauloa region and turn it into little Utah. How sad.

Too bad the Mormon mayor is not insisting Hawaii Reserve takes care of the flood problems first.

The hotel is located next to a very bad flood zone. That area around Naniloa Loop and PCC floods like crazy.

When it floods again, residents are prepared to sue the city and Hawaii Reserves. Enough is enough.

[Hauula Resident]

People of Ko'olauloa, Ahuimanu. Sunset, Haleiwa, this 200 plus room Marriott hotel is in addition to the new community (Envision Laie) they want to build in Kahuku.

I thought big development was designated to the Ewa plan and Honolulu. This region is supposed to be rural and country with contained development.

The traffic was soooooo bad last Saturday. People were driving up for the Haunted Lagoon at PCC. Traffic is already congested in Sunset area and Kaneohe side.Isn't there any common sense left? Already the ugly generic Laie shopping center looks like Waikele. Where is the mayor, the city council and the planning commission in all this?

[Hauula Resident]

Natalie wrote:

The important thing to remember here is that though these employees were formally only notified last week, this project has been in the works for YEARS and these employees have known that eventually this would happen.
I'm grateful for the opportunity the new facility will provide for further employment throughout the community. Our community's economy is in need of exactly this influx of jobs and spenders to support our struggling local businesses.

You sound like an import from Utah. For us locals, development is not the only way to provide employment and jobs. The world is the limit, now with the internet. Development benefits the contractors and owners. The jobs provided will not provide a living wage. So the cycle of poverty continues.

Who are they going to hire for build the hotel? You want to bet it will be contractors from Utah or California?

[Idea]

Awesome!

[Idea]

Why don't people get it? North Shore's founding fathers were always using the best and latest when they could. When the Sugar Mill went up and then later when the Inn went up were the latest technologies. Kahuku was a booming sugar cane town. Read the history! Same goes for the pineapple fields. Building new, better was the foundation of North Shore. Thanks for breathing life back into our community. It's been decades and the buildings are rusting away. Come on people, this is GREAT news!

[Idea]

Hauula Resident wrote:

<quoted text>
You sound like an import from Utah. For us locals, development is not the only way to provide employment and jobs. The world is the limit, now with the internet. Development benefits the contractors and owners. The jobs provided will not provide a living wage. So the cycle of poverty continues.
Who are they going to hire for build the hotel? You want to bet it will be contractors from Utah or California?

Hey Hauula person. Are you for real? The employees have been anticipating this for years now. Just the formal letter went out recently. Besides "Hauula Resident", what kind of jobs are you providing to the community? Whether or not locals build the hotel is an interesting topic. But the people that work there will be Hawaii residents--bringing jobs for another 100 years. I want to see your business plan Hauula Resident.

[Idea]

Hauula Resident wrote:

People of Ko'olauloa, Ahuimanu. Sunset, Haleiwa, this 200 plus room Marriott hotel is in addition to the new community (Envision Laie) they want to build in Kahuku.
I thought big development was designated to the Ewa plan and Honolulu. This region is supposed to be rural and country with contained development.
The traffic was soooooo bad last Saturday. People were driving up for the Haunted Lagoon at PCC. Traffic is already congested in Sunset area and Kaneohe side.Isn't there any common sense left? Already the ugly generic Laie shopping center looks like Waikele. Where is the mayor, the city council and the planning commission in all this?

This is contained development. And thank goodness for the Haunted Lagoon--isn't that a good example of what can be done here?

[Idea]

Damage Tourism wrote:

This huge ENVISION LAIE PLAN will damage Tourism in Oahu!
Who flys all the way to Hawaii to see Waikele or Miliani !!!???
The HUGE New Pediment that HRI just built across the top of the entire top of Laie Shopping Center is an EYESORE!! It blocks the view of our mountains!
The new Town at Malaekahana/Gunstockranch: Retirement Community for Babyboomers from Utah/Afforbadle Housing?? will make it look like Mililani![BYUH already has 250 acres BEHIND BYUH were they can build real Affordable Housing for locals & students]
The Scenic Drive along the coast to the COUNTRY is a Huge Tourist draw! HRI/BYUH is ruining it!
The COUNTRY is loved by so many here !!
So Sad that HRI/BYUH's management are GRABBING for $$$ & ruining the COUNTRY for all of the rest of us!

Silly thoughts. This hotel will hopefully bring more tourists. And the development at Gunstock won't ruin the views.