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  Aloha Tower Development Corporation
The Aloha Tower Development Corporation (ATDC) was established in 1981 to redevelop land surrounding the historic Aloha Tower in downtown Honolulu.
The Aloha Tower Complex is part of a master plan created as a stimulus for economic activities on the ocean front State lands within Honolulu Harbor.
Besides the Aloha Tower Marketplace, the project complex may include a component devoted to providing office space, a residential complex as well as cruise ship terminals and possibly a boutique hotel.
www.alohatower.org   (476 words)

  
 Aloha Tower complex may be sold for $25M - The Honolulu Advertiser - Hawaii's Newspaper
Aloha Tower LP bought the marketplace leasehold property and operations in 1998 after the developer of the retail center filed for bankruptcy.
Aloha Tower LP also claimed that the state refused to make good-faith efforts to direct cruise ships to dock at Aloha Tower piers, and converted a ferry terminal to a use that doesn't generate significant customers for the center.
Aloha Tower LP sought more than $10 million in damages against the state in two lawsuits, one of which is on appeal.
the.honoluluadvertiser.com /article/2005/Jan/21/bz/bz02p.html   (552 words)

  
 Aloha Tower Marketplace - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
The Aloha Tower Marketplace is one of the only waterfront shopping centers in Hawai`i.
Located at the Honolulu Harbor, the Aloha Tower Marketplace features several declared national landmarks including the Aloha Tower, Falls of Clyde and Hawai`i Maritime Center.
Aloha Tower Marketplace was completed in 1994 as part of a Honolulu Harbor commercial revitalization project.
en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Aloha_Tower_Marketplace   (115 words)

  
 HawaiiWeb.com
The Aloha Tower is a well recognized symbol of greeting to tourists arriving and leaving O'ahu via Honolulu Harbor.
Built in 1926 the Tower stands 184 feet tall and was the tallest building in the Hawaiian Islands until the 1960's.
The Tower is slender and square-shaped topped by a dome with openings on all four sides.
www.hawaiiweb.com /oahu/sites_to_see/aloha_tower.htm   (282 words)

  
 Aloha Tower -- Facts, Info, and Encyclopedia article   (Site not responding. Last check: )
Opened on September 11, 1926, the Aloha Tower is located at Pier 9 of (Click link for more info and facts about Honolulu Harbor) Honolulu Harbor.
Other proposals include the establishment of (A wheeled vehicle that runs on rails and is propelled by electricity) streetcars, elimination of commercial high-rises in the area and increase of high-rise residential units instead.
State officials want to close the parking lot fronting the Aloha Tower and destroy the adjacent Hawaiian Electric Company (An electrical generating station) power plant and replace fill the space with a park.
www.absoluteastronomy.com /encyclopedia/a/al/aloha_tower.htm   (467 words)

  
 Aloha Tower Marketplace, state to end 2-year dispute - The Honolulu Advertiser - Hawaii's Newspaper
Aloha Tower LP additionally agreed to suspend its $10 million Circuit Court lawsuit that blames the state for contributing to the marketplace's financial trouble, and will drop an appeal of a similar complaint that was dismissed in federal court.
Aloha Tower LP has said the state rejected several proposals to cure a parking shortage that has discouraged major tenants from opening stores at the marketplace and forced the company to reduce tenant rents, thereby inhibiting successful operation of the center.
Aloha Tower LP also has said the state refused to make good-faith efforts to direct cruise ships to dock at Aloha Tower piers, and converted a ferry terminal to a use that does not generate significant customers for the center.
the.honoluluadvertiser.com /article/2003/Aug/22/bz/bz02a.html   (538 words)

  
 Historic Aloha Tower
The Aloha Tower was constructed in 1926 at the Honolulu Harbor to create a lasting impression for boat passengers as they arrived and departed the islands, since visitors arrived to Hawaii only by sea.
The Aloha Tower is a slender, square-shaped tower topped by a domed cupola with balcony openings on all four sides providing fantastic views of Honolulu.
Aloha Tower is also accessible by city bus for $2 (busses #19, 20, or 47 from Waikiki) or by cab (approx.
www.alohafriendshawaii.com /alohatower.html   (910 words)

  
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Currently, there is 13 insufficient public parking to accommodate the burgeoning 14 economic growth at the Aloha Tower Marketplace and Piers 8, 9, 10 15 and 11.
The legislature 12 authorizes the Aloha Tower Development Corporation to acquire the 13 reversionary interest held by the heirs of Helene Irwin Fagan by 14 way of purchase, negotiated settlement, or eminent domain for the 15 public purpose of providing a park, parking facilities, and 16 related traffic improvements.
There is appropriated out of the Aloha Tower 14 Special Fund the sum of $ 1 for fiscal year 1999 to 2000, or so 15 much thereof as may be necessary, for the acquisition of the 16 reversionary interest described in the deed of Helene Irwin Fagan 17 to the Territory of Hawaii.
www.capitol.hawaii.gov /session1999/bills/HB1028_.htm   (746 words)

  
 Honolulu Star-Bulletin Features
Aloha Tower, an imposing feature of Honolulu's skyline since 1926, is Hawaii's best-known symbol of visitor hospitality -- and a good starting point for a tour.
Aloha Tower was the center of a fierce controversy in 1925 as the Territorial Legislature tried to balance pro-tower advocates with those who wanted no tower at all.
During the Golden Age of Matson luxury cruises from the 1930s to early '40s, Aloha Tower was the point of contact for mainland visitors arriving and departing the islands.
starbulletin.com /2003/08/17/features/story1.html   (574 words)

  
 Aloha-Hawaii.com: Historic Aloha Tower
In its heyday, 10-story Aloha Tower was the tallest structure in all of Hawaii.
The tower was built in 1926 as a fitting welcome for the boatloads of tourists arriving at Honolulu Harbor.
The tower also served a practical function, as the observation deck doubled as a maritime communications and harbor control center.
oahu.aloha-hawaii.com /tours/aloha+tower   (432 words)

  
 Aloha Tower Marketplace, Honolulu, Hawaii - History
At the center of the activity, Aloha Tower became the welcoming beacon for visitors and returning kamaaina alike.
Although the harbor remained Hawaii's vital maritime link with the rest of the world, it was no longer the focus of the community, and the festive celebrations became only a fond memory.
Then, with the completion of Aloha Tower Marketplace in 1994, the focus came back, and Honolulu has returned once again to its beginnings at the water.
www.alohatower.com /history.html   (304 words)

  
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The purpose of the tower was to create an impression on incoming and outgoing visitors, an impression that would paint a lasting picture of the “aloha spirit” and the islands in the hearts and minds of each and every visitor.
As for being a prominent feature of a landscape, the Aloha Tower stands at the edge of the Honolulu Harbor in which all that visit the islands whether by boat or plane has a view of the tower, and its large letters which spell out ALOHA.
It is these pastimes and cherished memories that the Aloha Tower tries to capture and put into the hearts of those who were not around to see for themselves the galore of old Honolulu.
www2.hawaii.edu /~lamjeffr/alohatower.html   (384 words)

  
 Aloha Tower   (Site not responding. Last check: )
Source: - In 1924, construction began on Aloha Tower, a 10-story skyscraper, at the cost of $190,000.
It was completed in a year and a half and became the landmark of Honolulu.
This was composed in 1928 to honor Aloha Tower.
www.huapala.org /Aloha/Aloha_Tower.html   (89 words)

  
 Aloha Tower reopens to visitors - The Honolulu Advertiser - Hawaii's Newspaper
Visitor Margaret Roberts was pleased that she was able to add the Aloha Tower observation deck to her sightseeing list yesterday.
After being closed since the Sept. 11 attacks, the Aloha Tower observation deck reopened to the public for the first time yesterday, along with a new, permanent position for a security guard at the bottom of the tower.
First opened in 1926, the 184-foot tower is at the opposite end from the entrance to the Honolulu Harbor, and was once the tallest building on O'ahu.
the.honoluluadvertiser.com /article/2002/Jun/04/ln/ln05a.html   (519 words)

  
 Encyclopedia: Aloha Tower   (Site not responding. Last check: )
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www.nationmaster.com /encyclopedia/Aloha-Tower   (1246 words)

  
 Honolulu Star-Bulletin Features
In short, Aloha Tower is a celebrity, and like all celebrities, his life is grist for the public mill, his privacy nonexistent, his every move chronicled by an ever-prying media.
The 184-foot high tower stood out not just because of its height, but because the clocks at the top were a handy way to tell time, and the message of "Aloha" on all four sides was a reminder you were in a happy place.
And the CN Tower in Toronto is the tallest freestanding structure in the world, standing at just over 1,815 feet with the highest public observation deck at 1,465 feet.
starbulletin.com /2001/04/27/features/story2.html   (1427 words)

  
 Aloha Tower Development Corporation   (Site not responding. Last check: )
The Aloha Tower Development Corporation (ATDC) was established in 1981 to redevelop land surrounding Aloha Tower in downtown Honolulu.
The Aloha Tower Complex is part of a master plan to enhance the value of State lands within Honolulu Harbor by:
The Aloha Tower Marketplace conducts both English and Japanese speaking tours of the Aloha Tower and the waterfront area.
www.state.hi.us /dbedt/99annual/atdc.html   (230 words)

  
 HawaiiThreads.com - Aloha Tower complex to be sold for $25m?
Aloha Tower complex to be sold for $25m?
I notice you said "Aloha Towers" which many bus drivers also say when the automatic announcement thing isn't working.
As for Aloha Tower, that's an extremely low price, but I think it's a combination of the debts already piled up and the question mark of picking up a property that's obviously been mismanaged.
www.hawaiithreads.com /showthread.php?t=4586   (358 words)

  
 Aloha Tower - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
It has and continues to be a guiding beacon welcoming vessels to the City and County of Honolulu.
It was built in Hawaiian gothic architecture and is listed in the National Register of Historic Places.
This page was last modified 04:41, 25 August 2005.
en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Aloha_Tower   (549 words)

  
 Aloha Tower Development Corporation - 2002 Annual Report
The boundaries of the project area called the Aloha Tower Complex include the areas makai of Nimitz Highway from Piers 5 and 6, Piers 8 through 23, and portions of Nimitz Highway and Iwilei.
The ATDC is managed by a Board of Directors, consisting of the Director of the Department of Business, Economic Development & Tourism; the Chairperson of the Board of Land and Natural Resources; the Director of Transportation; the Mayor of the City and County of Honolulu or their representatives; and three citizens from the community.
ATDC has entered into a lease and development agreement with New World Divers for the creation of a world class diving facility and training center to be constructed between piers 6 and 7 on the remnants of the old bridge footings.
www.hawaii.gov /dbedt/atdc/2002report1.html   (570 words)

  
 Aloha Tower Market Place   (Site not responding. Last check: )
Aloha in the Hawaiian language means affection, love, compassion, mercy, among other sentiments of a similar nature.
Also inspired by the Aloh Spirit was the naming of the lAoha Stadium in the Honolulu suburb of Salt Lake, Alohe Airgroup and Aoha Tower at Honolulu Harbor.
Place is a term that has a variety of meanings in a dictionary sense, but which is principally used as a noun to denotelocation, though in a sense of a location identified with that which is located there.
www.personalfitnesscoaching.com /information/42611-aloha-tower-market-...   (1049 words)

  
 Aloha-Hawaii.com: Site Map
Kapono was part of the duo, Cecilio and Kapono, and today owns a restaurant at Aloha Tower Marketplace in Honolulu on the island of Oahu.
This article provides information on living in Hawaii, the Aloha the State, and buying a home in "paradise." Also included are pros and cons of living on one of Hawaii's six main islands.
Still a favorite visitor attraction, the tower is now the centerpiece for the the Aloha Tower Marketplace, a popular retail and dining complex.
www.aloha-hawaii.com /sitemap.html   (7595 words)

  
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Marketplace owner Trinity Investment Trust LLP earlier this week submitted the plan to the Aloha Tower Development Corp., the state agency that leases the land under the marketplace and oversees development of the surrounding area.
Ron Hirano, executive director of Aloha Tower Development Corp., reserved judgment of the plan for the board, but said the state needs to be careful about whether the proposed structure will be compatible with future development at the waterfront.
Meanwhile, the Aloha Tower Development Corp. in July authorized private consultants to conduct a $130,000 planning and feasibility study that includes work by parking consultant Graelic LLC of Cleveland.
the.honoluluadvertiser.com /2000/Oct/14/1014business13.html   (346 words)

  
 Aloha Tower proposal reshaped - The Honolulu Advertiser - Hawaii's Newspaper
Aloha Tower proposal reshaped - The Honolulu Advertiser - Hawaii's Newspaper
A Dallas developer planning a roughly $300 million remake of state property around Aloha Tower wants to sell condominiums above what may be ceded lands and build a downtown bypass tunnel under Nimitz Highway to make the project more feasible.
Ken Hughes of UC Urban also proposed sharing costs and profits with the state, and rebuilding the Pier 10 cruise ship terminal as part of project revisions presented yesterday to the state Aloha Tower Development Corp. board.
the.honoluluadvertiser.com /article/2004/Jun/19/bz/bz02a.html   (1038 words)

  
 Honolulu Harbor   (Site not responding. Last check: )
On September 11, 1926, after five years of construction, the world-famous Aloha Tower was officially dedicated at Pier 9 of Honolulu Harbor.
Just as the Statue of Liberty greeted thousands of immigrants each year to New York City, the Aloha Tower greeted thousands of immigrants to Honolulu.
They traveled along Matson steamers that docked at the Aloha Tower and were greeted by Hawaiian music, hula performers and leis.
www.sciencedaily.com /encyclopedia/honolulu_harbor   (534 words)

  
 Nostalgic Aloha Tower in Aloha Tower Marketplace on the water in downtown Honolulu   (Site not responding. Last check: )
Aloha Tower has been returned to its "Boat Days" grandeur.
Built in 1926 at a cost of $160,000, this 184-foot clock tower was the tallest structure on Oahu.
The tower was restored in 1994 and is now the centerpiece of a waterfront marketplace redesigned to once again be a gathering place for visitors and kama'aina alike.
www.lava.net /orchid/aloha.html   (151 words)

  
 Aloha Tower Marketplace Honolulu, Hawaii (Malls and Shopping Centers)
The 10 story Aloha Tower was built in 1926 at Pier 9 in downtown Honolulu.
The tower, with a four-sided clock, is now part of a new inter-island cruise ship terminal.
The Food Lanai on the second floor of the Aloha Tower Marketplace includes Gordon Biersch Brewery Restaurant, Wok & Roll and Scott's Seafood Grill and Bar.
www.ohwy.com /hi/a/alohtowe.htm   (289 words)

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