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Post-pandemic downtown Honolulu is turning the corner with the next frontier of redevelopment. The Avalon Group recently purchased the Davies Pacific Center, a 1970s-era building that many powerhouse law firms and businesses call home. The Conversation's Catherine Cruz spoke to President and CEO Christine Camp about the project.
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Dr. Mona Hanna-Attisha on environmental racism and safe drinking water; Avalon Group fights housing codes for downtown adaptive reuse; The Long View on the ethics of imprisonment
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The transformation of a downtown Honolulu office building into a residential tower called The Residences at Bishop Place marks a bit of a seismic shift in the land use world. It's still home to the federal bankruptcy courthouse, but the floors above are mostly apartments for rent. The Conversation's Catherine Cruz has more.
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Cities across the country and the globe are applying the concept of "adaptive reuse" to historic buildings, preserving some part of a structure but writing a modern story. Honolulu architect Dean Sakamoto is doing just that at the Liberty Bank Building on N. King Street in Chinatown.
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The Conversation talked with Todd Hassler, the new director at AIA Honolulu, about a number of issues including trends in the Honolulu building landscape.
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The Conversation considers upkeep at the Royal Mausoleum of Hawaiʻi at Mauna ’Ala. Did you know that for the last decade, the ali’i trusts have stepped up to make repairs on the tombs of the Hawaiian royalty?
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The AIA Honolulu is holding its annual Architecture Month in person for the first time since the pandemic. HPR’s Zoe Dym highlights some of next month's events.
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The Center for Korean Studies at the University of Hawaiʻi at Mānoa turns 50 this year. HPR’s Zoe Dym looks into the history of the building and its significance to Korean immigrants.
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If you look around at the buildings across Hawaiʻi, there’s a good chance that local architect Daniel Chun had a hand in their construction. Chun spoke to The Conversation about his 40-plus years of contributions.
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The Conversation: Raising awareness of cybersecurity; EPA addresses concerns over water test resultsA cybersecurity expert says users face a trade-off between increased connectivity and increased vulnerability; an EPA specialist clarifies Red Hill water test results; a food index compiles data tracking daily transactions at eateries across the state; and a local planner awarded the American Institute of Architects Hawaii Medal of Honor.