Downtown Honolulu

Chu Lan Shubert-Kwock of the Chinatown Business & Community Association spoke to The Conversation's Catherine Cruz about improving the Chinatown district.

District 6 Councilmember Tyler Dos Santos-Tam spoke to The Conversation's Catherine Cruz about engaging with the community to improve Chinatown.

Honolulu Councilmember Tyler Dos Santos-Tam, who represents the new downtown financial district and Chinatown, discusses concerns about pushing the negative elements further into Chinatown as a result of creating the Downtown Honolulu Business Improvement District; Chu Lan Schubert-Kwock takes HPR on a walking tour of Chinatown

The BID's budget for its first fiscal year is nearly $2 million, most of which will be funded by fees collected from landowners based on the assessed values of their properties.

Brandon Bera and Mike Hamasu of the real estate company Colliers talk to The Conversation about a new report on downtown office vacancies and the move toward office-to-residential conversions.

Avalon Group CEO Christine Camp is a driving force behind a proposed downtown business improvement district. She spoke to The Conversation's Catherine Cruz about making the area more enticing.

Honolulu Councilmember Tyler Dos Santos-Tam, who represents the area, stopped by The Conversation to discuss a proposal making its way through the City Council to create a downtown business improvement district, similar to the one in place in Waikīkī.

Chris Fong is a senior investment associate for Tradewind Capital, a Hawaiʻi-based investment firm. He spoke to The Conversation's Catherine Cruz about becoming part of a proposed downtown Honolulu business improvement district.

Victor Lim, chair of the Fort Street Mall Business Improvement District, is solidly behind a plan to expand the boundaries from Nuʻuanu Avenue to Richards Street.

Today on The Conversation, we broadcast live from Fort Street Mall and explore plans to revitalize downtown Honolulu through the creation of a business improvement district.