Island News has learned that the popular Japanese compact hotel company “First Cabin” is opening its first units, or capsules at the Waikiki Business Plaza.
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Investors hope to convert excess office space into residential rentals and fee-simple housing, hotels, educational space, retail, activity centers, food and beverage venues, and community services like dog parks and senior care.
A total of 1.2-million square feet of office space is expected to be turned into alternative uses like hotels and homes like the Davies Pacific Center in Downtown Honolulu.
These are turbulent times for Oahu’s retail industry. That s after the closures of Macy’s at Windward Mall, Consolidated Theaters at Koko Marina shopping center and Longs Drugs at Mililani Marketplace,