The Hilton Hawaiian Village announced their so-called Master Plan.
Here are some documents that we’ve obtained: Hilton Hawaiian Village 2010 Master Plan Project Description - this document shows a plan for what they are planning to do, Hilton Hawaiian Village 2010 Master Plan Fact Sheet, and Hilton Hawaiian Village 2010 Master Plan snapshot. These are marketing materials by Hilton.
Here is what is Honolulu Advertiser of March 31, 2010 reports on this project.
To summarize, Hilton Hawaiian Village is planning to re-develop the resort to add two new timeshare towers.
Rendering of Hilton Hawaiian Village with two planned new timeshare towers
Hilton’s so-called Master Plan also calls for: renovating its retail district, Rainbow Bazaar; an improved streetscape; new pools for kids and adults; new retail shops along Kalia Road and Rainbow Drive leading to an improved main hotel entry and front desk area; a new bar called the Hau Tree Bar; and renovated and expanded parking structure. Overall, it is supposed to be a multiyear, multistage project.
But really, the main part of this Master Plan – and also something with the most [not sure what word to use here] for the Ilikai will be the two new timeshare towers. The first timeshare will be a 300-unit, 37-story tower to be built near the Kalia Road bus depot, just Diamond Head of Tapa Tower. The second timeshare tower will be a 250-unit, 25-story tower to be built atop the redeveloped Rainbow Bazaar, which will be replaced with a two-story retail complex.
We own a Hilton Grand Vacation property in Las Vegas. This type program is flexible and allows one to travel anytime they wish so long as there is availability. With regard to this program at the Hilton next door, I’m told the wait is about two years, so no wonder they are building more units. I assume their plan to build two more buildings depends on the economy improving. It could take a number of years before they break ground if we get more of the same economy wise!
We enjoy our Hilton Grand Vacation program and use it every year and can go anywhere there are HGVC facilities. The Hilton program is not the usual time share program where you are locked into the same period of time each year at the same place.
Re: Timeshare Where? RE: Photos
IT LOOKS LIKE 2 LAGOONS IN THE PHOTO? WHAT PART OF THE ILIKAI WILL IT BLOCK? AND 3 YEARS OF JACKHAMMERS AGAIN, WHERE DID WE LEAVE OFF WITH THE HILTON BLOCKING OUR VIEW, AND THE NON LEGAL OVER 2 STORY RESTAURANT THEY STOPPED WORK ON. let us have a newsletter in print ,not on a website, from homeowners office from our board of directors so all can hear about this, at least every other month. With answers to to these questions and Dates of answers to come. The people we voted for to work for us and their names in print, and the people we pay to do this for us. Inform us, \Is it true THEY MADE THE LAGOON 2 FEET SMALLER TO BYPASS A LAW TO NOT BUILD SO CLOSE TO THE WATER? owners asso. should answer these questions. , thanks, elana 612 an owner with no time but some money for a lawyer
If you look close at the 2010 Hilton Master Plan, first color illustration, the Waikikian Restaurant is not present. In it’s place is a wide grass area next to our Beach Ramp. I don’t believe we should assume they plan to remove it and restore the elevated public/Ilikai lagoon view.
The new Hawaii Five 0 film crew would appreciate regaining the Beach Ramp background scenery. It is picturesque spot where McGarret was
filmed before.
To respond to Elana’s questions, It doesn’t look like the new
buildings will block any Ilikai ocean or mountain views. They appear to be be set back and in. An environment study should address this being in
the Special Management Area.
Yes, the Hilton moved the lagoon edge seaward. If they hadn’t
done so, the restaurant could not have been built 4′ from the water
edge. The requirement is 40′ from shore, near what they plotted. This
can be proven if you look at Hiltons site plan showing the old water edge. Either way the restaurant is on their 75′ no-build beach by deed with the State. A continuation letter is planned with the State.
In the Hawaii adopted federal Coastal Zone Management Act it is a policy water body’s not be altered. The Waikikian approving agency, city council, is responsible for not seeing to it the project followed the policy.
I am told our Ilikai staff budget does not allow for much off property
work to maintain it’s environment. If you consider our building and it’s surroundings seperately, you can guess where the value lies. Until
owners got involved, there was no defense for it. We can credit the Ilikai manager for heading a Liquor Commission hearing to control Hilton Noise April 22. Our new Ilikai president, John Hall, has proposed an
off-property projects Committee. Its formation is essential to identifiy,
track, report and resolve problems at an official level.
Hello Elana! This is Faye from Piedmont.I read your comment.I would file a complaint to City Counsil members or to whom it would apply.If no response,I would file with Sate Attourney Office. I have had success with filing complaint against city officials with the Grand Jury.Good Luck! It is nice to hear you have a activist nature in you! Piedmont friend Jessica Faye Tinberg-Hathaway
Don’t you just love the way developers are promoting their plans? According to material by Hilton “More than ever, visitors are seeing the value in vacation ownership and demanding additional units at the Hilton Hawaiian Village”. It like saying visitors are demanding to be separated from their hard-earned cash. Perhaps some day, citizens will begin to understand the schemes and scams of timeshare operators.
I concur. The brainwashing by the timeshare industry is really something. I’ve been to quite a number of timeshare presentations to educate myself about this product and its alleged “value.” What they fail to point out is that timeshares mean way fewer jobs (the industry standard in the timeshare industry is to provide way LESS services (e.g., housekeeping and room remake once a week or twice a week at most in timeshares, as compared to daily at hotels) – hence, way fewer jobs); and way LESS taxes compared to the taxes generated by the hotels b/c of the way timeshares are taxed (very different from hotels). Not to mention the timeshare “consumers,” people who buy timeshares and get stuck with it.
People really are seeing the value of timeshare as compared to renting hotel rooms. Where do you think Hilton gets its money to build luxury condominiums? From the dummies renting hotel rooms from them. Do you consider yourself “Stuck” with the condo you own and live in?