Here's what the skyline (towers coloured in) may look like in the future for the Kaka'ako area owned by Kamehameha Schools.
Source:
Kaka'ako | The Project (Kamehameha Schools)
There are at least 7-8 additional skyscrapers in this rendering.
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Map of various Districts in and around the CBD
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Kamehameha Schools presents its vision to HCDA
Source:
Honolulu Star Bulletin
The master plan echoes an earlier proposal by General Growth Properties
Kamehameha Schools yesterday presented its vision for Kakaako lands it owns to the state yesterday afternoon, eight months after General Growth Properties presented its master plan.
Many elements of the plan sound similar to General Growth's master plan - it, too, is a pedestrian-friendly urban village offering tree-lined boulevards. But Kamehameha Schools believes its plan puts more emphasis on education and living, calling it a progressive, new-era community for Honolulu.
Besides an innovation technologies center,
Kamehameha Schools is also seeking to build up to 2,750 additional residences in Kakaako.
HCDA will have a 200-day timeline in which to decide whether to approve the master plans.
The Kaiaulu 'o Kakaako (meaning Kakaako community) Master Plan
» Concept: Mixed-use urban village
» Acres: 29
» Residential units: 2,750
» Timeline: 15-plus years
At the centerpiece of the trust's plan is the Asia Pacific Research Center on five acres next to the medical school, which is expected to create up to 1,200 high-wage jobs.
The first phase of the "innovations technologies" center, which measures 137,000 square feet, and is estimated at a cost of $80 million, could begin in late 2009 or early 2010.
Kamehameha Schools is speaking with local life sciences and alternative energy companies, as well as venture capitalists and firms in Asia and Australia to fill the center.
Residents are a key component of the plan, and thus, Kamehameha Schools envisions building up to 2,750 more units along nine blocks.
A mix of mid-rises and high-rises would be offered at various price points, as well as rentals, which Kamehameha Schools is exploring. Luxury condos would also be a part of the plan.
Combined with General Growth's master plan, Kakaako would be home to up to 7,000 for residential units if both were approved.
The entire master plan would be carried out in 15 years or more.