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$300 Million Retail, Dining and Entertainment Complex Announced For Hawaii
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FNN NEWS‘EWA BEACH, Hawaii, (FNN NEWS) — Haseko Development, Inc. today announced preliminary plans for a waterside retail, dining and entertainment center at its Hoakalei development on the island of Oahu in Hawaii. Ideally located within the Wai Kai portion of the resort project, the $300 million complex is planned to have approximately 215,000-square-feet of retail space featuring more than 110 retail establishments, including nearly two dozen restaurants and cafes and a collection of distinctive shops and entertainment venues overlooking the resort’s 52-acre recreational lagoon.
Wai Kai at Hoakalei will introduce to Hawai’i a first-ever experiential marketplace designed and curated to create a waterfront retail experience consisting of retail brand showcases, entertainment, and extensive dining choices in a highly engaging and interactive environment. Seven major restaurants, a 10,000-square-foot specialty market, and a 15,000-square-foot health club and spa are planned as anchors for the retail development. Entertainment, recreational offerings, and other attractions are also in the early planning stages.
The retail plan combines a variety of architectural styles in a garden-like environment, influenced by the local culture and the site’s unique geography at the water’s edge. Unlike a mall, Wai Kai’s current plan calls for 26 individual retail clusters with a focus on 10 iconic buildings designed in a carefully crafted heritage style. The plan features a welcoming Town Center to greet shoppers, diners and guests. Water gardens, manicured lawns, promenades, and pedestrian walkways shaded by lantern-lit tree canopies, and a boardwalk lined with shops and cafes are all envisioned to connect to a trail that extends around the lagoon and along the oceanside of Hoakalei.
Among the seven planned restaurants are three signature restaurants by gourmet chefs; all of which reflect their unique menus, design aesthetics, and personalities. A multi-level outdoor dining terrace is designed to include a variety of creative street cafes surrounded by a lanai with communal dining tables, chaise lounges and love seats, and a wading pool and shaded lawn in a resort-like environment. A 10,000-square-foot rooftop garden for corporate events, weddings and large family gatherings overlooks the dining terrace.
“The culmination of our retail plan will create an exciting new marketplace with brand showcases, live experiences, and culinary theaters in a majestic place at the water’s edge,” said Tom Sagawa, president of Haseko Development, Inc.
The retail strategy and merchant mix created by J. Richard Hill & Co defines a new and vibrant marketplace with an emphasis on food, culture, and fashionable and active beach/island lifestyles. “This is a truly exciting concept; one that is being developed at a level and scope never before found in traditional shopping centers,” said Rick Hill, president of J. Richard Hill & Co.
San Francisco and New York based Hart Howerton developed the overall master plan, landscape architecture, and architectural design vision for the project. The project architects are Seattle-based CallisonRTKL and Hawai’i-based G70. Wai Kai Commercial, LLC is the exclusive leasing agent.
The entertainment components, led by the Los Angeles team of Entertainment and Culture Advisors and Thinkwell, are in the early stages of conceptualizing cultural attractions and destination entertainment components.
Once complete, Wai Kai will be the centerpiece of Haseko’s Hoakalei Resort, which includes the 18-hole Ernie Els-designed golf course at Hoakalei Country Club, up to 950 visitor accommodation units, and more than 2,200 resort residences. For more information, visit www.haseko.com.
SOURCE | Haseko Development, Inc.
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St. Lucian Dona Regis-Prosper Named First Female Secretary-General and CEO of the Caribbean Tourism Organization
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FNN NEWSBRIDGETOWN, Barbados – The Caribbean Tourism Organization (CTO), the premier tourism development agency for 25 Caribbean countries and territories, has appointed Dona Regis-Prosper the new Secretary-General and Chief Executive Officer. Beginning her assignment on September 1, 2023, Regis-Prosper, who hails from St. Lucia, is set to make history as the first woman to assume leadership of the intergovernmental body.
With an impressive career that spans more than 22 years, Regis-Prosper brings an unparalleled depth and breadth of knowledge and experience in the tourism industry to the CTO. She has lived and worked in multiple Caribbean destinations, and served as Director of Marketing and Product Development of the St. Lucia Air and Seaports Authority; Director of Business Development for Margaritaville Caribbean Group in Jamaica; CEO of the Tortola Pier Park in the British Virgin Islands; and General Manager of the Antigua Cruise Port where she is currently employed.
Chairman of the CTO, Kenneth Bryan, who is the Minister of Tourism and Ports of the Cayman Islands, welcomed Regis-Prosper to the regional body. “We are extremely pleased to have Dona Regis-Prosper come on board to lead the CTO. Her vast experience, strategic insight, and impressive track record in the tourism sector make her an exceptional choice to propel our organization into a new era,” he stated, adding that having more women in positions of influence enhances the efficiency of the region’s major economic earner and sends positive messages of encouragement and inspiration for women and girls across the Caribbean.
A dynamic and transformative leader who has built and sustained a strong network of professionals in both the public and private sector (working closely with regional government officials, tourism stakeholders, and industry professionals), Regis-Prosper emerged as the top choice from a pool of more than 60 highly qualified applicants. The rigorous selection process included multiple rounds of interviews and a comprehensive assessment related to addressing some of the most pressing issues faced by the regional tourism industry.
Chairman Bryan disclosed that throughout the selection process, ministers, commissioners and directors lauded Regis-Prosper’s transformational leadership style. “They found her to be innovative, forward-thinking, results-driven, and solution-oriented,” he said, noting that her perspective on managing the climate crisis was particularly well-received, illustrating her deep-seated passion for sustainability and her ability to develop practical solutions to critical industry issues.
Regis-Prosper takes over the organization’s leadership reins from Acting Secretary General and CEO Neil Walters, CTO’s Director of Finance and Resource Management, who has been filling the position following the retirement of Barbadian Hugh Riley in 2019. The other two Caribbean tourism professionals to serve in the region’s top tourism post include the late tourism stalwart Jean Holder and Vincent Vanderpool Wallace, former Bahamas Director General and Bahamas Minister of Tourism.
Of her new role, Regis-Prosper stated, “I am deeply honored to have been selected to serve as Secretary General of the CTO and am grateful for the trust and confidence the CTO Council of Ministers and Commissioners of Tourism and the Board of Directors have placed in me. I eagerly look forward to working with our dedicated team and diverse stakeholders to promote the Caribbean tourism sector, champion sustainability, and continue to foster impactful relationships and deliver ROI for our members.”
With a Master of Business Administration degree, Certified Professional Marketer qualification, and significant experience in business development, strategy, marketing and sustainability, Regis-Prosper is well able to lead the Caribbean tourism sector into a bright and prosperous future, Chairman Bryan asserted.
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