Kamehameha Schools officials are proposing demolishing the Keauhou Beach Hotel from the top down. Details about the demolition plan became public Friday morning with a draft environmental assessment for the Kamehameha Schools Bishop Estate plans to create an educational center at the Keauhou property, which they now refer to as Kahaluu Makai. “A form of ‘soft demolition’ of the interior would first be initiated to remove all wood, plaster, glass, drywall, etc., leaving only the building’s exterior walls and structural members,” the assessment said. “The windows and exterior openings will be sealed, and the interiors will be gutted floor by floor possibly using a small ‘bobcat excavator’ with a hoe ram.” Debris will be removed via an enclosed chute. Contractors would then use large machinery to remove the building shell. The assessment noted the proximity to the water — the hotel actually sits on top of the shoreline — and the need to take care with the demolition. “Building portions located over the lagoon could be removed with chipping guns and wire saws, and conducted in a manner so that debris, dust, and resulting particles are contained,” the assessment said. “Existing columns in the tide pool would need to be removed to restore the site as close as possible to original conditions. Columns would be first cut off at or near the footings, and the remaining concrete footings removed to bring the concrete level with the bottom of the tide pool.”
Posted on: Tue, 12 Aug 2014 21:00:00 +0000
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