Coco Palms Resort a hot topic at county council meeting
LIHU‘E — After a full day of discussion on plans for Coco Palms Resort, the Kaua‘i County Council ultimately decided to defer its resolution asking the Board of Land and Natural Resources to prioritize the property for public use.
Kaua‘i County Council discusses buying Coco Palms
After 30 years of failed attempts at private development and little progress made in improving the condition of the dilapidated Coco Palms Resort, the Kaua‘i County Council is considering taking matters into its own hands.
VOICES: A note to the community about Coco Palms
As the new owners of the site of the once great Coco Palms Hotel, we want to take this opportunity to update you on our efforts to restore this beautiful and sacred land to its former glory.
Coco Palms developer responds to DLNR’s alleged land-use violation letter
WAILUA — The Department of Land and Natural Resources is investigating alleged land use violations by the latest developer of Coco Palms Resort, and has asked to stop all work.
HOOSER: Intervention needed at Coco Palms
Sitting in the Kapa‘a crawl, heading south, and not moving at all for what seems like a long, long time, I found myself thinking, “Can’t wait until the Coco Palms Hotel opens up.”
Coco Palms Resort to be rebuilt
KAPA‘A – The latest developer of Kaua‘i’s infamous Coco Palms Resort is officially prepping for the site’s demolition and reconstruction, and he says people can expect the new resort to be completed in about three years.
HOOSER: Pulling back the curtains on Coco Palms
Who won and who lost on Jan. 24? On the surface, as is way too often the case — the developers won. But scratch just a tiny bit and you’ll see their victory was a hollow one. They stepped in it, actually. They stepped in it big time.
Kaua‘i planning commission meeting sparks Coco Palms revelations
LIHU‘E — After an eye-opening hearing on Tuesday, the County of Kaua‘i Planning Commission ruled in favor of Coco Palms hotel developers and shut down a petition to void their permits due to lack of progress.
Hooser: Muddy waters of Coco Palms
Tuesday, Jan. 24, could be a big day for the perennially promised and never fulfilled Coco Palms development.
Kaua‘i Coco Palms development faces new legal challenge
WAILUA — The embattled 350-room Coco Palms hotel development is facing a new legal challenge.
HOOSER: Reclaiming Coco Palms — a just cause
I’ve never donated $2,000 to anything, let alone $10,000. Like most of us, I don’t have a ton of money and after the bills that are due on the first of every month are paid, there’s no shortage of other family needs and wants.
Community group lays out vision for Coco Palms
KAPA‘A — As the plan to develop the ruins of Coco Palms into a 350-room hotel slowly creeps forward, a community group has proposed an alternative vision for the site.
Coco Palms ownership open to sale
LIHU‘E — The current owners of Coco Palms said Tuesday that they are willing to entertain offers to purchase the site of the dilapidated hotel.
VOICES: Hotel on Coco Palms site ‘wrong approach’
Our experience with the pandemic taught us firsthand how important it is for us to better manage our industries in a way that supports the regeneration of our resources and people’s well-being.
VOICES: No hotel at Coco Palms site
Our elected or selected government representatives have been misled and duped by the empty promises of off island developers for the past 30 years since Coco Palms was destroyed by ‘Iniki.
ISLAND HISTORY: Grace Buscher Guslander, renowned manager of Kaua‘i’s Coco Palms Hotel
When Lyle Guslander bought the Coco Palms Hotel and hired Grace Buscher as manager in 1953, the hotel contained only 24 rooms and employed a staff of four.
HOOSER: Coco Palms Resort goes rent-seeking
It’s Groundhog Day, as the Coco Palms Resort development is yet again on the Kaua‘i Planning Commission agenda. It’s been 30 years and the parade of various owners and developers continue to tell us to trust them, everything is on track, and they will soon be restoring the property to its former glory.
New owners, continued opposition to Kaua‘i Coco Palms development
LIHU‘E — A year after the remains of the famed Coco Palms Hotel was purchased at auction for $22 million, a legal challenge has been filed contesting the developer’s permits.
Panel to talk about Coco Palms
A Docomomo online panel discussion about the former Coco Palms Resort is scheduled 10 a.m. Saturday.
6 years later, Coco Palms permits still alive
LIHU‘E — Controversy surrounding the permits for the reimagining of the Coco Palms Resort granted in 2015 has persisted throughout the years. Yesterday was no different.