HONOLULU — Hawaii officials say a long-vacant state building in Honolulu will finally be renovated and used again.
HONOLULU — Hawaii officials say a long-vacant state building in Honolulu will finally be renovated and used again.
Honolulu news station Hawaii News Now reports the contractor, the Ralph S. Inouye Co., is set to begin Monday on renovations to the Princess Victoria Kamamalu Building, which has been unused since 2003. Renovations are expected to cost about $25 million.
The discovery of asbestos and deteriorated systems in the old building also increased costs.
Doug Murdoch, a state comptroller, says tentative plans call for workers from state health and human services departments to relocate to the building in the fall of 2006.
State officials estimate moving workers back into the building will save about $1.6 million in annual rent. Currently, the state rents about 250,000 square feet of office space from private landlords in urban Honolulu.