488 thoughts on “Infamous Coco Palms Kauai | Why It Just Won’t End”
Cheryl C.
What would be required to brig it back to it’s glorious former status especially connected to the the Elvis legacy? |I have a few investors that may be interested.
I can only say what I heard. We visit the islands yearly. The original coco palms is built on land deemed too low to avoid flooding. It has set vacant open to the elements for decades. Someone once starting rehabbing the property but for some reason stopped leaving the structures more open to the elements. It is not oceanfront property, but across the Hwy It should be demolished and turned into a nice county park. I’m sure if you contacted the County of Kauai they would have current information
The sad fact is that once it were to get pulled down, money would talk and another unsightly development of time shares and condos for Californians would spring up in the ever creeping cancer of property speculation. It is very important that this piece of history is not lost. If Hawaii is not protected in 30 years it will be gone and just another Californian wasteland.
As long as developers can smell a buck, they’ll keep the fiction alive that the property is desirable. Reality is that location is terrible – noisy, busy, lousy beaches. Has nothing going for it. The County should buy the property and widen the road.
Exactly. I drive by the Coco Palms everyday and lived here 13 years and visiting since Iniki. The only thing that has changed is the increase in traffic resulting in the infamous Kapaa Crawl as one admires the bombed out looking once glorious hotel. It will make a great cultural center with a widened road improved to meet the traffic demands of the the 21st century.
What does Graceland haveto do with Kauai? He’s a manifesto of NASHVILLE/Hollywood. Is that worth decimating a historical-ancestoral island birthright place of the River to the Ocean. Let the Island breath authenticity, not who rubbed elbows with who.Crass, corny, shortsightedness.
What a wonderful idea that would be 🥰 I’d love to see this beautiful place restored to its glory,Blue Hawaii, Elvis days, even if you had to start from scratch.💞
Please refrain from lumping all Californians together. I’m a native Californian and have been to Hawaii many times. I have nothing but the utmost respect for the land, culture and traditions of the Islands. It is not in the spirit of Aloha to make such generalizations. My favorite island is Kauai, and it is sad to see the shell that was once the Coco Palms. Hopefully, it will someday become a place that not only benefits the island but respects Kauai’s heritage and history.
Did you know my Auntie Yoshiko Mike (past away) …Give the name Coco Palms . She enter a ..contest to name this resort when she was in the Seven grade.!
Aloha
A cultural centre and nature park would be a huge improvement! That, along with an upgrade to that stretch of highway and some biking lanes would be a welcome improvement. Kauai already has too many vacation rooms for its highway infrastructure to handle.
It’s an eyesore for anyone who traveling past the site. Tear it down and make it a cultural site. It’s prone to flooding, either from the Wailua river or the ocean.
We were on Kauai in January. We stayed at Kauai Shores Hotel. We passed this ghostly structure every day. I didn’t know then it was the shell if the Coco Palms. I saw Blue Hawaii as a child and that movie started a love affair with Hawaii. So sad that there seems to be nothing to do to bring this iconic hotel back to life. I will keep hoping for a miracle 🤙❤🌸
Am sadden to hear of this news and yet loved the movie blue Hawaii will not be able to visit until the virus has gone all away may you know its history that makes places like these remains in our hearts and sadden about who gets to make these decisions thank you for sharing.
Excessive tourism has wrecked Hawai’i and, as the C19 pandemic has demonstrated, created a lopsided and unsustainable economy. It’s amazing that any elected official would allow this project to remain on the books, let alone move forward. It’s never too late to reclaim even this small property for the people of the State of Hawai’i as a park. Or any non-commercial use.
That genie is already out of the bottle… there’s no putting back now. You think turning this ONE property into a “park” is going to somehow turn the tide back? Dream on. Doing that simply takes an already developed property–that could be–should be–generating millions in revenue and taxes–and hundreds of badly needed jobs–and turns it into a hole in the ground that the county–and local taxpayers–have to pay for in perpetuity. Try again.
What would be required to brig it back to it’s glorious former status especially connected to the the Elvis legacy? |I have a few investors that may be interested.
I can only say what I heard. We visit the islands yearly. The original coco palms is built on land deemed too low to avoid flooding. It has set vacant open to the elements for decades. Someone once starting rehabbing the property but for some reason stopped leaving the structures more open to the elements. It is not oceanfront property, but across the Hwy It should be demolished and turned into a nice county park. I’m sure if you contacted the County of Kauai they would have current information
95% of the island is already essentially a state or county park. That’s the last thing Kauai needs more of.
The sad fact is that once it were to get pulled down, money would talk and another unsightly development of time shares and condos for Californians would spring up in the ever creeping cancer of property speculation. It is very important that this piece of history is not lost. If Hawaii is not protected in 30 years it will be gone and just another Californian wasteland.
As long as developers can smell a buck, they’ll keep the fiction alive that the property is desirable. Reality is that location is terrible – noisy, busy, lousy beaches. Has nothing going for it. The County should buy the property and widen the road.
Exactly. I drive by the Coco Palms everyday and lived here 13 years and visiting since Iniki. The only thing that has changed is the increase in traffic resulting in the infamous Kapaa Crawl as one admires the bombed out looking once glorious hotel. It will make a great cultural center with a widened road improved to meet the traffic demands of the the 21st century.
What does Graceland haveto do with Kauai? He’s a manifesto of NASHVILLE/Hollywood. Is that worth decimating a historical-ancestoral island birthright place of the River to the Ocean. Let the Island breath authenticity, not who rubbed elbows with who.Crass, corny, shortsightedness.
What a wonderful idea that would be 🥰 I’d love to see this beautiful place restored to its glory,Blue Hawaii, Elvis days, even if you had to start from scratch.💞
Please refrain from lumping all Californians together. I’m a native Californian and have been to Hawaii many times. I have nothing but the utmost respect for the land, culture and traditions of the Islands. It is not in the spirit of Aloha to make such generalizations. My favorite island is Kauai, and it is sad to see the shell that was once the Coco Palms. Hopefully, it will someday become a place that not only benefits the island but respects Kauai’s heritage and history.
Coco palms, condemn the property, demo it and develop a park. 30+ years is too long.
Did you know my Auntie Yoshiko Mike (past away) …Give the name Coco Palms . She enter a ..contest to name this resort when she was in the Seven grade.!
Aloha
A cultural centre and nature park would be a huge improvement! That, along with an upgrade to that stretch of highway and some biking lanes would be a welcome improvement. Kauai already has too many vacation rooms for its highway infrastructure to handle.
It’s an eyesore for anyone who traveling past the site. Tear it down and make it a cultural site. It’s prone to flooding, either from the Wailua river or the ocean.
We were on Kauai in January. We stayed at Kauai Shores Hotel. We passed this ghostly structure every day. I didn’t know then it was the shell if the Coco Palms. I saw Blue Hawaii as a child and that movie started a love affair with Hawaii. So sad that there seems to be nothing to do to bring this iconic hotel back to life. I will keep hoping for a miracle 🤙❤🌸
Am sadden to hear of this news and yet loved the movie blue Hawaii will not be able to visit until the virus has gone all away may you know its history that makes places like these remains in our hearts and sadden about who gets to make these decisions thank you for sharing.
Excessive tourism has wrecked Hawai’i and, as the C19 pandemic has demonstrated, created a lopsided and unsustainable economy. It’s amazing that any elected official would allow this project to remain on the books, let alone move forward. It’s never too late to reclaim even this small property for the people of the State of Hawai’i as a park. Or any non-commercial use.
That genie is already out of the bottle… there’s no putting back now. You think turning this ONE property into a “park” is going to somehow turn the tide back? Dream on. Doing that simply takes an already developed property–that could be–should be–generating millions in revenue and taxes–and hundreds of badly needed jobs–and turns it into a hole in the ground that the county–and local taxpayers–have to pay for in perpetuity. Try again.
Coco Palms was the icon of Kauai unfortunately all icons must perish but the memories will live on. God bless Kauai.