{"id":2628,"date":"2026-07-15T10:37:04","date_gmt":"2026-07-15T10:37:04","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/hawaiimovinginsider.com\/?p=2628"},"modified":"2026-07-15T10:37:04","modified_gmt":"2026-07-15T10:37:04","slug":"chinatown-cultural-plaza-redevelopment-moves-forward-following-meeting-with-stakeholders","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/hawaiimovinginsider.com\/?p=2628","title":{"rendered":"Chinatown Cultural Plaza redevelopment moves forward following meeting with stakeholders"},"content":{"rendered":"<div>\n<section>\n<p>HONOLULU (HawaiiNewsNow) &#8211; Downtown Honolulu is getting some much-needed updates.<\/p>\n<p>Read more <a href=\"https:\/\/hawaiimovinginsider.com\/?p=2626\">Truck fire extinguished on H-3 Freeway<\/a><\/p>\n<p>Honolulu Mayor Rick Blangiardi told Hawaii News Now on Tuesday that redevelopment plans for the dilapidated Chinatown Cultural Plaza are moving forward.<\/p>\n<p>City officials met with the state\u2019s top developers to discuss the project\u2019s priorities. <\/p>\n<p>\u201cWe\u2019re moving forward, and they\u2019re very open to redevelopment of the Cultural Plaza timeline to be discussed and announced very shortly,\u201d Blangiardi said.<\/p>\n<div><\/div>\n<p>The Taiwanese government owns the four acre property, and last week, Blangiardi met with a Taiwan delegation, the third such meeting since February. <\/p>\n<p>Read more <a href=\"https:\/\/hawaiimovinginsider.com\/?p=2624\">Korean Festival brings K-pop, food, fashion to Kapiolani Park<\/a><\/p>\n<p>Blangiardi called the meeting a turning point. <\/p>\n<p>\u201cThe leadership that they sent here did an outstanding job,\u201d Blangiardi said. \u201cWe had great meetings with eight of the state\u2019s top developers. 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