Current plans call for a total redevelopment of the antiquated Laie Inn. The new hotel will provide an affordable, convenient place to stay for those planning a multi-day visit to the Polynesian Cultural Center, and it will also fill a standing community need — serving visiting families of Brigham Young University-Hawaii students and patrons of the nearby LDS Temple. Already zoned for resort development, the new, modestly-sized hotel will incorporate beautiful landscaping and walkable open space, generous set backs and a 40-foot height limitation. Designed to showcase a "Polynesian sense of place," conceptual plans call for grass hut type roofing for the reception building, and other Pacific Island architectural elements.
HRI made presentations to the Laie Community Association Board, the Kahuku Community Association Board, and the Koolauloa Neighborhood Board in Fall 2004 regarding its hotel redevelopment plans.
Environmental survey studies are near completion and will comprise the Environmental Assessment (EA) for the property. The EA will become the base document for permitting purposes. Needed permits include a Special Management Area (SMA) Permit and normal construction permits.
The EA is targeted for completion sometime this year, with the SMA to follow soon thereafter and construction to begin in 2009.