Guys, get this - Donald Trump wants to build a condo in Hawaii

[Quetzal]

Funny right? The sad thing is that he is actually serious about it.

Trump plans to build in Waikiki

One of the biggest names in real estate and reality television, Donald J. Trump, plans to put his mark on Waikiki as a development partner for a luxury condominium tower of Outrigger Enterprises.

The billionaire businessman plans to erect a signature building that could define a new level of luxury for high-rise living in Hawai'i where home prices have soared to staggering levels over the past year.

The ever-innovative New York developer has arranged to buy land at the makai end of Saratoga Road from Outrigger and to build the proposed 350-foot tower with Beverly Hills, Calif.-based investment and development firm Irongate Capital Partners, according to people familiar with the deal.

The tower is expected to cost around $200 million, have 300 to 400 residential units and be branded with the Trump Tower name or something similar reflecting the cachet of the real estate mogul and star of NBC's hit show "The Apprentice."

more...

http://the.honoluluadvertiser.com/article/2005/May/07/bz/bz03p.html

You don't have to read the entire article - it is just another puff-piece on Donald Trump and how he will come to Hawaii and build a wonderful escape for his rich and famous Wall Street buddies and put Hawaii on the map (blah blah blah, Aloha Swing on Golf Channel, blah blah blah, Hawaii Tourism Authority's multi-million dollar budget).

Just be aware that he is interested in Waikiki.

I know we need more housing, just housing that is AFFORDABLE!!!, not no luxury Nauru tower being built near Ward.

[autorank]

1. Hmmm...Lets see how the two Hawaii Democratic Senators respond.

The two that voted to open up the pristine section of Alaska for oil drilling.

[punpirate]

2. The irony is that Trump's father...

... (whose money it is that young Donald has been squandering on lousy deals most of his life) made his fortune building affordable housing after WWII all over southern NY state....

You'd think Donald might have learned something from that.

[caligirl]

3. I'm pretty sure Diamond Heights has enough built in it.

[KamaAina]

4. Waikiki: You're fired!

Mom and I stayed at the very hotel that bit the dust for this monstrosity, just last Christmas. Now I know how she was able to get it on Expedia... Please don't tell me I'm actually gonna have to put her up next time! :scared:

Um, put Hawai'i on the map? Are they serious? Aren't we, like, already on the map? Doesn't every single movie and/or rock star already hang out here? Aren't there tons of flims and TV shows shot here?

"Put Hawai'i on the Monopoly board", maybe, apparently as on e of the "Dark Blues".