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University of Hawai'i |
(808) 956-8856 Telephone |
For Immediate Release: |
August 29, 2000 |
Contact: Michael Graves, special assistant, Senior Vice President and
Executive Chancellor's Office, 956-9679, mgraves@hawaii.edu
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| Renovations bring major change for Crawford, Hawai'i halls |
Two of the oldest buildings on the University of Hawai'i at Manoa campus will soon undergo renovations. To maintain the character of Hawai'i Hall, completed in 1912, and Crawford Hall, which opened for classes in 1938, the original exteriors will be preserved, but facilities inside will be updated and improved.
Both buildings will be fully air conditioned, and elevators will be installed in both to allow for better disability access, says Michael Graves, special assistant to the senior vice president and executive vice chancellor. The lecture halls in Crawford, which houses the Department of Journalism, will be modernized to include state-of-the-art media equipment. New computer and media laboratories will also be installed for the College of Social Sciences. In Hawai'i Hall, the Arts and Sciences Student Advising Program will occupy the entire ground floor, and the rooms devoted to advising will be completely refurbished. Modern offices will also be provided for the four arts and sciences deans to better integrate the colleges.
As part of the '98-'99 Capitol Improvements Budget, the legislature approved $3.6 million for Crawford Hall renovations and $12 million for Hawai'i Hall.
"One reason for the larger figure for Hawai'i is that it will include a new air-handling unit that will be constructed separately from Hawai'i and will provide air conditioning not only to Hawai'i but also to Crawford and eventually Dean and Gartley halls when they are renovated," Graves says.
Graves says it is estimated that Crawford renovations will take 18 to 24 months and Hawai'i Hall, 24 to 30 months. Until then, staff and departments in the two buildings will be moved to other locations on campus. The relocation process, which has already begun, is expected to be completed by the end of September. Renovations for Hawai'i Hall could start as early as Sept. 1, and construction for Crawford will likely start around Oct. 1.
"We have used virtually all of the 'surge' space we have on this campus with the emptying of these two halls for renovation," Graves says. "Despite the inconvenience and mess that comes with any construction or renovation process, the campus will have two 'new' buildings that will support a number of our core units at Manoa, specifically the arts and sciences and undergraduate education."
Where various programs will be located until renovations are complete:
In Hawai'i Hall:
o School of Social Work, Academy for Lifelong Learning and Rainbow Advantage/Freshman Seminar will move to Henke Hall, which will be repaired before the move.
o Deans' offices for the College of Arts and Humanities and the College of Social Sciences have moved to the fourth floor of Burns Hall at the East-West Center.
o Liberal Studies and the arts and sciences associate dean's office moved to sections in Krauss Hall.
o Arts and sciences Student Academic Services will move to the third floor of Keller Hall.
In Crawford Hall:
o The Department of Journalism will move into portions of George Hall that will be vacated by the Communications Media Lab, which will move to the KHET building, and into temporary space provided by the School of Travel Industry Management.
o The Environmental Center will move into the Sakamaki Portable, behind Krauss Hall.
o The Agricultural Economics faculty and staff moved into Gilmore Hall and the new Agricultural Sciences III building.
o Public Administration faculty is moving into the Social Sciences building.
o The extramural project staff from the Department of Psychology is moving
to the first floor of Freer Hall.
