Community celebrates final beam for UH West Oʻahu Creative Media facility
The Creative Media Facility at UH West Oʻahu reached a milestone of the installation of its final beam, and to mark the occasion, supporters marked the beam.
The Creative Media Facility at UH West Oʻahu reached a milestone of the installation of its final beam, and to mark the occasion, supporters marked the beam.
The celebration capped a 15-year quest to provide an essential space for practical training for law students while simultaneously serving members of the community in need of access to justice.
Gym I is fully equipped with new flooring for three practice courts, lights, scoreboards, sound system and air conditioning.
The project will convert Sinclair Library into a hub of student interaction with modern, comfortable spaces for individual study, group study, academic advising and tutoring, and more.
UH Mānoa students, administrators and officials signed their names on the final beam of the building’s steel structure before it was lifted into place.
Planning has begun with a $700,000 state appropriation, and Gov. David Ige has included the university’s $41 million request for the project in his proposed budget.
Work on the $33.3 million, two-story building is scheduled for substantial completion in June 2020, and will be the seventh structure built on the Kapolei campus.
Developer is sought for property near campus formerly occupied by federal agency on Dole Street.
The solar-powered charging stations are complete with seating, USB ports, wi-fi access and a unique roof and gutter system to keep students dry.
Improvements to areas along McCarthy Mall at the University of Hawaiʻi at Mānoa were completed this summer.