# Aloha Tower Marketplace

Honolulu, HI · mall · tier: draft · Retrofit Atlas record `m-24bf1712ec` · release 2026-10-21

Canonical: https://retrofitatlas.org/malls/hi/honolulu-aloha-tower-marketplace/  
JSON: https://retrofitatlas.org/data/records/m-24bf1712ec.json · Provenance: https://retrofitatlas.org/data/records/m-24bf1712ec.provenance.json · API: https://retrofitatlas.org/api/v1/sites/m-24bf1712ec

## Facts

| Field | Value | Provenance |
|---|---|---|
| Status | operating | documented · model extraction, unreviewed |
| Strategy | reinhabit | documented · model extraction, unreviewed |
| New use | housing, retail, education | reported · model extraction, unreviewed |
| What is there now | Hawaii Pacific University campus with student dormitories, retail and restaurants. | documented · model extraction, unreviewed |
| Opened | 1994 | reported · Wikipedia |
| Closed | 2020 | documented · model extraction, unreviewed |
| Acres | 13.0 | documented · model extraction, unreviewed |
| Original developer | Aloha Tower Associates | documented · model extraction, unreviewed |
| Redeveloper | Hawaii Pacific University | reported · model extraction, unreviewed |
| Planning notes | most vacant storefronts were converted into HPU student dormitories. | reported · model extraction, unreviewed |

## Quoted support

- **year_closed**: “Hooters and Gordon Biersch Brewery Restaurant permanently closed in February 2020 due to severe underperformance.” — https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Aloha_Tower_Marketplace
- **acres**: “This state agency was tasked with overseeing the redevelopment of a 13-acre (5.3 ha) site between Piers 8 and 11 to strengthen international trade and beautify the area.” — https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Aloha_Tower_Marketplace
- **original_developer**: “In 1989, the ATDC selected Aloha Tower Associates, a partnership that included James W. Rouse's Enterprise Development Company (EDC), the for-profit subsidiary of the non-profit Enterprise Foundation, along with local firms, for a massive $544 million project, funded by locals and licensed by the Columbia, Maryland-based Rouse Company.” — https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Aloha_Tower_Marketplace
- **after_notes**: “They renovated the shopping center into a mixed-use development with a small number of retail and restaurants, and most vacant storefronts were converted into HPU student dormitories.” — https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Aloha_Tower_Marketplace
- **status**: “They renovated the shopping center into a mixed-use development with a small number of retail and restaurants, and most vacant storefronts were converted into HPU student dormitories.” — https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Aloha_Tower_Marketplace
- **strategy**: “They renovated the shopping center into a mixed-use development with a small number of retail and restaurants, and most vacant storefronts were converted into HPU student dormitories.” — https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Aloha_Tower_Marketplace
- **site_acres**: “13-acre (5.3 ha) site between Piers 8 and 11” — extraction-deep:nvidia/nemotron-3.5-lightning-30b-a3b

## Parties

- Aloha Tower LP — owner (from text) (1998–2011)
- Hawaii Pacific University — owner (from text) (2011–2013)

## Timeline

- 1989: ATDC selected Aloha Tower Associates (including EDC) for $544 million project
- 1994: Opened (Wikidata)
- 1994: Aloha Tower Marketplace opened
- 1998: Acquired by Aloha Tower LP
- 2002: Aloha Tower LP filed for bankruptcy
- 2009: Museum at Falls of Clyde closed
- 2011: HPU partnered with unnamed developer to own marketplace
- 2012: Redevelopment began
- 2013: HPU bought out developer and took complete control
- 2018: Old Spaghetti Factory opened at marketplace
- 2020: Hooters and Gordon Biersch Brewery Restaurant permanently closed

## Background (Wikipedia, CC BY-SA 4.0, shortened)

The Aloha Tower Marketplace is an open-air mixed-use complex in downtown Honolulu, Hawaii, serving as the main campus for Hawaii Pacific University (HPU). It opened in late 1994 as a festival marketplace, which has completely failed financially due to several bankruptcies and a shift in the tenant mix. Located at the Honolulu Harbor, the Aloha Tower Marketplace includes several national historic landmarks including the Aloha Tower, Falls of Clyde and Hawaiʻi Maritime Center.

Source: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Aloha_Tower_Marketplace

## Sources

- Quoted support for year_closed — https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Aloha_Tower_Marketplace

## Cite

Retrofit Atlas (2026). "Aloha Tower Marketplace, Honolulu, HI." Record m-24bf1712ec, release 2026-10-21, tier draft. https://retrofitatlas.org/malls/hi/honolulu-aloha-tower-marketplace/ (accessed 2026-10-21).

```bibtex
@misc{retrofitatlas_honolulualohatowermarketplace,
  title = {Aloha Tower Marketplace, Honolulu, HI},
  author = {{Retrofit Atlas}},
  howpublished = {\url{https://retrofitatlas.org/malls/hi/honolulu-aloha-tower-marketplace/}},
  year = {2026},
  note = {Record m-24bf1712ec, release 2026-10-21, tier: draft. Built on the Retrofitting Suburbia map (Dunham-Jones and Williamson) and the sources listed on the record. Accessed 2026-10-21}
}
```

Licence: research use only; terms undecided with the authors (https://retrofitatlas.org/licence/). Wikipedia text CC BY-SA 4.0. Tiers: curated = from the authors' public map, not reviewed by them; draft = imported or model-extracted, unreviewed.