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Wharf Cinema Center Shops
Opened 1989. Closed 2024. Redeveloped in 2024.
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Under 20 acres
This site: 11.761 acres extraction · all sites with thisRedeveloped
This site: …closed until further notice extraction · all sites with thisMixed use
This site: …new_use field extraction · all sites with thisRetail (continued)
This site: …new_use field extraction · all sites with thisNow
| Status | Closedextracted, unreviewed |
|---|---|
| Strategy | Redevelopedextracted, unreviewed |
| New uses | retail, mixedextracted, unreviewed |
| What is there now | closed until further noticeextracted, unreviewed |
| Retrofit year | 2024extracted, unreviewed |
| Redeveloper | Hui Huliau Technology Servicesextracted, unreviewed |
Planning
| Zoning change | historic district 2extracted, unreviewed |
|---|---|
| Entitlement year | 1975extracted, unreviewed |
Deals and debt
| Date | Event | Price | Parties | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2013 | Sold | $149,000 closed | unknown ← Blue Lagoon Tropical Bar & Grill | Wikipedia |
| 2013 | Sold | $191.0M closed | Regal Entertainment Group ← Hollywood Theaters | Wikipedia |
Site context
| Attention: Wikipedia page views | 202 since 2015; 202 in the last 12 months; peak 2026-07 with 65Wikimedia |
|---|---|
| Site metrics | 4,397 sq ft GLA per acre; FAR 0.1computed |
Summary, model-written
Wharf Cinema Center Shops opened in 1989 as an open‑air shopping plaza and movie theater in Lahaina, Maui. Over the following decades it changed ownership multiple times, hosted various tenants, and experienced incremental updates such as ADA compliance and new restaurant openings. The center closed in 2024 and remains closed until further notice.
Why. The record does not state specific causes for the closure (e.g., anchor losses, competition, debt, or demolition).
Where it stands. The site is currently closed; the last listed owner in the record is Sean Corpuel (owner from 2003‑2025), while the retrofit developer is Hui Huliau Technology Services.
For a planner
- Historic district zoning (zone 2) applies to the parcel.
- Entitlement for development was approved in 1975.
- Current strategy is redevelopment toward retail and mixed‑use.
- Open question: what reuse aligns with historic district constraints and community needs?
For a developer
- Site size: 11.761 acres with 51,708 sf GLA (FAR 0.1).
- Control: owner Sean Corpuel (2003‑2025) and retrofit developer Hui Huliau Technology Services.
- Entitlement stage: zoning approved 1975; no further entitlement steps noted.
- Constraints: low FAR (0.1), no flood/transit data in record; market signals show zero opportunity score (retrofit already built, closed/demolished site, housing present).
What we do not know yet
- Reason for closure is not stated in the record.
- Any existing debt, liens, or financial encumbrances are unknown.
- Environmental constraints (flood zone, hazardous materials) are not provided.
- Exact current ownership after 2025 and the role of Hui Huliau Technology Services are unclear.
- The record is marked as 'draft' verification, so some extracted fields may be unverified.
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Elsewhere on the web
Pages with photos
- Lahaina, Maui, Hawaii (June 2019) - Tiki Thai Cuisine, Wharf Cinema Center Shops, destroyed in the blaze commons.wikimedia.org
- WHARF CINEMA CENTER SHOPS & RESTAURANT… yelp.com
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Multifamily screen
- retrofit already built
- closed or demolished site (sourced)
- housing in the record
Inputs: record fields (size, status) and county Census ACS 2018–2023 figures (growth, rent). How the points work. Not a recommendation.
History and original facts
| Opened | 1989extracted, unreviewed |
|---|---|
| Closed | 2024extracted, unreviewed |
| Acres | 11.8extracted, unreviewed |
| Gross leasable area | 51,708 sq ftextracted, unreviewed |
| Stores at peak | 30extracted, unreviewed |
| Original developer | Global Construction Co.extracted, unreviewed |
| Architect | Media Five |
| Anchors | Cool Cat Cafe, Wharf Cinema 3 |
| Census division | 9 · Pacific |
| Notes | Wikipedia categories: Demolished shopping malls in the United States |
Background
The Wharf Cinema Center, formally Wharf Cinema Center Shops & Restaurants was an open-air shopping plaza and movie theater in Lahaina, Maui, Hawaii, United States.
Excerpt from Wikipedia (authors and history), CC BY-SA 4.0. May be older than the record above.
Timeline
- 1973 Planning began
- 1975 Zoning approved
- 1989 Opened
- 2003 Cool Cat Cafe opened
- 2008 ADA compliance
- 2010 Regal rebranding
- 2013 Regal acquisition
- 2014 Makani Kai opened
- 2015 Down The Hatch opened
- 2020 Regal shutdown
Sources
- Wikipedia: Wharf Cinema Center Shops · supports: acres, after notes, gla sqft, original developer, status, strategy, year closed, year opened, zoning change
19 quoted sentences
On March 3, 1989... opening of the Wharf Cinema 3 movie theater
The cinema was rebranded for a final time by Regency Theatres in March 2022, before the entire complex was destroyed by the 2023 Hawaii wildfires and eventually demolished in March 2024
The location selected featured a portion of 43,000 square feet (4,000 m2) in an 11.761-acre (4.760 ha) parcel
The structural blueprint designated the ground level for 30 retail stalls... 51,708 square feet (4,803.8 m2)
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