COOUULD BE

SEEMS THERE'S A LOT OF DUST FROM WALLS BEING TORN DOWN, TO NOT BE WORTH RENOVATING.
OH, MAYBE THERE RENOVATING THE BUILDING FOR THE PEOPLE THAT WILL BUY THE LAND

NARF!

SO MUCH DONE TO GENERATE FUNDS FOR THE COFFERS. EVIDENTLY THE STATE CAN'T HANDLE THE COST OF EDUCATING IT'S CITIZENS.

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YMCA weighs move
The Central Branch might be relocated to McKinley High School

By Robert Shikinarshikina@starbulletin.com
YMCA officials are hoping to close the nonprofit's Central Branch, which could possibly eliminate more than 100 low-cost rental units, to open a new branch at McKinley High School.

The plan, however, is still preliminary, and no agreements have been made, officials on both sides say.

"The reason we would consider moving is because it's not feasible any longer to renovate" the current building, said Larry Bush, YMCA of Honolulu's president and chief executive officer. He said it is more cost-effective to build a new facility than remodel the old one.

Janna Mihara, facilities planner at the Department of Education, said the state is working on a master plan to renovate McKinley High School's athletic facilities which could include partnerships with private groups to generate income for maintaining facilities that could benefit other schools as well.

"They (YMCA) have been identified as a possibility," she said. "Whether we can get all of the people that we need to make it a reality is a big question."

Closure of the Central Branch would leave two YMCA branches on Oahu that offer low-cost residential units: Atherton Branch near the University of Hawaii and the Nuuanu Branch on Pali Highway.

With 114 rooms, Central Branch has the most units, and residents there pay as little as $37 a day. The other two branches have 149 rooms combined.

Tenants at Central Branch are mostly tourists, said Bush, adding that he did not know if a branch at McKinley would house residents.