Shimogawa Scoops

"Jurassic World 2," one of the most prominent movie franchises to shoot scenes in Hawaii, is scheduled to film key scenes next month in the Heeia Pier area in Windward Oahu, according to public documents. At last month's Kahaluu and Kaneohe Neighborhood Board meetings, officials with the Hawaii Film Office and the Honolulu Film Office gave an update about how they plan to deal with possible traffic issues that the film may cause. Film Office officials did not specify the "Jurassic World 2" film name but only referred it as "Ancient Futures." Laura Sode-Metteson, who worked on "Jurassic World" that was shown in theaters in 2015, who was at the Kaneohe board meeting, said the filming is for a major Universal Studios production. "Jurassic World," which reported opening weekend box office figures of $204.6 million in the United States alone, is a Universal production, and also shot scenes in Hawaii. Published reports show that &quo

A new Veterans Affairs facility aimed at alleviating Hawaii's worst wait times in the nation may be coming to West Oahu, according to public documents. In a report released by the Hawaii Community Development Authority earlier this month, the state agency, which regulates development in the West Oahu town of Kalaeloa, revealed plans for such a project. The HCDA's staff held a teleconference with Honolulu architecture firm Ferraro Choi & Associates Ltd. regarding the design of a new Veterans facility at the former Barbers Point Naval Air Station that borders Kapolei. Several years ago, VA Pacific Islands Health Care System had plans to build a 160,000-square-foot VA clinic in West Oahu, which had been approved by the federal government. The "Advance Leeward Outpatient Healthcare Access" center or ALOHA project had been stuck in the middle of several other similar projects across the country. It would've been about twice the size of the Spark M. Matsunaga

The Hilton Hawaiian Village Waikiki Beach Resort, the largest hotel in Hawaii, may be getting even bigger as its owner has recently entered into contracts to buy three parcels of land near its iconic 2,860-room resort, according to public documents. In its first quarter earnings report, Park Hotels & Resorts Inc., a real estate investment trust spun off by Hilton Worldwide Holdings Inc., revealed that in April, it entered into two contracts for the purchase of three parcels of land near its Hilton Hawaiian Village hotel. One of the contracts involves purchasing one of the parcels for $10 million. This deal is expected to close in the fourth quarter, the trust said. Park Hotels also has an option to buy two more parcels, owned by a different seller, for $15 million. The trust said the contracts required a total deposit of less than $1 million, and that the initial option period on the second contract is one year and may be extended for up to four more years. In earlier public

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