Zip line, skydiving fill out plan for Kakaako amusement park

Friends of the man who wants to build the 3-acre fairground and others back the proposal

By Andrew Gomes

POSTED: 01:30 a.m. HST, Feb 07, 2013

~~<p>A proposal for a year-round fairground in Kakaako with go-kart racing, a zip line, indoor skydiving and a surfing wave pool received limited but wholesale public support at a Wednesday hearing held by the state agency overseeing development in the area.</p>
<p>Project developer Billy Balding gave the Hawaii Community Development Authority and people attending the meeting a presentation in which he elaborated on the $10 million plan reported by the Star-Advertiser earlier this month.</p>
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A proposal for a year-round fairground in Kakaako with go-kart racing, a zip line, indoor skydiving and a surfing wave pool received limited but wholesale public support at a Wednesday hearing held by the state agency overseeing development in the area.

Project developer Billy Balding gave the Hawaii Community Development Authority and people attending the meeting a presentation in which he elaborated on the $10 million plan reported by the Star-Advertiser earlier this month. Login for more...