Focus on surf culture could revitalize maritime center

By Robert M. Fox and David Cheever / Special to the Star-Advertiser

POSTED: 01:30 a.m. HST, Mar 03, 2013

~~<p>It remains a mystery to many people why our Honolulu Harbor waterfront isn't more robust from a commercial point of view. The Aloha Tower Marketplace is a notorious example.</p>
<p>And right next to it are two decaying examples of shuttered enterprises — the Falls of Clyde sailing ship and the Hawai‘i Maritime Center. A well-known marketing person said it best: "Not enough warm bodies."</p>
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It remains a mystery to many people why our Honolulu Harbor waterfront isn't more robust from a commercial point of view. The Aloha Tower Marketplace is a notorious example.

And right next to it are two decaying examples of shuttered enterprises — the Falls of Clyde sailing ship and the Hawai‘i Maritime Center. A well-known marketing person said it best: "Not enough warm bodies." Login for more...