Mold found in Hilton tower (Update 8/4/2003)
Mold found in Hilton tower (Update 8/4/2003)
Update
on Hawaiian Mold
Trouble in paradise continues
The Waikiki beach hotel that closed
453 guestrooms in a 24-story tower last year after mold
was found in a guestroom is now taking some construction and design companies
to court.
The cost of cleanup at Hilton Hawaiian Village is estimated to be $56 million,
which would
include mold remediation and the removal and replacement of furniture. Hilton
claims a number
of "substantial factors" aggravated the mold problem, including faulty
air conditioning and an
inability to control the indoor humidity.
Now, Hilton Hotels wants many of
the parties involved in the construction and design of Kalia
Tower to foot the bill. A lawsuit filed April 21 in Hawaii Circuit Court names
architectural firm
Wimberly Allison Tong & Goo, as well as 13 separate companies related to
construction and
some engineering consultants who all worked on the $95 construction project
completed in 2001.
Among the eight counts for which Hilton is suing are breach of contract, negligence,
and breach
of good faith and fair dealing.
Published by BAQ Inc.