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.