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Preservationists object to University of Hawaii building plans

Sept. 15, 2008
School wants to tear down 93-year-old building to construct fitness center

Plans for a new $38 million fitness center and gym at theUniversity of Hawaii-Manoa have run into opposition from preservationists that say the university should not destroy the second-oldest building on campus. To build the planned two-story 56,000-square-foot facility, the university would tear down several buildings, including the former Engineering Materials Testing Laboratory, which was built in 1915. To read The Honolulu Star-Bulletin article, click here.

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