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Will Turtle Bay Become Another Waikiki?

Here are some statistics from a DBET study of Waikiki done in 2003 about Waikiki and information derived from public information and statements made by Turtle Bay.

The complete report is here DBET Report - Economic Contribution of Waikiki http://www.state.hi.us/dlnr/occl/files/Waikiki/econ_waikiki.pdf

Acreage
- Waikiki- 650 acres.
- Turtle Bay - 800 acres.

Total Hotel Rooms and Condominiums
- Waikiki -37,000 hotel rooms and condos
- Turtle Bay - 1,000 current hotel rooms and condos, 4,500 if built out to 100% of zoning.

# of Businesses-
- Waikiki has 1,600 busines
- Turtle Bay (counting the hotel and golf course) has 10. At 100% of zoning 30 - 40???

# of Visitors
- Waikiki - 3,700,000 visitors a year.
- Turtle Bay has about 150,000 (includes golfers, diners and special events attendees).

# of Employees
- Waikiki- 32,000 workers.
- Turtle Bay - 650 employees. At 100% of zoning 2,000 employees???