🌱 Patch AM: What could replace the old Look Lab site in Kakaʻako Makai?

Hello Honolulu! Here's our latest buzz. Let's get into it. ☀️

In today's newsletter:

• What could replace the old Look Lab site in Kakaʻako Makai?
• Overnight Nanakuli tent fire leaves two Honolulu residents badly burned
• Which Honolulu buildings just earned top honors for design and sustainability?

Also on today's calendar: Maritime Career Expo & Job Fair and 3 more events.

Today's riddle: Why did the chicken go to the gym? 🤔 (Answer below!)

Weather forecast:

• Friday: Clouds breaking and breezy, with a high of 86 and low of 75 degrees. 🌶 Hot!
• Saturday: Breezy in the afternoon, temps: high: 88, low: 75.
• Sunday: Cloudy with showers around, with a high of 85 and low of 77 degrees.

📰 News we're reading

1. OHA, City Begin Discussions on Shared Public Vision for Kakaʻako Look Lab Site (oha.org) — Honolulu officials and the Office of Hawaiian Affairs are exploring a shared vision for the vacant Look Lab site in Kakaʻako Makai, next to Kakaʻako Waterfront Park. Early talks focus on combining ocean safety facilities with OHA's planned Native Hawaiian Cultural Center, potentially reshaping how this waterfront public land serves Honolulu and Oʻahu communities in the long term.
   

2. 2 suffer burn injuries after tent fire in Nanakuli (staradvertiser.com) — Two people were pulled from a burning tent along Farrington Highway in Nanakuli early this morning after Honolulu firefighters discovered them while attacking a small rubbish fire. Honolulu EMS treated both for serious burn injuries, transporting the woman in critical condition and the man in serious condition, underscoring ongoing safety concerns for vulnerable residents living in roadside encampments.
   

3. AIA Design Awards 2026 (hawaiibusiness.com) — Honolulu readers can see how local architecture is being honored, from innovative school facilities in Nuʻuanu to sustainable homes in Pālolo and major civic landmarks like the State Capitol and Honolulu Museum of Art. The AIA Honolulu Design Awards spotlight projects across Oʻahu and the state, emphasizing energy efficiency, community impact, and designs that reflect island values and everyday needs.
   

4. Hawaii doctor honored as physician of the year (khon2.com) — A Honolulu-based neurologist has been named Hawaii Medical Association's 2026 Physician of the Year for expanding specialist access and research through Hawaii Pacific Neuroscience. Working out of Honolulu and teaching at UH's medical school, he focuses on earlier Alzheimer's diagnosis and encourages kupuna to stay active by "reassigning" themselves to community service rather than traditional retirement.
   

📸 Around Honolulu

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🗓 Upcoming Events in Honolulu

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★ Featured events ★

Wednesday September 16
• Maritime Career Expo & Job Fair →
  Windward Community College, Hale Akoakoa,
  9:00 am

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Other local events

Monday September 7
• Labor Day - Holiday
  University Laboratory Honolulu, HI 96822
Wednesday September 9
• GR 3 HTY Tenney Theater FT
  Noelani Elementary Honolulu, HI 96822
  8:30 am
• GVB: Roosevelt vs Kalaheo
  Roosevelt High Honolulu, HI 96822
  5:00 pm
Friday September 11
• FB: Roosevelt @ Radford
  Roosevelt High Honolulu, HI 96822
  6:30 pm
Sunday September 27
• Honouliuli - A History Awakened 80th Commemoration →
  Hawaii Theatre, 1130 Bethel St, Honolulu
  4:00 pm

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🗓 Events Nearby

Saturday September 5
• Cross Country @ Mililani
  Kaiser High Mililani High School, 95-1200 Meheula Pkwy, Mililani, HI 96789\
  8:30 am
• Pearlside Food Distribution (Sept 2026) →
  Youth Outreach Community Center, 98-780 Oihana Pl # C-1, Aiea
  10:30 am
Monday September 7
• Labor Day - No School →
  Malama Honua PCS Waimanalo, HI 96795
Tuesday September 8
• Papa ʻEwalu CTAHR Internship
  Malama Honua PCS Waimanalo, HI 96795
• Papa 7 to KVA
  Malama Honua PCS Waimanalo, HI 96795
• Hōkū Huakaʻi to Makapuʻu (2 Vans)
  Malama Honua PCS Waimanalo, HI 96795
• Service appointment at Servco Toyota Honolulu Service Māpunapuna
  Waiʻalae Iki v Community Association 2850 Pūkōloa St., Suite #107
  10:15 am

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💬 Chatter

What your neighbors are talking about on social media

• Glad to see my recent presentation, "Extending the Life of Concrete," featured on AP News after I presented the topic at an international structural engineering conference in Edinburgh.
  The main takeaway is something that applies much closer to home: concrete problems are easier to manage when deterioration is identified early… (Nextdoor Aina Haina)
• Hi, my husband and I are looking for a rental in the Waikiki are.
  We have been searching for awhile and have had so many issues with scamming. Are there any legit landlords that would be willing to rent us a place … (Nextdoor Waikiki North)

• Associa posted a job opening for Property Manager Administrative Assistant in Honolulu. Apply here.
• Phenom People posted a job opening for Customer Service Part Time in Honolulu. Apply here. You can search for other jobs near Honolulu here.

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-- The Patch AM Team

P.S. The answer to today's riddle: He was working on his pecks (pecs). (Thank you W F C. for sending it in!)
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