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Article: It's moldy in paradise: Hawaii hotel forced to shut down tower due to mold; investigation continues.(Abstract)
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- Air Conditioning, Heating & Refrigeration News
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- September 2, 2002
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HONOLULU, HI -- Residents of Hawaii know that with high year-round humidity, the climate is very conducive to mold growth. However, when potentially dangerous mold closes all 453 guestrooms of a Hilton hotel building, sending guests elsewhere at the height of tourist season, that's big news.
Hilton Hawaiian Village's Kalia Tower (Hawaii's newest hotel, which cost $95 million and opened in May 2001) was shut down completely after investigations turned up more mold as each guestroom was inspected.
Among the guests who had to be accommodated in other hotels were the annual convention of the National Medical Association and the Sheet Metal Workers' ...