The center is rarely used to its full capacity and could serve Hawai'i much better if it were being used as a gambling casino, and also for Asian cultural entertainment. The state should sell the center to the guys who really know how to make money, casino operators such as Donald Trump, Steven Winn, Sheldon Adelson, etc. We could and should legalize gambling to allow Hawai'i to compete with the other tourist destinations. All of Hawai'i businesses would benefit. Russell Grisham Waikiki waters should be a nature preserve I was shocked to learn from employees of Atlantis Submarine Waikiki that boats come in during sub tours with nets to try to fish out the area.
Many divers also spear the larger fish.
My recommendation is to close this area to fishing and make it a nature preserve like Hanauma Bay. The fish stock would be able to reproduce and spread out to the other fished-out areas of Waikiki. I snorkel almost every day at the Hilton Hawaiian Village and the lack of fish on the reef is depressing. The sinking of the Ehime Maru is a tragedy, but this U.S. military error should never have happened. This could have been a nuclear catastrophe for all of us living in the Hawaiian Island chain.