James R. Reed

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  www.coco-palms.com/articles/troubleagain.htm - [Cached Version]
  Published on: 10/14/2007    Last Visited: 5/22/2009  

  James R. Reed, the group's director, planned to create a property that would recall the Polynesian charm of the original.

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  Coco-Palms.Com | Articles | Coco Palms takes a step... - [Cached Version]
  Published on: 2/9/2006    Last Visited: 5/22/2009  

  Lincoln's director, Jim Reed, says the company intends to move forward with the plans, which will see most of the old resort's buildings demolished, but will leave the coconut palm grove and other historic and culturally important sites.
  
  "I believe we have already factored in the sensitivity and timing issues, which we face in properly addressing community concerns regarding the cultural and historical aspects of the redevelopment," Reed says.
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  Reed says the existing facilities are in "severe disrepair and will be predominantly removed in the new development."
  
  However, he says the development will seek to "maintain and enhance the images, feelings and aura that made Coco Palms Resort the most recognized and famous of all the Hawaiian hotel properties in its heyday."
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  Reed says Lincoln will also restore the historic wedding chapel and refurbish the original "King's Cottage" and place it within the coconut tree grove. The resort will contain a museum exhibiting historical information and artifacts of the area.
  
  Local Hawaiian cultural groups would have rent-free access to the coconut grove, says Reed.
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  Reed says the project will have a major positive impact on Kauai.
  
  "The majority of the people I have spoken with, cutting across all lines of the Kauai community, are, in fact, very supportive of our plans and wish us well in proceeding," Reed says.
  
  He says he does not believe the conditions will delay the start date for the development.

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  Coco-Palms.Com | Articles | History complicates Coco... - [Cached Version]
  Published on: 2/9/2006    Last Visited: 5/22/2009  

  Lincoln Consulting director Jim Reed said he plans to demolish the existing hotel structures, some of which were damaged by Hurricane Iniki.
  
  To comply with federal flood control rules, that will require raising the habitable floors to 15 feet above sea level, which ranges from one to seven feet higher than existing ground level. To prevent the central lagoons from being too far below the rooms, Reed has proposed raising the lagoons by as much as 10 feet.
  
  It is not yet clear how county and state agencies will rule on how that will affect the historic qualities of the ponds.
  
  Reed has proposed saving the lagoonside cottage in which Presley stayed during the movie's filming and moving it into the coconut plantation from which the hotel gets its name.

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  Coco-Palms.Com | Articles | Kaua'i hotel sale goes to... - [Cached Version]
  Published on: 2/9/2006    Last Visited: 5/22/2009  

  After discussing the sale of the property with a number of suitors, Wailua Associates agreed to sell it to developer James Reed's Lincoln Consulting Group. Reed's attorney said the sale price is $10 million.
  
  Reed proposed retaining much of the Polynesian feel of the place but converting it into a 232-unit time-share project, with 20 luxury units to be operated as traditional hotel suites.

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  Coco-Palms.Com | Articles | Kauai's Coco Palms to be... - [Cached Version]
  Published on: 2/9/2006    Last Visited: 5/22/2009  

  The new owners hope to retain that feeling, said developer James Reed, director of Lincoln Consulting Group, a partner in the hui that has the property in escrow.
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  Guests will cross the highway on a Polynesian-design footbridge, Reed said.
  
  Lincoln Consulting, based in Newport Beach, Calif., has hired the Honolulu firm of Wimberly, Allison Tong & Goo to design the project, which it estimates will cost $60 million. Reed said the company hopes to have the resort open by the end of 2001 or early 2002.
  
  While most of the project will be sold for time-shares, Reed said, much of it will always operate as a hotel. Initially, all the units will be pooled for hotel use. And even after all or most are sold, those units not in use will be rented as hotel rooms, he said.

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  Coco-Palms.Com | Articles | New owner vows to honor... - [Cached Version]
  Published on: 2/9/2006    Last Visited: 5/22/2009  

  Lincoln's director, Jim Reed, says the company intends to move forward with the plans, which will see most of the old resort's buildings demolished, but will leave the coconut palm grove and other historic and culturally important sites.
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  Lincoln director Jim Reed says his company wants to "respect the historical, cultural, spiritual and hospitality significance" of the resort and its grounds.
  
  The plans include a museum, and Reed says the company is looking at ways to retain the Coconut Palace and Queen's Audience Hall buildings.
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  The levels of the lagoons themselves will also be affected, with the aim of better water circulation and improving the ambience, Reed says.
  
  Honolulu architectural firm Wimberly Allison Tong & Goo is designing the project, which is estimated to cost $60 million. Reed says the company hopes to have the resort open by early 2002.

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  Coco-Palms.Com | Articles | The Garden Island - [Cached Version]
  Published on: 5/22/2009    Last Visited: 5/22/2009  

  This week, rumors of a deal gone bad were confirmed by Jim Reed, Coco Kaua'i managing member. He expressed regret in not being able to bring the redevelopment deal to fruition, but he remained upbeat.
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  "Jim (Reed) had a plan to bring it back in its original state.
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  Reed's Lincoln Consulting Group had secured Kaua'i County Planning Department and Planning Commission permits to reconstruct the resort as a 232-unit timeshare, with 20 hotel rooms as well.

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  Coco-Palms.Com | Articles | The Honolulu Advertiser - [Cached Version]
  Published on: 2/9/2006    Last Visited: 5/22/2009  

  Developer James Reed, managing member of Coco Kauai LLC, plans to revise his approved development proposal but anticipates starting construction as early as the third quarter of this year, according to the office of Mayor Maryanne Kusaka.
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  Reed initially proposed a 232-unit timeshare property with 10 luxury hotel units, a proposal approved in large part by the Kaua'i Planning Commission.
  
  But Reed now has a new proposal, which will include more hotel and fewer timeshare.
  
  The new plan would include a 150-room hotel, plus an undisclosed number of timeshare units described as "vacation ownership two-bedroom villas."
  
  It would retain the hotel's existing Queen's Audience Hall, Coconut Palace and the wedding chapel.
  
  Reed said he hopes to preserve much of the hotel's original ambience and intends to restore the nightly torch-lighting ceremony.
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  The completed resort would employ more than 210 people, Reed said.

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  Coco-Palms.Com | Articles | The Honolulu Star Bulletin - [Cached Version]
  Published on: 2/9/2006    Last Visited: 5/22/2009  

  The last attempt to buy and rebuild the Coco Palms was announced in 1999 by Honolulu developer James Reed. That project fell through for lack of financing, and the sale fell out of escrow.

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