Cleanup to begin at Happy Days Chinese Seafood Restaurant
HONOLULU — The City and County of Honolulu’s Department of Planning and Permitting (DPP), in coordination with the Hawaiʻi Department of Health (DOH), has authorized limited access to a portion of the Happy Days Chinese Seafood Restaurant in Kaimukī to allow the restaurant owner/operator and property owner to remove spoiled food and conduct necessary cleanup.
On Sept. 24, DPP clarified to the property owner and the restaurant owner/operator, that the adjacent flat-roof kitchen area, located to the rear of the property, is safe to enter for limited cleanup activities. Happy Days Corporation and its authorized agents may enter only the flat-roof kitchen portion of the building and only for the limited purposes of removing and properly disposing of spoiled or rotting food and performing necessary cleanup in that area.
To help address the conditions at the property, DPP coordinated with the property owner, restaurant owner/operator, their insurer, the professional cleaning services company, and the Hawaiʻi Department of Health to identify a safe path forward. Through these discussions and coordination, the parties were able to move forward with necessary cleaning in the rear, kitchen portion of the property.
The restaurant tenant has engaged professional cleaning services, and a cleaning crew began its assessment and work to remove the spoiled food from the kitchen today. The crew expects to be finished by Oct. 2.
DPP emphasizes that the “Notice of Unsafe Structure and Order to Vacate” remains in effect. Entry into those areas is prohibited, except for first responders, government officials, licensed design professionals, and authorized construction workers entering for the limited purposes of assessing the building’s condition or performing necessary repairs.
“The City would like to thank the public for their patience during this process,” said DPP Director Dawn Takeuchi Apuna. “We recognize the concerns the surrounding community has raised about the conditions at the property, including the odor. We have worked to identify a safe way to address those conditions and move the necessary cleanup forward.”
The building was initially impacted by the collapse of an interior truss in late August. Following the collapse, the property owner diligently worked to secure and shore up the wall facing 11th Avenue.
DPP has temporarily closed a portion of the sidewalk fronting the restaurant along Waiʻalae Avenue. The sidewalk closure will remain in place until DPP determines that the affected area is safe for public use.
The property owner is currently working with their insurance company and contractor to determine whether to repair or demolish the structure, and to further stabilize the dining area for additional clean-up. DPP remains in close communication with both the restaurant owner/operator and the property owner regarding the condition and status of the structure.
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