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’ International Association (SMWIA). The American Society of Heating, Refrigerating, and Air-Conditioning Engineers’ (ASHRAE’s) Annual Meeting was held in other sections of the Hawaiian Village in late June, before the news was reported locally.