James Campbell Co., owner of the 11-acre site at Ko Olina Resort & Marina in West Oahu, in 2021 anticipated that work on the project called The Cove at Ko Olina would begin in 2023 and finish in 2025.

The deal moves Hawaii closer to getting the U.S.’s first-ever Atlantis Resort. It also puts Ko Olina, which is just over 50 % built, on the path again to reaching full build-out.

Arts and crafts, family activities, live performances and a Disney film on the beach are in the lineup at the 7th Annual Ko Olina Children’s Festival.