January 24, 2006

Ala Moana Center Expansion Update (1-24)
Bus Stop Relocations
Effective February 2, 2006 Bus Stops to be Relocated Temporarily

HONOLULU, HI – TheBus stops on Kona Street fronting Ala Moana Center will be temporarily relocated as of February 2, 2006 due to construction work at the street level entrance.  The City, Central and Windward bus stops will remain in the same general vicinity, and are merely relocating further Ewa on Kona Street.  The Ala Moana Center bus stop routes #5 & #6 will be temporarily relocated to Kapiolani Boulevard and Keeaumoku Street fronting the Pacific Guardian Tower.  The following stops will be affected during the construction period:
     • Bus Stop #1: (City/Waikiki Bus Stops) Routes 6UH, 8, 17, 18, 19, 20, and 58.
     • Bus Stop #2: (Central/Leeward Bus Stops) Routes C, 50, 40A, 43, 52, 53 and 62.
     • Bus Stop #3 (Windward Bus Stops) Routes 55, 56, 57, 57A, 65, 88A
     • The Ala Moana Center bus stop routes #5 (Ala Moana-Manoa) and #6 (Pauoa Valley – Westbound) will be temporarily relocated to Kapiolani Boulevard and Keeaumoku Street fronting the Pacific Guardian Tower.

For more information from TheBus, call the Bus Information Office at 808-848-5555, available daily from 5:30 a.m. to 10 p.m., or visit their site at www.TheBus.org.  Details of the expansion project are also available to the public at AlaMoanaCenter.com/expansion.  Maps of the relocated bus stops are posted on both websites.
 
Ala Moana Center’s two-year expansion project will include Hawaii’s first full-line Nordstrom store (200,000 sq ft), plus an 800-stall parking garage, an additional 25,000 square feet of street-level retail space facing Kapiolani Boulevard, and 45,000 square feet of new retail space on the third level expansion connecting Nordstrom to the existing third level of the shopping center.

ABOUT ALA MOANA CENTER
Ala Moana Center is the world’s largest outdoor shopping center and Hawaii’s premier shopping, dining and entertainment with 260 stores, including 70 dining venues.  For more information visit www.AlaMoanaCenter.com for shopping and dining directories, mall hours, special event information, and to join the eVIP club to receive a monthly newsletter on all the happenings at Ala Moana Center, including special sales events, promotions and new store openings.

Ala Moana Center is owned and managed by General Growth Properties, Inc., the second largest U.S.-based publicly traded Real Estate Investment Trust (REIT).  General Growth currently has ownership interest and management responsibility for a portfolio of 209 regional shopping malls in 44 states, as well as ownership in planned community developments and commercial office buildings.  The company portfolio totals approximately 200 million square feet of retail space and includes over 18,000 retailers nationwide.  General Growth Properties, Inc. is listed on the New York Stock Exchange under the symbol GGP.  For more information, please visit the company Web site at http://www.generalgrowth.com.

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