Honolulu's Chinatown Cultural Plaza is being demolished and rebuilt, bad news for the tenants who have to leave but a potential fix for a building that has been falling apart for years.

• The Taiwanese government, which owns the site, plans to tear down the existing buildings and redevelop the land.
• The plaza has been part of Chinatown for 50 years and has drawn complaints about its worsening condition.
• Tenants get at least six months' notice and are expected to be out by the end of March.
• Environmental and archaeological studies are part of the process before construction can move ahead.

Outlook: Expect tenants to scramble for new space over the coming months while the studies and redevelopment plans take shape.