Staff Digital renderings of the proposed resort, now under construction. The wavepool is in upper left. Photo: Wai Kai Resort If you haven’t had your ear to the ground regarding the latest wavepool-industry news, you might have missed that last year, a massive pool and lagoon resort was proposed on the west side of Oahu at the Wai Kai Lagoon. Why am I telling you this now? Because as of last week, those plans were approved, and construction on the new resort has begun, including a 100-foot-wide standing wave using Citywave technology and in collaboration with Oahu local and decorated former CTer, Shane Beschen. However, the question begs itself. With so much incredible surfing already on the island, why bring a wavepool to O’ahu? I had a quick chat with Shane and Skip Taylor of Surf Park Management (one of the companies behind the project) about that very thing, and a few other tidbits about their vision for the Wai Kai wave and accompanying resort.