Why is it such a problem for UH to maintain its older buildings?  Harvard has buildings that are almost 300 years old and are still in use but that does not stop Harvard from teaching their students, performing research or being such a prestigous and desirable school.  One of the worst things about UH Manoa is for decades they always have major construction projects on campus and it is a terrible noisy distraction and nuisance for students to learn and study on campus or for professors to teach or do research.  Making UH Manoa a hotspot for perennial make work projects for the contruction industy is not conducive to a positive learning environment.  Which is one of the many reasons UH Manoa will always be a 4th rate school compared to schools like Harvard.