A local developer is making a big bet on the future of downtown Honolulu, with the purchase of the Topa Financial Center -- two landmark Bishop Street office buildings.

The locally-based developer Avalon Group recently purchased Topa Financial Center in a continued effort to rebrand downtown Honolulu as DoHo. The Conversation talked to Christine Camp, president and CEO of Avalon,

Avalon CEO Christine Camp is already sketching out the plans to “reimagine” the two towers, which have a total of 420,267 square feet of space and 907 parking stalls.

This is the Honolulu development firm’s fourth acquisition in two years in the downtown area. It’s part of Avalon’s 8-project plan to help “actualize the reimagination of DoHo Downtown Honolulu.