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Hauula, HI · Real Estate
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Topa Financial Center remains without power after chiller leak
HONOLULU (HawaiiNewsNow) - A downtown Honolulu office tower remained without power Saturday after an air conditioning system leak damaged critical electrical equipment, leaving nearly 100 tenants displaced for a third day. The outage at Topa Financial Center began Thursday morning when a chiller leak in the building’s basement allowed water...
Honolulu Civil Beat
Empty Homes Tax: Oʻahu Voters Blocked From Weighing In
Oʻahu property owners with empty units could help ease the island’s housing crisis by selling or renting their properties, and a proposed empty homes tax could’ve pushed them to do so. But on Monday, a measure aimed at putting the idea to Honolulu voters in November was...
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The Promise of A Home at Last: 815 Leases Awarded
Shakas and Shoutouts to the Department of Hawaiian Home Lands (DHHL), which celebrated its largest residential offering on the island this year. A total of 815 Native Hawaiian families received project leases—including 400 homesites in Waimānalo, 400 in ʻEwa, and 15 in Nānākuli. Plus, shakas and shoutouts to Hawaiʻi Dental Service Foundation, Wet N Wild, Surfrider Foundation Kauaʻi and Nā Kiaʻi O Maui. “Shakas & Shoutouts” is a daily Island Life Live segment in which co-hosts Davey D and Lina Girl celebrate the good people, things, and events happening in our local community, here and abroad. Got a great person or organization? Suggest them for a “Shakas & Shoutout!” Send us all the details at islandlifelive@kitv.com.
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City purchases Iwilei property for redevelopment
The city’s efforts to develop the area surrounding the planned Kuwili Skyline Station took another step forward with the recent $2.7 million acquisition of the 519 Kaaahi Street property in Iwilei. The transaction, which was finalized on June 30, is seen as an important milestone in advancing the city’s...
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The City Plans to Add 2,500 Affordable Homes in Iwilei
The City and County of Honolulu plans to transform the Iwilei-Kūwili district into a mixed-use, transit-connected neighborhood with more than 2,500 affordable homes, centered around the future Kūwili Skyline Station. It recently completed the acquisition of 519 Ka‘aahi Street for $2.7 million, expanding public ownership in the area as part of a long-term strategy to create sites for affordable housing, public spaces and community amenities.
Honolulu Civil Beat
Tsunami Evacuation, Homelessness And Cost Of Living: State House District 23 Candidate Q&As
The incumbent Democratic representative for state House District 23, Ikaika Olds, is facing Republican challenger Victor Muh in the Nov. 3 general election. The seat includes the busy urban Honolulu neighborhoods of McCully and Mōʻiliʻili located across the Ala Wai Canal from Waikīkī. Both candidates...
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Honolulu charter amendment proposals near finalization
The Honolulu Charter Commission is close to finalizing the charter amendment proposals voters could see on their ballots this November. The commission first started fielding charter amendment proposals from the public in August 2025 and received nearly 300 submissions. That was narrowed down to 19 coming into a scheduled meeting on Monday.
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Empty Homes Tax Won’t Go Away
The idea behind an empty homes tax is to impose an outrageously high cost on residential property that is unoccupied, to force owners to either live in the property or rent it out. The theory is that this would alleviate the housing shortage here in Honolulu. We have written about...
Honolulu Civil Beat
Candidate Q&A: State House District 25 – Kim Coco Iwamoto
Civil Beat has asked candidates for the Hawaiʻi general election on Nov. 3 to answer a survey about where they stand on various issues and what their priorities will be if elected. The following comes from Kim Coco Iwamoto, Democratic candidate for state House District 25, who is running...
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East Oahu residents criticize ‘monster home,’ property owner responds
HONOLULU (HawaiiNewsNow) - There is growing criticism over construction on a property near Maunalani Heights, with some claiming the owner plans to build a “monster home.”. “It’s been an ongoing issue,” said a woman who lives a door down from the property and did not want to be identified.
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Halekulani Names Brian Harris Director of International Commercial Strategy
In Brief: Halekulani has appointed Brian Harris as Director of International Commercial Strategy for Halekulani and Halepuna Waikiki by Halekulani. Halekulani has appointed Brian Harris to the newly created position of Director of International Commercial Strategy for Halekulani and Halepuna Waikiki by Halekulani. The role is designed to integrate commercial strategy across both properties.
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UH Manoa begins Hale Noelani demolition
HONOLULU (HawaiiNewsNow) - The University of Hawaii at Manoa has begun demolishing two buildings at its Hale Noelani student housing complex. Work started July 6 and includes the removal of Buildings C and D. It’s expected to wrap up before the start of the fall semester. The buildings have been vacant since 2017.
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The Upper Floor of This Hawaii Building Has Been a Gathering Spot for Apparitions for Years
A three story building in Hawaii that has quietly watched over one of the state’s oldest commercial corridors for over a century. Attorneys and medical offices fill the upper floors by day. But the stories that circulate after dark tell a different tale. The intersection nearby is tied to...
Honolulu Civil Beat
Hawaiʻi Won't Solve Its Housing Crisis Until It Solves Its Wage Crisis
The United States now has its first trillionaire, and the ranks of the ultra-wealthy continue to grow. Some of today’s ultra-wealthy wield economic and political power much like the Robber Barons of the Gilded Age, while the gap between the richest Americans and everyone else has reached levels not seen in more than a century.
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Rent-to-own promise delayed years for Ewa tenants
HONOLULU (HawaiiNewsNow) - Residents of a city-connected rent-to-own housing program in Ewa say they were promised the chance to buy their homes, but have never been given the opportunity to do so. Walter Saragosa and Wendy Broxson live a few doors apart on Orrick Street in Tenney Village as tenants...
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Shark’s Cove businesses looking for compromise as city is finalizing deal to buy land for First Responders Hub
NORTH SHORE, Hawaii (KHON2) — The clock is ticking for eight businesses on the North Shore. The city is close to finalizing a deal to buy the land where the businesses are located, which would force them to move. They are starting a petition to find a compromise. Business is booming at the shops and […]