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Hauula, HI · Real Estate
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Woman fights $600K in fines for 'mistakenly' advertising short-term rental
An 83-year-old Oʻahu woman is fighting $600,000 in fines from the City and County of Honolulu for an online advertisement of an illegal short-term rental. Sandra May has filed a lawsuit in U.S. District Court Thursday for “mistakenly” posting her one-bedroom rental unit in Wilhelmina Rise as a short-term rental, which is available for rent for less than 30 days. Short-term vacation rental units are illegal to operate outside resort-zoned areas on Oʻahu.
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City-owned plantation homes crumbling in Ewa Villages
HONOLULU (HawaiiNewsNow) - Seven city-owned plantation homes are deteriorating in Ewa Villages while the city and state struggle to provide affordable housing. The houses were part of the Ewa plantation renovation project that promised affordable housing in renovated plantation homes. Albert Charlton has been living next to one of the...
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Wingstop Eyes Aikahi Park In Permit Play For New Kailua Outpost
Kailua's Aikahi Park Shopping Center could be in line for a new national name on the tenant board, as Wingstop has filed a permit for a space in the Windward Oʻahu center. The paperwork is an early step that points to a possible new outpost and would add another quick service option to the neighborhood hub if the project ultimately moves forward.
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Honolulu's affordable housing project hasn't delivered so far, UHERO report says
A Honolulu program to incentivize affordable workforce housing hasn’t lived up to its expectations, a recent report has found. The University of Hawaiʻi Economic Research Organization reviewed the city's Bill 7 program and sent its report to the Honolulu City Council on March 27. The University of Hawaiʻi...
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Hawthorne Cat Pounces on Kalihi Yard in $8.56M Honolulu Power Play
A longtime Alexander & Baldwin industrial yard in Kalihi has a new owner, with heavy equipment dealer Hawthorne Cat dropping $8.56 million to turn the site into extra breathing room for its Oʻahu operations. The company plans to renovate the property and run it as a secondary hub for...
hawaiibusiness.com
TY Realty: Home Away From Home
Founded in 1995, TY Realty began like many small rental-focused real estate companies, according to founder Steven Yamamoto. But the company truly found its purpose when it began working with clients connected with the military and government contractors. “We started TY Realty to quietly serve those who serve and protect...
Honolulu Civil Beat
New Homes — Even Expensive Ones — Help Everyone
A common objection to new housing developments in Hawai’i is that most working families cannot afford them. If most new construction is market-rate housing that costs more than many locals can afford, how does building more homes improve affordability?. A growing body of research, including a new study conducted...
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‘Distasteful’: Flood victims say landlord is raising rent as they recover from Kona low
HONOLULU (HawaiiNewsNow) - A water main break flooded 14 units on Koali Road in Manoa back in October. Months later, residents said the apartments were swamped again during the second Kona Low storm. Now, as residents recover, they say their property manager has informed them their rent will increase. “It...
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Hawai'i Condo Market Shows Climate and Cost Exhaustion
Hawai'i's Housing Shows First Signs of Climate and Cost Exhaustion. New state-level housing data documents a market where nominal prices are falling but total carrying costs keep rising, driven by converging pressure from insurance repricing, homeowners association fee increases, and upcoming federal flood map changes. Hawai'i's condominium market is diverging...
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Chick-fil-A Snags Kailua Lot Near Target, Sets Stage For Drive-Thru Showdown
Chick-fil-A has quietly locked in a one-acre ground lease in Kailua, setting the stage for a freestanding restaurant just steps from Target. The deal covers a cluster of four parcels that still hold two active businesses, so any construction will have to wait until those tenants close or relocate. There is no public timeline and no owner-operator named yet, but the lease signals the latest move in the chain’s steady march across Oʻahu.
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New report from UHERO suggests more financial pressure could be on the way
University of Hawaiʻi Economic Research Organization says Hawaiʻi is slowly recovering from a mild recession, but growth will stay weak because tourism is soft, population growth is low, and wages aren’t keeping up with living costs. Construction and healthcare are helping stabilize the economy, while inflation, housing affordability, and uncertainty around federal policy remain major challenges.
Honolulu Civil Beat
The Sunshine Interview: UHERO Economists Drill Down On Housing Policy
Editor’s note: Civil Beat reporters and editors recently met with Carl Bonham, Steven Bond-Smith and Justin Tyndall of the University of Hawaiʻi Economic Research Organization. The focus was on recent UHERO reports authored by Bond-Smith, Tyndall and other economists on affordable housing and the Hawaiʻi housing market, and on the state’s stagnant economic growth.
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Elite Discount Furniture Snaps Up Waipahu Warehouse in $12M Storage Power Play
Elite Discount Furniture is leveling up its storage game, shelling out $12 million for a 32,500-square-foot warehouse in Waipahu that will give the Aiea-based retailer a lot more space for couches, mattresses and other bulky buys. Company representatives say the acquisition is meant to fuel expanded deliveries to the neighbor islands and strengthen on-island distribution. Sitting in Waipahu’s industrial corridor, the building will likely be used to stage inventory and speed up local fulfillment.