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Honolulu Surpasses Major Markets in Starter Home Availability

A recent analysis by Realtor.com® offers a fresh look at the nation’s starter home inventory. For many would-be buyers, these more affordable options have felt increasingly scarce as rising prices

Honolulu, HI · 22h

Honolulu Civil Beat

This Kāneʻohe Couple Hopes To Resolve Permit Issues Before They Die

Dick and Noreen Van Horn, both 86, just wanted to resolve some minor permit issues with their family property so they could pass it on to their children. But that endeavor has turned into a two-and-a-half year waiting game with the Honolulu permitting department. The dispute centers on a deck...

Honolulu, HI · 3d

Realtor.com News & Insights

Honolulu Inventory Grows but Prices Hold Well Above the National Median

Honolulu sellers held firm on price while much of the country cut, with the median list price rising even as the national figure fell.

Honolulu, HI · 2d

Honolulu Civil Beat

Honolulu Affordable Housing Program Creating Far Fewer Units Than Planned

A Honolulu program meant to boost the development of affordable rental housing is falling short of its goals, according to a new report from University of Hawaiʻi economists. Bill 7, enacted in 2019, offered Honolulu developers incentives to keep units affordable to moderate-income households. The law was intended to ease housing costs in a city that is increasingly unaffordable.

Honolulu, HI · 3d

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Time Is the Variable Off-Island Investors Consistently Price Wrong in Hawaii

Mainland investors evaluating a Hawaii project generally price the land correctly, the construction correctly, and the exit correctly. The variable they get wrong is how long it all takes. A typical mainland assumption puts permitting at six to nine months. In Hawaii, permits alone commonly run eighteen to thirty-six months,...

Hawaii · 3d

KITV.com

Rising costs, delays hobble Honolulu's affordable housing plan

A city program meant to create 500 affordable rental units per year in Honolulu has produced just 224 units total since launching in 2019, with rising construction costs, high interest rates, and permitting delays cited as key barriers to progress.

Honolulu, HI · 3d

hawaiinewsnow.com

UHERO report explores challenges of a city-led affordable housing initiative

HONOLULU (HawaiiNewsNow) - Honolulu’s Bill 7 housing program is facing some challenges, according to a new report from the University of Hawaiʻi’s Economic Research Organization, but it is ultimately on the right track. It’s a voluntary program developers can pursue in which they’d commit to keeping a...

Honolulu, HI · 4d

Honolulu Civil Beat

The Ala Wai And The Value Of An Idea That Didn't Get Built

In his recent Civil Beat commentary, Amarjit Singh argues that the Ala Wai Canal needs more than floodwalls. Flood protection, water quality, sediment, aging canal walls and the canal’s single ocean outlet he writes, belong together as one integrated watershed challenge. He also calls the Army Corps of Engineers...

Honolulu, HI · 8d

hawaiinewsnow.com

Spotlight Now: Honolulu mayor on permanent rail tax extension, interim landfill plan

HONOLULU (HawaiiNewsNow) - Honolulu Mayor Rick Blangiardi said he wants to see the general excise tax surcharge for rail made permanent as city leaders prepare to ask state lawmakers for continued transit funding. Speaking Tuesday on “Spotlight Now,” Blangiardi said discussions with the state Legislature during the upcoming session will...

Honolulu, HI · 10d

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Half-Acre Kapi‘olani Blvd Site Hits Market as Honolulu High-Rise Projects Stall

1830 Kapi‘olani Blvd. — Approximate Listed Redevelopment Parcel. A 22,516-square-foot parcel at 1830 Kapi‘olani Blvd. in Honolulu has hit the market, pitched to buyers as a transit-oriented redevelopment opportunity just steps from Ala Moana Center and the Hawai‘i Convention Center. The 0.52-acre site sits near the intersection of Kapi‘olani Boulevard and Kalākaua Avenue, placing it squarely within one of Oahu's most closely watched development corridors. No asking price has been disclosed.

Honolulu, HI · 10d

Honolulu Civil Beat

Mortgage Payments Soar, Locking Many Out Of Housing Market

Hawaiʻi’s current housing market is inhospitable to both would-be homebuyers and sellers looking to offload a house, according to recent data from real estate platforms Zillow and Redfin. Mortgage rates have roughly doubled in some cities, homes are spending as much as twice as long on the market...

Honolulu, HI · 11d

Realtor.com News & Insights

Waikīkī Affordable Housing Site at 436 Ena Rd. Begins Demolition, Cleared by Late Winter

Demolition has begun at 436 Ena Rd. in Waikīkī to clear the site for permanently affordable housing; site to be cleared by late Feb.

Honolulu, HI · 11d

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Kahuku Shoreline Lot Seeks SMA Permit for 7 New Homes on R-5 Land

Developer seeks SMA permit to build seven single-family homes on Kahuku R-5 lot at 56-155 Kamehameha Hwy; public testimony due Nov. 20.

Kahuku, HI · 10d

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Happy Days restaurant commercial building officially hits the market

After a long clean up process for Happy Days Chinese Seafood Restaurant, the property is officially for sale.

Honolulu, HI · 15d

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Kakaʻako Ma Kai

In 2012, OHA accepted 29 acres in Kaka‘ako Ma Kai, valued at $200 million dollars, to settle a debt the State owed the Native Hawaiian community for unpaid public land trust revenue. OHA is a semi-autonomous state agency established by the Hawaiʻi Constitution and charged with advancing the well-being of the Native Hawaiian community. Like any landowner operating within the law, OHA has both the authority and the responsibility to determine how its lands can best fulfill their purpose. OHA carries a fiduciary obligation to steward these lands responsibly and productively for its beneficiaries and for Hawaiʻi as a whole.

Hawaii · 16d

hawaiinewsnow.com

City debuts demolition robots to be used for affordable housing projects

HONOLULU (HawaiiNewsNow) - The future of affordable housing on Oahu now includes robots. Honolulu Mayor Rick Blangiardi and other City leaders gathered in Waikiki Friday morning for a ceremonial event to demonstrate their new demolition robots. “Using robotics is really incredible,” Blangiardi said while speaking in front of the demolition...

Honolulu, HI · 14d

hawaiinewsnow.com

DHHL hopes these factory-built homes will help solve a housing problem

HONOLULU (HawaiiNewsNow) - The agency in charge of housing Native Hawaiians is exploring an innovative solution they hope will shorten their waitlist of beneficiaries. The Department of Hawaiian Homelands launched a pilot program with modular homes. They arrive on a barge after being built in a Buena Vista Colorado factory....

Hawaii · 17d

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