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Mountain View, HI · Real Estate
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Honolulu building permit backlog grows despite AI processing tools
Honolulu’s Department of Planning and Permitting said new digital and AI tools will help attack the backlog of residential and commercial building permit applications, but under the new system, the backlog has appeared to grow. The City and County of Honolulu adopted the platform HNL Build last year to...
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Courtyard Design Meets Hawaiian Beachfront Living
Luxury pools often compete with their surroundings for attention. At 958 Mokulua Drive in Lanikai, O’ahu, the opposite is true. Here, the pool serves as the home’s central gathering space, creating a seamless transition between indoor living areas and one of Hawaiʻi’s most coveted sandy beaches.
Honolulu Civil Beat
Price Shock At Waikīkī Co-op Highlights Vulnerability To Housing Fees
The mid-May meeting of the shareholders of the Hawaiian Prince apartments in Waikīkī held a nasty surprise for Don and Eileen Campagna, who own two units in the building. A one-time special assessment of $3,770 would be applied to each unit and there would also be a 152% hike in maintenance fees for the rest of the year, the letter from the Hawaiiana Management Co. said.
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Mortgage rates drop, still good time to buy a home after Fed increases interest rate
Experts suggest that recent Federal Reserve rate hikes may actually benefit long-term inflation and have minimal immediate impact on mortgage rates, which saw a slight decrease following the announcement.
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127 Affordable Homes Rise in ʻEwa Beach, Applications Close Sept. 30
A 127-unit affordable rental complex along Renton Road in ʻEwa Beach has 126 available units and an application deadline of September 30. Kaleimaʻo Village will deliver more than 100 rental units across seven two- and three-story buildings on a 3.7-acre city-owned parcel, arranged around a shared community facility.
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Chinatown's Wo Fat Building has a new owner after being vacant for years
An iconic building in Honolulu's Chinatown has a new owner after years of being vacant. The Wo Fat Building in Chinatown has been around for more than 100 years. After surviving the Chinatown fires in 1886 and 1900, it was rebuilt nearly 90 years ago to its current iteration. The...
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Spotlight Now: Kauai mayoral candidates forum on storm recovery, housing crisis
HONOLULU (HawaiiNewsNow) -In the wake of Hurricane Lowell’s devastating impact across the Garden Isle, the race to become Kauaʻi’s next mayor has taken on renewed urgency. Today’s special edition of Spotlight Now features a live candidate forum with the two contenders vying to lead Kauaʻi County: County Council Chair Mel Rapozo and former Mayor Bernard Carvalho.
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YMCA Wants Out of 2013 Deal on Atkinson Drive Site, Critics Fear Lost Housing
The YMCA of Honolulu is asking the City Council to strip a decade-old set of public benefits tied to its Central Y property at 401 Atkinson Drive, including a requirement that nearly a third of any future units be affordable rentals. The nonprofit has no buyer lined up for the 1.77-acre site, but says the existing conditions have scared off every prospective purchaser who has looked at the property so far.
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Chinatown's Wo Fat Building Sells for $2M, New Owners Plan Museum and Homes
The century-old Wo Fat Building at the corner of Maunakea and Hotel streets in Honolulu's Chinatown has new owners, real estate investors Ave Kwok and Del Fujinaka, who bought the long-vacant landmark in July 2026 for $2 million. The pair now plans to convert the building's upper floors into residential units while filling the ground floor with retail shops, a restaurant and bar space, and a museum dedicated to the building's own history.
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Ward Centre demolition underway 2 months after tenants move out
HONOLULU (HawaiiNewsNow) - The demolition of Ward Centre is now underway. Tenants moved out by June 30, and now the more than four-decade-old shopping center has been reduced to twisted metal beams and rubble. Once demolition is complete, the plan calls for two condo towers that include 369 units, along...
Honolulu Civil Beat
Low-Income Seniors Left Stranded After Lala Floods Building Elevator
As Hurricane Lala slams remote parts of the Hawaiian Islands, its impact is still being felt closer to home. At least one senior housing apartment complex in Honolulu is still without elevator service due to damage from flooding generated by Lala in mid-August, leaving many low-income residents struggling to complete normal daily tasks.
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GGP Signs Leases with Four New Tenants at Ala Moana Center in Honolulu
Honolulu — GGP has signed leases with four new tenants at Ala Moana Center, a 2.4 million-square-foot open-air center located in Honolulu. Kaikoa Gallery, NARA and POP MART are set to open this August. Kids City Adventure will join previously announced tenants BB Wellness and Molly Tea, which are all scheduled to open in October. Recently opened tenants at the center include Ali‘i Coffee Company, gorjana, Lume Harmony, MINISO and Studs.