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New marketplace opens in Lahaina, first commercial tenants since 2023 wildfire

Lahaina opened its first commercial area, a two-year marketplace called Ulu O Lele featuring 25 vendors, marking a significant step in the community's recovery from the 2023 wildfires.

Lahaina, HI · 14h

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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 · 1d

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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 · 23h

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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 · 1d

Honolulu Civil Beat

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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 · 5d

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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 · 7d

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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 · 8d

Honolulu Civil Beat

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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 · 8d

Realtor.com News & Insights

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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 · 9d

Realtor.com News & Insights

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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 · 8d

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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 · 12d

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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 · 13d

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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 · 11d

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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 · 14d

Honolulu Civil Beat

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Derelict Mōʻiliʻili Property, Home To Squatters, Plagues Neighborhood

A proposed condominium building called Ohana Hale was supposed to bring 180 units of housing – more than half of them affordable – to Mōʻiliʻili. The project received exemptions from permit fees and zoning standards in 2015 and intended to start construction in 2017 before getting pushed to 2019, and then 2020, and then 2024.

Honolulu, HI · 16d

TheStreet

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Group behind 175 Hawaii hotel rooms files for Chapter 11 bankruptcy

Hawaii Ocean Plaza planned a mixed-use development project that included both condos and hotel rooms.

Hawaii · 15d

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After Nearly 50 Years, DHHL Families Get Keys to Homeownership

Some families waited nearly 50 years for a chance at homeownership! DHHL awarded 24 leases across West Oʻahu and unveiled new modular homes that could make homeownership more affordable for generations to come. Director Kali Watson and Project Manager Elijah Davidson share what’s next for beneficiaries and how to prepare for 2027.🌐 dhhl.hawaii.gov📞 808-620-9500.

Honolulu, HI · 13d

FinanceBuzz

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Your Fixed-Rate Mortgage Payment Isn’t as Fixed as You Think - Here’s What Can Still Change

Fixed or adjustable, your mortgage payment may not stay put. See which costs can rise and what to calculate before deciding how much house you can afford.

Pensacola, FL · 16d

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Hawaiian homes planned in urban core in Kakaʻako

KAKAʻAKO, Hawaiʻi (Island News) -- "For our lahui, this is more than a housing crisis; it is an existential threat," said Kaialiʻi Kahele, chair of the Office of Hawaiian Affairs (OHA). The opportunity for Native Hawaiians to live in Hawaiian homestead in Kakaako has long been the...

Hawaii · 18d