Development

How To Stop Your North Shore Farm From Flooding? Move, Developer Says David Croxford/Civil Beat/2023

How To Stop Your North Shore Farm From Flooding? Move, Developer Says

Waialua farmers were flooded again last weekend, the fifth time since February. A local developer says it’s time to look for new land, but for many that’s unfathomable.

Does Japan Hold The Answer To Fixing Honolulu’s Rail System? Craig Fujii/Civil Beat/2026

Does Japan Hold The Answer To Fixing Honolulu’s Rail System?

Gov. Josh Green is negotiating an agreement with a Japanese rail conglomerate to work on transit-oriented development along the Skyline.

Aloha By Zippy’s Stadium? Oʻahu Venue Naming Rights Could Be At Play David Croxford/Civil Beat/2023

Aloha By Zippy’s Stadium? Oʻahu Venue Naming Rights Could Be At Play

To raise revenue for its redevelopment, officials of the Hālawa arena want to join the legions of mainland sports venues named for corporate sponsors.

City Has Few Options To Address Pockets Of Squalor In Waikīkī Kevin Fujii/Civil Beat/2026

City Has Few Options To Address Pockets Of Squalor In Waikīkī

Owners of blighted properties won’t say what they’re planning to do with vacant lots and deteriorating buildings in Waikīkī, and there’s little that public officials can do about it.

Should A State Worker Be Able To Lease Public Property Without Bids? Kevin Fujii/Civil Beat/2024

Should A State Worker Be Able To Lease Public Property Without Bids?

An agency executive director can now enter five-year leases for state-owned property in Kakaʻako at below-market rates without board approval or public notice.

Hawaiian Homelands Could Get More Money Out Of ʻEwa Land Swap Deal David Croxford/Civil Beat/2025

Hawaiian Homelands Could Get More Money Out Of ʻEwa Land Swap Deal

The proposed commercial center on donated West Oʻahu land has run into significant opposition this year. But the proposal has evolved and on Tuesday the commission agreed to move forward.

What Toxic Legacy Did This Abandoned Sugar Mill Leave Behind? Brittany Lyte/Civil Beat/2025

What Toxic Legacy Did This Abandoned Sugar Mill Leave Behind?

The owner of the land tied to a former sugar mill wants to develop housing on the site but must make sure hazardous plantation-era remnants are cleared.

State Development Agency Pitches Final Plan For Westside’s Walkable City Provided: Hawaiʻi Community Development Authority/2025

State Development Agency Pitches Final Plan For Westside’s Walkable City

The Hawaiʻi Community Development Authority is closing in on a final plan for Kalaeloa but major infrastructure needs mean it will be years before new development can begin. 

East Honolulu’s Last Undeveloped Valley Faces Uncertain Fate Hawaiʻi State Archives

East Honolulu’s Last Undeveloped Valley Faces Uncertain Fate

Kamehameha Schools has yet to release its plan for Kamilonui Valley. But the school’s history of development in the area is stoking fears about what will happen to Hawaiʻi Kai’s last farmlands.

Uniqlo Founder Sues Maui Land & Pineapple Over West Maui Water Shortage Hawaiʻi Commission on Water Resource Management

Uniqlo Founder Sues Maui Land & Pineapple Over West Maui Water Shortage

The lawsuit argues that Kapalua’s water shortages are not simply the result of less rainfall in the area, but rather Maui Land & Pineapple’s failure to maintain its water system.