City and County of Honolulu
Coming Soon To Ala Moana: Another 400-Foot Tower
After it nixed its “poor door” entrance, the ProsPac Tower developer gains zoning exemptions from the City Council.
Cory Lum/Civil Beat
Airbnb Says No To Collecting Taxes On Rentals
State officials are worried they could end up with no new revenue if Airbnb backpedals on the collection process.
Cory Lum/Civil Beat
Development Lobbyist Failed To Register With Honolulu Ethics Commission
David Arakawa hadn’t registered to lobby at Honolulu Hale for at least five years. And then a reporter asked him about it.
Stewart Yerton/Civil Beat
How A Big Mainland Developer Learned To Thrive In Hawaii
Howard Hughes Corp. seems to stay on course as it navigates burial grounds and being in the path of rail.
Chad Blair/Civil Beat
Affordable Housing: This Is One Time We Should Look To The Mainland
Many states require that below-market price requirements remain in place far longer than Hawaii does.
Anthony Quintano/Civil Beat
Mayor’s Affordable Housing Mandate Loses Ground
A City Council committee agrees to incentives for developers, but hesitates to impose requirements to build affordable units.
Cory Lum/Civil Beat
Denby Fawcett: Saving Manoa’s Monkeypods
More than 14,000 people have signed a petition protesting a developer’s plan to cut down trees at Manoa Marketplace.
Is This Maui Landowner Getting A Raw Deal From The State?
A man who lost his waterfront land may have to pay the state $1 million as part of an eminent domain case.
City and County of Honolulu
Ala Moana High Rise Developer Removes ‘Poor Door’ From Proposal
The plan to create separate entrances for low-income residents was opposed by affordable housing advocates.
Natanya Friedheim / Civil Beat
One Ala Moana Condo Development Approved And Another In The Pipeline
Developer Jay Fang wins approval for his 26-story tower despite some rocky moments at Wednesday’s City Council meeting.