Courtesy of Carol Fukunaga
Neighborhood Concerns Face Off Against Honolulu’s Need For Affordable Housing
The City Council considers a development moratorium that would postpone a project in Moanalua, while another in Chinatown has been delayed for months and still faces obstacles.
Nathan Eagle/Civil Beat
Bill To Give Land Use Commission More Power Dies In House
The Hawaii land agency doesn’t have any way to hold developers to their promises once a project is well underway.
Cory Lum/Civil Beat/2015
Bills May Bolster Land Use Commission
But both could die if Rep. Karl Rhoads doesn’t hold a hearing for them this week.
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Who’s Buying Hawaii Homes? On Maui, It’s Mostly Out-Of-Staters
Foreign investors were responsible for just 4 percent of home sales statewide since 2008.
Cory Lum/Civil Beat/2015
Are Honolulu Planning Officials Too Cozy With This Developer?
Emails show city officials held private meetings with Haseko Development to strategize a controversial zone change and even helped prepare testimony to the Planning Commission.
Cory Lum/Civil Beat
How Crappy Sewers Make It Hard To Build Housing In Honolulu
But there’s hope around planned rail stations where the city administration wants to concentrate growth.
Cory Lum/Civil Beat
Mayor Asks Developers: What’ll It Take To Build Affordable Housing?
Kirk Caldwell faces a tough crowd at a Building Industry Association conference. The opposition is delaying the rollout of his inclusionary zoning proposal.
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Living Hawaii: So You Say You Want To End The Housing Crisis?
Real estate analysts and experts contend we could make great strides toward producing the housing we need by losing some of our regulations.
Cory Lum/Civil Beat
Hawaii Supreme Court Rules Against Waikiki Hotel’s Shoreline Exemption
Honolulu officials shouldn’t have exempted Kyo-ya Hotels & Resorts from a coastal height setback requirement, justices decide.
Cory Lum/Civil Beat
A ‘No-Brainer’: Honolulu Streets Should Be for the People, Not the Cars
An amendment to make the city denser and more walkable around planned rail stations might also increase the number of sidewalk cafes.