Development

Report Slams Hawaii’s Land Use for ‘System-Wide Weaknesses’ Sophie Cocke/Civil Beat/2014

Report Slams Hawaii’s Land Use for ‘System-Wide Weaknesses’

The public has until May 31 to comment on the state Office of Planning’s new analysis.

Make Way for Hoopili: City Council Approves Rezoning Cory Lum/Civil Beat

Make Way for Hoopili: City Council Approves Rezoning

The hotly debated project would provide 11,750 homes in Honolulu at the cost of 1,289 acres of farmland.

New Year, New Governor, New Deal for Turtle Bay Preservation Cory Lum/Civil Beat

New Year, New Governor, New Deal for Turtle Bay Preservation

UPDATED: Gov. David Ige pushes a plan to preserve 635.3 acres on the North Shore. The Hawaii Legislature would have to sign off on the financing before the session ends.

Bill to Rezone Land for Hoopili Heading to Full City Council Cory Lum/Civil Beat

Bill to Rezone Land for Hoopili Heading to Full City Council

Zoning and Planning Committee passes measure to make way for the development of 11,750 homes.

Legislature May Do Little to Address Hawaii’s Housing Shortage Cory Lum/Civil Beat

Legislature May Do Little to Address Hawaii’s Housing Shortage

Gov. Ige’s proposal to fund more rentals has been cut in half, and a lack of funding is jeopardizing the redevelopment of Mayor Wright public housing.

Report: Hawaii Needs Nearly 66,000 Homes By 2025 Courtesy of DBEDT

Report: Hawaii Needs Nearly 66,000 Homes By 2025

Supply of new homes isn’t keeping up with demand.

D.R. Horton Agrees to Provide Cheaper Housing in Hoopili Cory Lum/Civil Beat

D.R. Horton Agrees to Provide Cheaper Housing in Hoopili

But the developer of the West Oahu project refuted proposals to ensure that transportation systems are up and running before thousands of homes are sold.

Honolulu Traffic Jam: ‘A Perfect Storm of Everything Falling Apart’ Cory Lum/Civil Beat

Honolulu Traffic Jam: ‘A Perfect Storm of Everything Falling Apart’

The state was ill-prepared to deal with a breakdown of traffic-management systems along the H1 freeway.

City Council Amendments Would Make Hoopili Housing Cheaper Courtesy of D.R. Horton

City Council Amendments Would Make Hoopili Housing Cheaper

The Honolulu Zoning and Planning Committee is considering a bill on Thursday to rezone nearly 1,300 acres of farmland in West Oahu to make way for the controversial development.

Deal to Preserve Hundreds of Acres at Turtle Bay May Be In Jeopardy PF Bentley/Civil Beat

Deal to Preserve Hundreds of Acres at Turtle Bay May Be In Jeopardy

Last year, the proposed 665-acre conservation easement on the North Shore seemed like a done deal. Now, its prospects aren’t so rosy.