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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.
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Is It Fair To Profit From Reselling Affordable Housing?
The state considers new rules that would give it some of the equity when workforce units are resold. Opponents say that’ll do more harm than good.
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New Honolulu Housing Aims To Help Artists
A publicly funded affordable housing complex in Kakaako will offer low-cost units to artists.
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Once The ‘Wild West’ Of The City, Kakaako Is Trying To Settle Down
Popular with young professionals who see it as hip and up-and-coming, the neighborhood’s transition has come with growing pains.
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Does Colbert Matsumoto Have A Conflict Of Interest With Rail?
The well-known Oahu businessman is the founder and chairman of a company that owns several properties along the rail route. Now he’s on the HART board.
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In Kakaako Parks, State Wades Into Thorny Issue of Property Confiscation
Homeless encampments grew to about 180 people as the state created the rules for what do with their property when it clears them out. And those rules are already under fire.
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Hawaii Officials Begin Converting Kakaako Shed Into Homeless Shelter
After months of deliberation, Gov. David Ige’s team finally moves to build a new homeless shelter to open early next year.
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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.
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Over a Dozen People Leave Kakaako Homeless Encampment for Shelter
The state helped two families, one couple and four single adults leave their tents for temporary shelter in Waipahu.
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City Council Loosens Ohana Unit Rules to Boost Rental Housing Stock
Honolulu Mayor Kirk Caldwell is expected to unveil his final housing strategy this month after a year of analysis.