Development

...once again, a property owner's federal constitutional claims -- raised in a federal forum -- get decided by a state court....

Legalization is supposed to take marijuana out of the hands of organized crime....

“The proposed bill will give the state the beach front property around Kawela Bay in fee simple for $35 million...."

"Affordable Housing Maui Style" - from NewGeography.com....

...They were under the impression that the bond sale process needed to begin by June 30 of this year. “No,” said the Department of Attorney General, “the law says that the bond sale needs to be DONE by June 30.”...

...this study projects housing demand for the period of 2015 to 2025 using the variables of projected population growth, visitor growth, and vacancy rates....

...Assuming affirmative resolution of ongoing entitlement battles for Hoopili and Koa Ridge, single-family building will begin to pick up over the next two years....

More than 350 people participated in a planning workshop at McCoy Pavilion....

$100 million in bonds to unabashedly promote a motorsport center on parkland determined eligible to be declared a National American Battlefield by the National Park Service....

...Ige today announced his nominees to the Hawaii Community Development Authority (HCDA)....

...It often takes four years to obtain approvals from the Land Use Commission and another two more years to get county permits, Ching said....

...Monday, Feb. 2, at the Aliamanu Middle School Cafeteria, 3271 Salt Lake Blvd., from 5:30-7:30 p.m....

The collaborative is a partnership among four Hawaiian firms: Edith Kanaka‘ole Foundation; DTL; PBR Hawai‘i; and WCIT Architecture....

Saturday, January 31, 2015 @ Kewalo Basin Park- check in 6:30 am- start @ 7:00 am....

...I was finally forced to file a lawsuit against OHA in September 2013 to make it more transparent.  Now that a new leadership team is in place, this lawsuit may no longer be necessary....

"Lindsey’s request for censorship is denied."

Benjamin has served on the Hawaiʻi Board since 2007 and has worked closely with Conservancy staff....

...urban trends are driven more by the masses and less by the political, academic and "environmental" elites that love to dictate how the hoi polloi should live....

The OSD was established to immediately address the lack of overall planning and management of the city’s real estate portfolio, which has existed since the Department of Housing was eliminated in 1996....

...Agencies failed to remit funds resulting in a potential loss of $147,213 in public arts revenues, and in one instance, the special fund received $100,000, when it should have received just $100....

Keli'i Akina interviews Ron Iwami and Tom Iwai....

...the State Land Use Commission wrongfully amended the land use boundaries from "urban" back to to "agriculture" after $20M of construction was complete....

...generally are around 300 square feet and occupied by no more than two persons....

...The Hawaii Supreme Court has issued a unanimous opinion in Friends of Makakilo v. D.R. Horton-Schuler Homes, LLC....

HCDA will be having at least 3 meetings on Tuesday, November 25th….just 6 days before the Ige Administration is installed....

Saturday, Nov. 22, at the Neal Blaisdell Center Exhibition Hall....

The meeting is set for 6:30-8:30 p.m., Nov. 13, in the Waipahu Intermediate School Cafeteria....

When Election Day comes, voters never seem to get a chance to reduce government spending....

PLDC and Kakaako Makai were just a warmup exercise....

To Galuteria, gambling on Native American land offers "a lot of great models" that "the Hawaiians can follow" ....

...to seek resignations from the present department head members on HCDA’s board....

The approval meeting is currently scheduled for December 3, after the expiration of the term of the current board on December 1....

...Galuteria landed a lucrative position as "Director, Community and Civic Engagement" with the Pelatron Center for Economic Development headed by OHA Trustee Robert K. Lindsey, Jr....

...The changes will affect more than 77,000 homeowners on the neighbor islands and 11,000 on Oahu....

...Hoopili’s traffic impact will be immense with or without rail....

...Galuteria pushed legislation helping large developers at the community’s expense while doing little to advance affordable housing....

The housing requirement is a promise Hughes made in order to gain approval for its massive, 22-tower Kaka’ako luxury high-rise condominium development....

...6 p.m., August 27, in the Washington Middle School Cafeteria....

....accepting proposals for help with drawing up a master plan that sets out a vision for 30 acres in Kaka‘ako Makai over the next 20 years....

...there was no compelling reason not to extend the session and hold public hearings on this important amended bill....

My plan reduces the affordable housing shortfall by 91% within seven years without raising taxes....

...a Request for Qualifications seeking a master developer for the future mixed-income redevelopment of Mayor Wright Homes....

The workshop is set for Tuesday, July 22, at the Aliamanu Elementary School Cafeteria, 3265 Salt Lake Boulevard, from 5:30-7:30 p.m....

With increased numbers of unmarried couples, single parents, broken marriages, and couples who choose to delay or forgo childbirth....

Grassroot President Keli’i Akina and Jay Fidell, President of ThinkTech Hawaii discuss development in Oahu, beginning with Kakaako....

...the State Land Use Commission wrongfully amended the land use boundaries from urban to agriculture....

Here are the merits briefs in an important case set for argument later this month in the Hawaii Supreme Court....