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Thursday, January 12, 2017 |
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Pedestrian Deaths—Hawaii Ranks 26th
By News Release @ 9:30 PM :: 5435 Views :: Development, Hawaii Statistics
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...older adults are over-represented among pedestrian deaths....
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Wednesday, January 11, 2017 |
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Kakaako Kickbacks: Ethics Commission Investigates OHA Trustee Peter Apo
By Video @ 5:30 PM :: 8203 Views :: Ethics, Development, OHA
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Heads Are Starting To Roll At The Office Of Hawaiian Affairs....
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Friday, December 23, 2016 |
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State Land Use Commission has not approved housing in the past 3 years
By Grassroot Institute @ 12:48 PM :: 6983 Views :: Development, Land Use
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...the last project to be approved was in 2013....
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Friday, November 18, 2016 |
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Sinking Ship: HART Director of Planning Quits
By News Release @ 5:48 PM :: 9642 Views :: Honolulu County, Development
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...HCDA will consider the appointment of Jesse K. Souki as its executive director in an upcoming special meeting on November 23....
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Tuesday, November 15, 2016 |
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New Stadium Slipped into Rail Development Plans
By News Release @ 12:42 AM :: 6684 Views :: Development, Rail
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The plan was developed in coordination with state agencies that are studying options for stadium reconstruction or building a new stadium on the site....
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Sunday, November 13, 2016 |
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Ethics Complaint: OHA Insiders Take Kickbacks from Kakaako Makai Projects
By Andrew Walden @ 1:26 AM :: 15008 Views :: Ethics, Development, OHA
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...Trustees and Executive staffers manipulated the Kakaako RFP process to ensure that the Kuhikuhi Puuone (WCIT, DTL, and EKF) would receive the award....
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Thursday, November 10, 2016 |
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Sewage Digester Opens Floodgates for Developers
By News Release @ 10:06 AM :: 5632 Views :: Honolulu County, Development
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...the increased capacity provided by the second digester is already making it possible for city officials to approve new housing units in Honolulu’s dense urban core....
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Tuesday, November 8, 2016 |
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Original Waikoloa Highlands Partners Share History of Cocaine Trafficking
By Selected News Articles @ 3:19 AM :: 10200 Views :: Hawaii County , Development, Drugs
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“Drugs, Diamonds, International Intrigue – You Won’t Believe Two Hollywood Producers’ Crazy Backstory”
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Friday, November 4, 2016 |
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Hawaii has the longest permit approval process in the country
By Grassroot Institute @ 6:03 AM :: 7364 Views :: Development, Hawaii Statistics
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...a study done by Dr. Ralph McLaughlin, an economist at Trulia, concluded that delays in the permitting process are the greatest factor for lack of affordable housing....
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Tuesday, October 25, 2016 |
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DoE to Tax New Housing from Kalihi to Ala Moana?
By News Release @ 11:11 PM :: 8010 Views :: Education K-12, Development, Taxes
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...Public Hearings November 2 and 3, 2016....
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Thursday, September 22, 2016 |
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Djou, Savio: City Still Failing on Affordable Housing
By Rep Charles Djou @ 11:02 PM :: 7994 Views :: Development, Rail, Cost of Living
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"Last week we learned that the City failed to spend tens of millions of dollars in the affordable housing fund and we may now lose this money."
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Wednesday, June 1, 2016 |
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Honolulu Third-Fastest Construction Job Growth
By News Release @ 3:31 PM :: 8234 Views :: Development, Economy, Hawaii Statistics, Labor
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Honolulu Metro Area Hits All-Time April Construction Employment High as Employers add 5,000 New Jobs....
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Friday, April 22, 2016 |
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What is Hurting Hawaii’s Investment Climate?
By Grassroot Institute @ 6:13 PM :: 7090 Views :: Development, Small Business, Cost of Living
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“The main reason is a very cumbersome permitting process, in a way that prevents people from building housing quickly and at a low cost…."
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Saturday, April 16, 2016 |
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Haseko Bills before Honolulu Council
By Councilmember Kymberly Marcos Pine @ 10:43 PM :: 5472 Views :: Honolulu County, Development
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Bill 62, Bill 63 and Resolution 15-206 are part of a master planned lagoon concept in Ewa....
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Wednesday, April 6, 2016 |
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Full Text: State Supreme Court Decides to allow Koa Ridge to be Built
By Andrew Walden @ 7:16 PM :: 6013 Views :: Environment, Development
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The Hawaii State Supreme Court, in a 4-1 ruling this morning, has decided to allow Castle and Cooke to go ahead with its planned Koa Ridge development in Mililani....
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Monday, March 14, 2016 |
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HR21: Development Land Swap for Great Lawn in Hawaii Kai
By Video @ 11:03 PM :: 5342 Views :: Development
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House Resolution 21 proposes to use the Great Lawn in Hawaii Kai as a potential land swap for the intent of development.....
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Sunday, February 28, 2016 |
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Monday, February 1, 2016 |
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The REIT Way Hawaii
By News Release @ 12:41 PM :: 5330 Views :: Development
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NAREIT has launched a new website to inform Hawaii residents of the many benefits that REITs bring to their state....
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Saturday, January 23, 2016 |
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HB326: Bad Mortgages to be Foundation for Calvin Say State Bank
By Andrew Walden @ 7:36 PM :: 6630 Views :: Development, Hawaii State Government
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Four years after the ‘Bank of Abercrombie’ bill was laughed out of the legislature, the push for a state-owned bank is being revived....
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Tuesday, January 12, 2016 |
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Up to 72% of Council Campaign Contributions from Hoopili and Rail
By News Release @ 3:06 PM :: 7112 Views :: Ethics, Development, Rail
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...another vote on Bill 23 (2015), CD1 - Relating to the Transportation Surcharge, will be required of Committee members at the Budget Committee meeting on Wednesday....
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Tuesday, December 29, 2015 |
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Hoopili: Is the State Prohibited from Rezoning "Potential" Important Ag Land?
By Robert Thomas @ 4:10 AM :: 9686 Views :: Agriculture, Development, Land Use, Rail
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...last week, the Hawaii Supreme Court issued a 4-1 ruling in Friends of Makakilo v. D.R. Horton-Schuler Homes, LLC....
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Wednesday, December 23, 2015 |
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Supreme Court: Hoopili ‘Necessary for Urban Growth’
By Robert Thomas @ 3:44 PM :: 8956 Views :: Agriculture, Development, Land Use, Rail
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"This appeal involves a long-standing issue in this state: balancing agricultural and urban land uses."
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Tuesday, December 22, 2015 |
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Bizarre News: State Supreme Court Rules in Favor of Hoopili
By Andrew Walden @ 8:47 PM :: 7409 Views :: Environment, Development, Rail
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Justices ruled 4-1 that the Hoopili development can proceed....
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Friday, December 4, 2015 |
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Does Transit-Oriented Development Need the Transit?
By Panos Prevedouros PhD @ 12:03 AM :: 5940 Views :: Development, Rail
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...rail proximity was not an independently significant predictor of auto ownership....
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Saturday, November 7, 2015 |
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What Does "Waikiki" Mean? - Variances, Safety Valves, And A "Hawaiian Sense Of Place"
By Robert Thomas @ 9:17 PM :: 7936 Views :: Environment, Development, Tourism
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...Justice Pollack benchslapped the Department on each of the three variance standards....
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Thursday, October 22, 2015 |
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Video: The Affordable Housing Business with Stanford Carr
By Grassroot Institute @ 2:04 PM :: 5771 Views :: Development, Homelessness
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...Keli'i Akina speaks with developer Stanford Carr about the business of affordable housing, homelessness, and the housing shortage in Hawaii....
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Friday, October 2, 2015 |
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‘Smart Growth’ Drives up Housing Costs
By NCPA @ 1:14 PM :: 7388 Views :: Development, Land Use, Cost of Living
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A study reveals that urban containment, or smart growth policies, have been shown to drive the price of housing up....
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Wednesday, September 23, 2015 |
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VIDEO: How Surfing the Nations Transformed Downtown Wahiawa
By Grassroot Institute @ 10:05 AM :: 7644 Views :: Development, Religion
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Keli'i Akina speaks with Tom and Cindy Bauer of Surfing the Nations about the incredible transformation in Wahiawa....
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Friday, September 18, 2015 |
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'Smart Growth' Causes Hawaii Losses in Affordable Housing
By NCPA @ 5:57 PM :: 7892 Views :: Development, Hawaii Statistics, Land Use, Cost of Living
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...Hawaii, California, Oregon, Vermont, Florida and Washington, which adopted some type of restrictive land-use policy over the last 30 years, all experienced some of the largest losses, in terms of home affordability....
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Wednesday, September 16, 2015 |
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Conference to discuss development opportunities, environmental issues along rail line
By News Release @ 5:06 AM :: 6918 Views :: Honolulu County, Development, Rail
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The workshop is designed for landowners, developers, real estate brokers....
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Thursday, September 3, 2015 |
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Bridge Aina Lea: Federal Court Dismisses Most of Case
By Robert Thomas @ 9:09 PM :: 7884 Views :: Hawaii County , Development, Land Use
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...once again, a property owner's federal constitutional claims -- raised in a federal forum -- get decided by a state court....
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Thursday, August 20, 2015 |
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Jeff Stone Wants to be Your Cannabis Connection
By Andrew Walden @ 1:00 AM :: 17414 Views :: Development, Drugs
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Legalization is supposed to take marijuana out of the hands of organized crime....
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Thursday, April 30, 2015 |
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Turtle Bay Deal Announced
By News Release @ 9:57 PM :: 8812 Views :: Honolulu County, Environment, Development, Tourism
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“The proposed bill will give the state the beach front property around Kawela Bay in fee simple for $35 million...."
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Wednesday, April 8, 2015 |
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Guess What: Hawaii Housing Is Expensive!
By Robert Thomas @ 5:25 AM :: 7592 Views :: Development, Land Use, Cost of Living
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"Affordable Housing Maui Style" - from NewGeography.com....
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Sunday, April 5, 2015 |
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The Turtle Bay Bill, Part 2
By Tom Yamachika @ 5:01 AM :: 8315 Views :: Environment, Development, Hawaii State Government, Land Use
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...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.”...
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Saturday, April 4, 2015 |
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DBEDT: 65,000 New Housing Units Needed in Next 10 Years
By News Release @ 12:46 AM :: 5906 Views :: Development, Hawaii Statistics
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...this study projects housing demand for the period of 2015 to 2025 using the variables of projected population growth, visitor growth, and vacancy rates....
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Friday, March 27, 2015 |
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UHERO: Despite Kakaako, Residential building permits fell last year
By UHERO @ 11:03 PM :: 9385 Views :: Development, Economy, Hawaii Statistics, Labor, Rail
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...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....
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Friday, March 20, 2015 |
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Caldwell Touts Community Participation in Ala Moana Park Planning
By News Release @ 9:16 PM :: 5305 Views :: Honolulu County, Development
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More than 350 people participated in a planning workshop at McCoy Pavilion....
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Wednesday, March 11, 2015 |
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With 48 Minutes Notice, House Votes $100M to Bulldoze Historic Ewa Battlefield, Build Raceway
By Selected News Articles @ 3:38 AM :: 8592 Views :: DHHL, Ethics, Development, Military
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$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....
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Friday, February 6, 2015 |
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Ige Announces HCDA Nominations
By News Release @ 7:15 PM :: 6466 Views :: Development, Hawaii State Government
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...Ige today announced his nominees to the Hawaii Community Development Authority (HCDA)....
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Tuesday, February 3, 2015 |
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Just Sign a Document and Tell us 'Go' -- Ige's DLNR Nominee on Development
By Selected News Articles @ 10:19 PM :: 4435 Views :: Ethics, Development
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...It often takes four years to obtain approvals from the Land Use Commission and another two more years to get county permits, Ching said....
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Wednesday, January 28, 2015 |
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Developer to Head DLNR? Ige's Dumb Move
By Video @ 4:10 PM :: 5667 Views :: Development, Hawaii State Government
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A Developer In Charge Of Hawai`iʻs Lands, Water & Resources?
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Tuesday, January 27, 2015 |
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City to hold second Airport Area TOD community meeting
By News Release @ 6:46 PM :: 7009 Views :: Honolulu County, Development, Rail
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...Monday, Feb. 2, at the Aliamanu Middle School Cafeteria, 3271 Salt Lake Blvd., from 5:30-7:30 p.m....
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Monday, January 26, 2015 |
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Over 20 Groups Oppose Ige's DNLR Nominee
By News Release @ 5:45 PM :: 6784 Views :: Environment, Development, Hawaii State Government
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Over twenty environmental groups are asking the Governor to withdraw his nomination of Castle & Cooke lobbyist Carleton Ching to head the Department of Land and Natural Resources and to drop any plans to weaken or eliminate the Land Use Commission....
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Friday, January 16, 2015 |
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OHA Hires Design Team to Develop Kakaako Makai Plan
By News Release @ 1:21 AM :: 7711 Views :: Development, OHA
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The collaborative is a partnership among four Hawaiian firms: Edith Kanaka‘ole Foundation; DTL; PBR Hawai‘i; and WCIT Architecture....
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Wednesday, January 14, 2015 |
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2nd Annual Saint Marianne Cope Charity Walk
By News Release @ 2:38 AM :: 8877 Views :: Development, Hawaii History, OHA, Religion
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Saturday, January 31, 2015 @ Kewalo Basin Park- check in 6:30 am- start @ 7:00 am....
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Saturday, December 27, 2014 |
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Rowena Akana: Now That I'm in Charge, Everything is Fine at OHA
By Selected News Articles @ 8:37 PM :: 6726 Views :: Development, OHA
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...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....
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Wednesday, December 17, 2014 |
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OHA Chair Demands Censorship of Kakaako Coverage
By Andrew Walden @ 8:40 PM :: 12016 Views :: Development, First Amendment, OHA
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"Lindsey’s request for censorship is denied."
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Tuesday, December 16, 2014 |
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A&B President Elected Chair of Hawaii Nature Conservancy
By News Release @ 9:31 PM :: 9185 Views :: Environment, Development, Greenmail
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Benjamin has served on the Hawaiʻi Board since 2007 and has worked closely with Conservancy staff....
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Friday, December 12, 2014 |
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Smart Growth v. Suburbanization Score is 0-1
By Panos Prevedouros PhD @ 2:37 AM :: 6401 Views :: Development, Rail
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...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....
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