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Sunday, April 20, 2014 |
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Historic Preservation: Public Denounces Amended Drafts of SB2633 and HB1678
By News Release @ 1:46 AM :: 5696 Views :: Development, Hawaii History
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...SB2633 SD1 HD1 and HB1678 HD1 SD1 attempt to amend the definition of “historic property” by exempting residential properties....
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Thursday, April 17, 2014 |
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Abercrombie Inks Turtle Bay Plan: Give Developers $48.5M, Let them Build Two Hotels
By News Release @ 10:15 PM :: 5699 Views :: Environment, Development
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Phase III is the middle portion of the property near the existing hotel where two additional hotels and amenities are planned....
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Tuesday, April 15, 2014 |
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HCDA Restructuring Among Bills Landing on Abercrombie's Desk
By News Release @ 7:32 PM :: 5043 Views :: Development, Hawaii State Government
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HB1866 HD2 SD2 is one of a number of bills that originated in the House, was amended by the Senate, and now goes to the Governor for his review....
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Saturday, April 12, 2014 |
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Did State cheat OHA out of $150M on Kakaako land transfer?
By Selected News Articles @ 4:17 PM :: 6253 Views :: Development, OHA
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OHA’s appraisal of the land deal, done by Medusky & Co., Inc. acknowledged that residential uses of that land are not permitted....
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Thursday, April 10, 2014 |
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Friends of Kewalos Rallies as OHA Development Bill Heads to Conference Committee
By Video @ 4:51 AM :: 5047 Views :: Development, OHA
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...the bill now moves into conference where selected Senate and House conferees will continue discussions....
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Monday, April 7, 2014 |
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Why Infrastructure Projects Cost Way More Than They Should
By Panos Prevedouros PhD @ 11:21 PM :: 8090 Views :: National News, Development, Labor, Rail
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The Atlantic Cities magazine published a condensed analysis of seven main reasons that explain why U.S infrastructure project cost more than elsewhere....
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Thursday, April 3, 2014 |
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Rally Against OHA Kakaako Development Scheme
By News Release @ 4:29 PM :: 5403 Views :: Development, OHA
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Capitol Rally on Tuesday, April 8, 2014 @ 11:00 am to 2:00pm....
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Tuesday, April 1, 2014 |
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HCDA ‘Small Business’ Reps: Kobayashi & Mitsunaga
By News Release @ 1:44 PM :: 7602 Views :: Development, Hawaii State Government, Small Business
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...the Kobayashi Group is an investor in a hui that plans to build one or more luxury developments in Kaka’ako....
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Friday, February 14, 2014 |
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Urban Planning for People
By NCPA @ 1:41 AM :: 5464 Views :: Development, Rail
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The “Nirvana” of a transit-, walking-, and cycling-oriented metropolitan area proves to be no Nirvana at all....
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Tuesday, January 28, 2014 |
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Drop in Median Income Affects Affordable Housing Limits
By News Release @ 9:42 PM :: 6792 Views :: Honolulu County, Development, Cost of Living
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HUD determined that the city’s median income for a household of four is $82,600, down from $86,300 last year....
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Thursday, January 23, 2014 |
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Hawaii Supreme Court Eases Path to Challenge Subdivision Approvals
By Robert Thomas @ 4:35 PM :: 7282 Views :: Development, Judiciary, Land Use
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HAWSCT: Triggers To Administrative Appeals Must Be Clear And Noticed....
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Tuesday, January 21, 2014 |
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Demographia: When Will Honolulu Urban Planners Wise Up and Follow the Chinese Communist Party Line?
By Selected News Articles @ 7:27 PM :: 6666 Views :: Development, Hawaii Statistics, Land Use
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The United States is home to some of the most counter-productive land use regulation....
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Saturday, January 4, 2014 |
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Senate Cttes Set Informational Hearing on Turtle Bay
By News Release @ 4:01 PM :: 6607 Views :: Environment, Development, Land Use
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- DATE: Wednesday, January 08, 2014
- TIME: 10:30 a.m.
- PLACE: Conference Room 016, State Capitol
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Monday, December 23, 2013 |
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Supreme Court Invalidates LUC Koa Ridge Reclassification
By Robert Thomas @ 11:55 PM :: 8857 Views :: Development, Judiciary, Land Use
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The court concluded that the commissioner did not qualify as a valid holdover ....
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Tuesday, December 3, 2013 |
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HCDA, BoE, HHC, LUC: Abercrombie Announces Appointments
By News Release @ 9:01 PM :: 6048 Views :: Education K-12, Development, Hawaii State Government
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Grant Y.M. Chun to the Board of Education (BOE); Doreen Napua Gomes to the Hawaiian Homes Commission; Aaron D. Mahi to the Land Use Commission (LUC); and Brian T. Tamamoto to the Hawaii Community Development Authority (HCDA), Kakaako District....
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Tuesday, December 3, 2013 |
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HSTA, Hotel Workers Sign Open Letter Calling for Kakaako Development Moratorium
By News Release @ 2:29 PM :: 5566 Views :: Development, Rail
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Law imposing a one-year moratorium on HCDA approval of new projects that renews automatically....
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Saturday, November 23, 2013 |
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Ethics complaint: HCDA Falsifies Kakaako Workforce Housing Affordability Formulas
By Ariel Salinas @ 6:40 PM :: 11086 Views :: Ethics, Development, Cost of Living
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For a 1br-1ba unit, HCDA's falsified estimate sets the "affordable" price at $655K. Using realistic assumptions the actual affordability price would be $371K--a difference of $284K....
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Thursday, November 21, 2013 |
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Transit Spending Slows Urban Growth
By Selected News Articles @ 12:58 PM :: 5200 Views :: Development, Rail
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...regions that spend more money on transit seem to grow slower than regions that spend less....
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Monday, November 18, 2013 |
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Haseko Proposes Resort Zoning for Ewa Beach Development
By Councilmember Kymberly Marcos Pine @ 11:41 PM :: 6164 Views :: Development
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Submit comments by November 23....
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Friday, November 15, 2013 |
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Who Can Afford Kakaako Workforce Housing?
By News Release @ 11:13 PM :: 6877 Views :: Development, Rail
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Another hearing on the 801 South Street project will be held on Tuesday November 19 at 5:30 pm and a final hearing and decision making follows on Tuesday December 4....
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Thursday, November 14, 2013 |
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Making TOD Happen: City Launches 'I Wish' Photo Campaign
By News Release @ 7:49 PM :: 5602 Views :: Development, Rail
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Some of the photos will be on display at the “Making TOD Happen” symposium set for 8:30 a.m.-2:30 p.m. Saturday at the Neal Blaisdell Center....
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Friday, November 1, 2013 |
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Honolulu Planning Dep’t: “Making TOD Happen”
By News Release @ 4:54 AM :: 5587 Views :: Honolulu County, Development, Rail
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Saturday, November 16, 2013, at the Neal Blaisdell Center....
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Sunday, October 20, 2013 |
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Raising the Cost of “Affordable Housing”
By Lowell L Kalapa @ 5:01 AM :: 5949 Views :: Development, Cost of Living
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A couple of weeks ago, this commentary examined some of the hurdles that stand in the way of producing more affordable housing....
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Wednesday, October 16, 2013 |
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Senators: Abercrombie Should Fill HCDA Vacancies
By News Release @ 3:19 AM :: 6878 Views :: Hawaii County , Development, Hawaii State Government
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In 2008, the Legislature amended H.R.S. §206E·3 to require Kakaako small business representation on HCDA. The cultural expert and Kakaako resident members were added last year by Act 323. At present, HCDA does not meet these membership requirements....
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Thursday, October 3, 2013 |
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ULI Fellowship: Caldwell to Select Land Use Challenge
By News Release @ 11:17 PM :: 7336 Views :: Honolulu County, Development, Land Use
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Past classes of Rose Fellows have tackled challenges including revitalization of Detroit’s Livernois Avenue....
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Friday, September 20, 2013 |
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Study: Smart Growth Produces High Housing Costs
By NCPA @ 3:34 AM :: 6312 Views :: Development, Land Use, Cost of Living
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The cost of owned housing rose 75 percent more in areas of higher poverty....
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Thursday, September 19, 2013 |
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UHERO: The Unintended Consequences of Affordable Housing Policy
By UHERO @ 3:15 AM :: 6402 Views :: Development, Cost of Living
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Honolulu City Council member Ron Menor has introduced a resolution to amend city policy on household income thresholds for affordable for-sale and/or rental housing....
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Monday, September 16, 2013 |
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Full Text: Kapolei-Makakilo Neighborhood Board Passes Resolutions Against Ho'opili, Ewa Development Plan
By News Release @ 5:23 PM :: 5988 Views :: Development
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Adopted by the Makakilo-Kapolei-Honokai Hale Neighborhood Board #34 at its August 28, 2013, meeting by a vote of 6 to 3....
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Thursday, September 12, 2013 |
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Akana: OHA Should Consider Suing HCDA Over Kakaako
By News Release @ 10:37 PM :: 6737 Views :: Development, OHA
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On August 6, 2013, OHA received a letter from HCDA stating they will not make any compromises to their plans and expects OHA to be a “good neighbor” and accept their plan for our property....
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Tuesday, September 10, 2013 |
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Video: Roger Epstein talks with Grassroot Institute
By Grassroot Institute @ 9:46 PM :: 5912 Views :: Development, Judiciary
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Roger Epstein, senior partner of Cades Schutte Law Firm, talks with Dr. Keli’i Akina about Hawaii as a center for global transformation....
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Monday, September 2, 2013 |
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ILWU: An injury to one of our corporate employers is an injury to all?
By Selected News Articles @ 4:15 PM :: 7213 Views :: Environment, Development, Labor
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"I'm going to f*** with the environmentalists even if I don't have a dog in the fight"
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Monday, August 19, 2013 |
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Investors Submit Plan to Reorganize Hokulia Project
By News Release @ 11:47 AM :: 7813 Views :: Hawaii County , Development, Greenmail
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A hearing on the plan’s disclosure statement has been scheduled for Sept. 16, 2013....
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Thursday, August 8, 2013 |
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UHERO: Coastal Zone Management in Hawaii
By UHERO @ 5:01 PM :: 5744 Views :: Environment, Development
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Hawaii has 750 linear miles of coastline....
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Saturday, July 6, 2013 |
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Bill 65 Will Destroy Historic Oahu Railway
By John Bond @ 2:02 AM :: 5070 Views :: Development
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...several roads will be crossing the historic National Register Hawaiian Railway, including directly through their historic rail yard....
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Tuesday, July 2, 2013 |
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State Historic Preservation Director Quits Under Fire from Feds
By News Release @ 11:54 PM :: 6975 Views :: Development, OHA, Rail
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The announcement follows the release last Thursday of a report by the National Parks Service (NPS) that was critical of the division’s efforts....
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Tuesday, July 2, 2013 |
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Kakaako Development and Honolulu's Trifecta of Failures
By Panos Prevedouros PhD @ 4:38 PM :: 6104 Views :: Development, Rail
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Up to 5,000 new apartment and condominium units are being planned by the HCDA in Kakaako....
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Tuesday, June 25, 2013 |
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Honolulu Traffic: Most ‘Lane-Deficient’ City in USA
By Honolulu Traffic @ 12:10 AM :: 5735 Views :: Development, Rail
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Adding more density will cause the central road network to seize....
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Thursday, June 20, 2013 |
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Town Hall Meeting on the ‘Ewa Development Plan
By News Release @ 2:19 PM :: 5160 Views :: Development, Rail
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7:00 – 9:30 p.m. Tuesday, June 25 Kapolei High School Cafeteria....
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Tuesday, June 18, 2013 |
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‘Bureaucratic abuse’: Molokai vets wait a decade for center, services
By Malia Zimmerman @ 2:29 PM :: 7053 Views :: Maui County, Development, Military
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As a part of the 2011 settlement, Maui County had to issue the permit, pay the veterans $200,000 and the mayor was required to issue an apology....
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Wednesday, June 12, 2013 |
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What does a buck get you? A strange deal, ex-Hawaii regent says
By Malia Zimmerman @ 8:06 PM :: 6162 Views :: Ethics, Development, Higher Education
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While $1 a month looks like a good deal for taxpayers...the campus construction has been subjected to 83 change orders that cost $19 million ....
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Saturday, June 8, 2013 |
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Mayor Wright Housing: FACE Grabs for Seat at Redevelopment Table
By News Release @ 2:23 PM :: 3889 Views :: Development
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Mayor Wright Housing represents the first foray into redevelopment under Governor Abercrombie’s administration....
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Friday, May 31, 2013 |
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More Flooding in Kakaako's Future
By John Bond @ 9:29 PM :: 8222 Views :: Environment, Development, Hawaii History
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Right now there is a race to see how fast Kakaako can be sold and developed before the mainland and foreign real estate investors find out they will be stuck with enormous future expenses....
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Wednesday, May 29, 2013 |
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Meet the Cult Leader: Hawaii Resort Developer Teams Up with Arianna Huffington
By Selected News Articles @ 4:42 PM :: 10012 Views :: Ethics, Development, Pierre Omidyar
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In order to properly greet Huffington to the Isles, we present readers with some of the best material out there on this very strange bird....
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Wednesday, May 29, 2013 |
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Group Organizes to Save Jefferson School
By News Release @ 1:14 AM :: 5928 Views :: Education K-12, Development
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...let the community know of the dangers that Jefferson Elementary School faces because of the existence of Senate Bill 237, commonly known as the 21st Century Bill....
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Monday, May 20, 2013 |
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Kakaako: HCDA to Release TOD Plan, Hold Open House
By News Release @ 4:14 PM :: 6057 Views :: Development, Rail
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Be sure to check out their plan to reduce Halekauwila St to a single lane of auto traffic while adding 1000s of new condos and offices....
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Wednesday, May 15, 2013 |
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Aloha Tower Case Tests 'Private Attorney General' Before Supreme Court
By Robert Thomas @ 10:02 PM :: 5655 Views :: Development, Judiciary
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Thursday, May 16, 2013, at 9:00 a.m., the Hawaii Supreme Court will hear oral arguments in Aloha Tower Dev. Corp. v. State of Hawaii....
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Monday, May 6, 2013 |
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Lodestar: Plaintiff Attorneys Awarded Fees in Rail Iwi Case
By Robert Thomas @ 10:16 AM :: 8848 Views :: Development, Judiciary, Land Use, Rail
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the "private attorney general" doctrine...allows a prevailing party to recover fees and costs....
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Monday, May 6, 2013 |
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Laie Hotel Developer Selected
By News Release @ 10:04 AM :: 5010 Views :: Development
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Laie Ventures LLC has been selected as the developer to replace what used to be the Laie Inn. Construction of the new hotel, which will be adjacent to the Polynesian Cultural Center, is expected to begin later this year....
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