Development

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

...several members of the State of Hawaii Land Use Commission were sued by the property owner in their individual as well as official capacities....

...the Hawaii Supreme Court announced it would consider the four-year legal challenge waged by a hui of environmental groups against the City and County of Honolulu....

...We need to abide, throughout Hawaii, by the environmental and cultural regulations our state has enacted....

...1,500 residential units in five towers will be the city’s first catalytic Transit Oriented Development project along the rail route....

...while older residents age 65+ comprise 13.7 percent of our population, they accounted for nearly 42 percent of pedestrian fatalities across Hawaii....

...something remarkable happened in the last days of our legislative session....

...In its second quarter 2014 statistics and economic report, the Department of Business, Economic Development and Tourism (DBEDT) projects stable economic growth in 2014 and beyond....

Ige said he would vote against confirming Brian Tamamototo permanently to fill a small-business seat of the Hawaii Community Development Authority (HCDA)....

Kobayashi Group is in partnership with the Howard Hughes Corporation to build ONE Ala Moana, the ultra-luxury condominium being built above Nordstrom’s parking in Ala Moana....

"It would be an opportunity for us to within the existing resources acquire the easement." --Ige

...SB3122 conference hearing continues Friday, April 25, 2014 at 11:30am in conference room 312 (State Capitol)....

...SB2633 SD1 HD1 and HB1678 HD1 SD1 attempt to amend the definition of “historic property” by exempting residential properties....

Phase III is the middle portion of the property near the existing hotel where two additional hotels and amenities are planned....

...developing an Affordable Housing Strategy for Oahu.....

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....

OHA’s appraisal of the land deal, done by Medusky & Co., Inc. acknowledged that residential uses of that land are not permitted....

...the bill now moves into conference where selected Senate and House conferees will continue discussions....

The Atlantic Cities magazine published a condensed analysis of seven main reasons that explain why U.S infrastructure project cost more than elsewhere....

Capitol Rally on Tuesday, April 8, 2014 @ 11:00 am to 2:00pm....

...the Kobayashi Group is an investor in a hui that plans to build one or more luxury developments in Kaka’ako....

The “Nirvana” of a transit-, walking-, and cycling-oriented metropolitan area proves to be no Nirvana at all.... 

HUD determined that the city’s median income for a household of four is $82,600, down from $86,300 last year....

HAWSCT: Triggers To Administrative Appeals Must Be Clear And Noticed....

The United States is home to some of the most counter-productive land use regulation....

• DATE: Wednesday, January 08, 2014
• TIME: 10:30 a.m.
• PLACE: Conference Room 016, State Capitol

The court concluded that the commissioner did not qualify as a valid holdover ....

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....

Law imposing a one-year moratorium on HCDA approval of new projects that renews automatically....

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....

...regions that spend more money on transit seem to grow slower than regions that spend less....

Submit comments by November 23....

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....

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....

Saturday, November 16, 2013, at the Neal Blaisdell Center....

A couple of weeks ago, this commentary examined some of the hurdles that stand in the way of producing more affordable housing....

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....

Past classes of Rose Fellows have tackled challenges including revitalization of Detroit’s Livernois Avenue....

The cost of owned housing rose 75 percent more in areas of higher poverty....

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....

Adopted by the Makakilo-Kapolei-Honokai Hale Neighborhood Board #34 at its August 28, 2013, meeting by a vote of 6 to 3....

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....

Roger Epstein, senior partner of Cades Schutte Law Firm, talks with Dr. Keli’i Akina about Hawaii as a center for global transformation....

"I'm going to f*** with the environmentalists even if I don't have a dog in the fight"

A hearing on the plan’s disclosure statement has been scheduled for Sept. 16, 2013....

Hawaii has 750 linear miles of coastline....

...several roads will be crossing the historic National Register Hawaiian Railway, including directly through their historic rail yard....

The announcement follows the release last Thursday of a report by the National Parks Service (NPS) that was critical of the division’s efforts....

Up to 5,000 new apartment and condominium units are being planned by the HCDA in Kakaako....