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HCDA Rejects Howard Hughes Plan to Build Rental Housing
The company is allowed to appeal the decision next month.
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Ige Appoints Bassett to Fill Cultural Specialist Seat on HCDA
Governor also appoints Waterhouse to serve as at-large member on Hawaii Community Development Authority.
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Curt Sanburn: Kirk Caldwell’s Designs on the Blaisdell Center
Honolulu’s mayor is reimagining the old place 50 years after it opened as a war memorial.
Cory Lum/Civil Beat
Senate Committee Approves 11 Nominees to Hawaii’s Development Authority
The nominations now go to the full Senate for a vote.
Cory Lum/Civil Beat
Honolulu Median Condo Price Hits Record High $381,000
Sales drop for both condos and single-family homes according to January data from the Honolulu Board of Realtors.
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Ige Announces Nominees to Kakaako Development Board
Still missing is a cultural specialist — the position has been vacant for a year and a half.
HCDA
OHA Seeks Input for Kakaako Makai Master Plan
The agency charged with helping Native Hawaiian beneficiaries will hold community meetings starting Feb. 17.
Cory Lum/Civil Beat
Hawaii Receives $11.6 Million to Help the Homeless
Recipients include City and County of Honolulu and organizations working to provide housing while promoting self-sufficiency.
ArtSpace
Urban Hawaii: Are Lofty Ambitions for Artists in Kakaako a Good Idea?
A project is set to provide discount housing to some of our creative class, but maybe artists should find inspiration from Oahu’s housing crunch.
Flickr.com: M. Shawn Hennessy
Living Hawaii: Where Real Estate Is King
A key driver of our cost of living is the high price of land. A collision of interests and actions push its value upward.