Hawaii Development Agency Approves Highly Contested 2nd Tower at 801 South St.

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The Hawaii Community Development Authority has approved an application by Downtown Capitol LLC to build a 400-foot tower at 801 South St. in Kakaako.

The decision came Wednesday afternoon following a 4.5-hour hearing at the HCDA that included dozens of concerned Kakaako residents who cried out in opposition when the vote (6-0, plus one abstention) was announced.

The state agency has been under pressure from community members and lawmakers to slow down development in Kakaako because of infrastructure problems and questions about affordability.

The 801 South St. Phase 2 project is the sixth building proposal that HCDA has approved this year. Last year the agency approved just two. 

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