Christine Otto Zaa
Denby Fawcett: Time To Cut Honolulu’s Monster Houses Down To Size
Members of an advisory task force are already criticizing the planning department’s regulations for not going far enough.
Jason Armstrong/Civil Beat
Big Island: Last Time Hawaii Had Lava Refugees, It Built A Ghost Town
After Kalapana was devastated in the 1980s, the state laid out a new subdivision complete with utilities. But only now are a few people moving in.
Anthony Quintano/Civil Beat/2018
More Victims Of The Kauai Flood — Tourist Vacation Rentals
Kauai County had already cracked down on hundreds of remote visitor rentals. The flood might have doomed many more.
Katie Boon/Civil Beat
Why This Church Breaks The Law Every Sunday
South Shore Christian Fellowship is racking up daily fines for operating in an agricultural area.
Anthony Quintano/Civil Beat/2018
Experts: Think Twice Before Rebuilding In Kauai’s Flood Zone
Kauai has historically allowed development along rivers and in coastal areas vulnerable to flooding.
Cory Lum/Civil Beat
Lawmakers Offer Hawaii Developers Big Tax Break To Build Apartments
But critics question a proposal that would subsidize rents as high as $3,000 for a one-bedroom unit.
Kali Watson/Hawaiian Community Development Board
Nanakuli Village Center: Big Plans But Few Results So Far
After more than a decade of planning, construction could begin this month on a commercial center — or it might not.
PF Bentley/Civil Beat
New Molokai Ranch Plans Pitched To A Development-Wary Island
An energy company has proposed buying the 55,000 acre ranch, which has been idle since 2008, to farm organic biofuels.
Cory Lum/Civil Beat
Oahu’s First Trailer Park Just The Latest In New Wave Of Public Housing
Since Gov. David Ige’s emergency proclamations loosened up regulations, some new-look subsidized housing is taking shape.
Cory Lum/Civil Beat
This Honolulu Architect Designs Low-Cost Housing, Often For Free
Russell Wozniak has become a leader of Oahu’s efforts to develop innovative solutions to the low-income housing shortage.