Chad Blair/Civil Beat
Affordable Housing: This Is One Time We Should Look To The Mainland
Many states require that below-market price requirements remain in place far longer than Hawaii does.
Anthony Quintano/Civil Beat
Mayor’s Affordable Housing Mandate Loses Ground
A City Council committee agrees to incentives for developers, but hesitates to impose requirements to build affordable units.
Cory Lum/Civil Beat
Denby Fawcett: Saving Manoa’s Monkeypods
More than 14,000 people have signed a petition protesting a developer’s plan to cut down trees at Manoa Marketplace.
Is This Maui Landowner Getting A Raw Deal From The State?
A man who lost his waterfront land may have to pay the state $1 million as part of an eminent domain case.
City and County of Honolulu
Ala Moana High Rise Developer Removes ‘Poor Door’ From Proposal
The plan to create separate entrances for low-income residents was opposed by affordable housing advocates.
Natanya Friedheim / Civil Beat
One Ala Moana Condo Development Approved And Another In The Pipeline
Developer Jay Fang wins approval for his 26-story tower despite some rocky moments at Wednesday’s City Council meeting.
Cory Lum/CIvil Beat
Proposed High Rise With ‘Poor Door’ Stalls At City Council
Councilwoman Kymberly Pine said the developer needs to address concerns about a planned separate entrance to the lower-cost rental units.
City and County of Honolulu
‘Poor Door’: Separate Tower Entrance Planned For Lower-Income Residents
The developer of a proposed mixed-income high rise calls it practical, but a critic says it “segregates people in a very clear way.”
City and County of Honolulu
Two More Condo And Hotel Towers Proposed For Ala Moana
The city planning department has given the green light to the builders as long as they add more community benefits.
Civil Beat
Waikiki High Rise Would Include 450 Rental Units
The Queen Emma Land Co. proposal also calls for replacing a Food Pantry store with a full-service grocery.