Former mayoral aide Chris Salem, who was fired, alleges a range of wrongful behavior by county officials in a lawsuit filed three years ago.

In a lawsuit, Maui Tomorrow rejects the regulations as essentially toothless, but the county says they will expedite permitting and avoid unnecessary hurdles.

One idea, already in place in other states, is a state infrastructure bank that would provide gap financing to help housing projects move forward.

As the city updates its development plan for urban Honolulu, officials hope to achieve more goals than they have since the last update.

The area was the focus of decades of political and legal efforts to preserve sensitive habitat that includes 5 miles of coastline.

Council members say that their housing efforts already address the state’s desire to create greater density and do more to encourage locals to stay in Hawaii.

Honolulu is learning that people have a hard time parting with their cars. Developers know it and are paying millions to provide parking.

Opponents say the pool is a waste of water.

Honolulu is considering how to promote deconstruction and re-use of the materials from buildings that are being torn down, an idea that has already caught on in other cities.

The Windward Planning Commission granted petitions for a contested case hearing over a developer’s plans to build 225 units along a remote strip of coastline.