Lawmakers reject OHA’s bid for Kakaako towers
Lawmakers reject OHA’s bid for Kakaako towers By Andrew Gomes The state Office of Hawaiian Affairs was denied in its bid to develop residential towers on a couple of large parcels in Kakaako Friday evening after House leaders in the Legislature dramatically altered a bill sought by OHA and then rejected that draft citing a […]
Affordable condos at 801 South St. in Honolulu are selling fast, developer says
Affordable condos at 801 South St. in Honolulu are selling fast, developer says Bill Cresenzo Reporter – Pacific Business News More than 3,500 people have shown some type of interest in the affordable condominiums at the second building under construction at 801 South St. in Honolulu, according to the developer. So far, 600 prospective buyers […]
Hawaii Community Development Authority approves two Kakaako residential projects
Hawaii Community Development Authority approves two Kakaako residential projects Duane Shimogawa Reporter – Pacific Business News The Hawaii Community Development Authority has approved two Kakaako residential projects being developed by Hawaii developer Stanford Carr and Oregon-based developer Gerding Edlen on the same block totaling 632 units. Keauhou Lane’s portion of the project at 500 South […]
Bill aimed at improving Hawaii agency overseeing Kakaako redevelopment sent to governor’s desk
Bill aimed at improving Hawaii agency overseeing Kakaako redevelopment sent to governor’s desk Duane Shimogawa Reporter – Pacific Business News A bill that aims to improve management, legislative oversight and public participation of the Hawaii Community Development Authority, which oversees the redevelopment of Kakaako, was sent to Gov. Neil Abercrombie on Monday. “[ House Bill […]
Ala Moana Center parking levels to be completed in late 2015
Ala Moana Center parking levels to be completed in late 2015 Duane Shimogawa Reporter – Pacific Business News Ala Moana Center’s retail parking levels, which are currently being reconstructed as part of the Honolulu mall’s $573 million redevelopment of a former Sears space, should be completed by November 2015, coinciding with the opening of the […]
Honolulu affordable housing project opening
Honolulu affordable housing project opening Bill Cresenzo Reporter – Pacific Business News Halekauwila Place, a new 204-unit affordable housing complex in Honolulu’s Kakaako neighborhood, is set to open on Tuesday. The $70 million 19-story building was developed by Stanford Carr Development in a public-private partnership with the Hawaii Housing Finance and Development Corp., the authority […]
Kamehameha Schools to begin construction on Salt retail project in Honolulu this month
Kamehameha Schools to begin construction on Salt retail project in Honolulu this month Duane Shimogawa Reporter – Pacific Business News Kamehameha Schools will begin construction later this month on its 76,000-square-foot retail and restaurant project in Honolulu called Salt at Our Kakaako, Hawaii’s largest private landowner said Monday. Salt, which is located on the block […]
Former Kaneohe Ranch CEO D’Olier turns attention to Honolulu’s Kakaako neighborhood
Former Kaneohe Ranch CEO D’Olier turns attention to Honolulu’s Kakaako neighborhood Duane Shimogawa Reporter – Pacific Business News Former Kaneohe Ranch CEO Mitch D’Olier has turned his attention from the Windward side of Oahu to Honolulu, with his take on the island’s so called “Third City” of Kakaako. D’Olier, who stepped down from his position […]
Building boom begins to slow down
Duane Shimogawa Reporter – Pacific Business News With 4,386 residential units under construction, permitted or pending approval in Kakaako, the state agency overseeing the redevelopment of Honolulu’s so-called Third City is noticing a slowdown in the current condominium boom. “You can already tell the market is slowing down,” said Hawaii Community Development Authority spokeswoman […]
Who’s buying in Kakaako? Ask Alexander & Baldwin
Duane Shimogawa Reporter – Pacific Business News So who’s buying in Kakaako? The answer surrounding one of the most burning questions regarding Oahu’s so called “Third City,” at least in one condominium, is mostly locals. Chris Benjamin, president and chief operating officer of Alexander & Baldwin (NYSE: ALEX), one of Hawaii’s largest private landowners, says […]