MetroGrow Hawaii: Kakaako’s first urban vertical farm
Tucked away in the heart of Kaka’ako lives a little urban vertical farm. You would never know it unless you enter a second floor door and turn a corner. Smiling and eager to share his passion for plants is Kerry Kakazu. Not only does he have a degree in biology from UH Manoa and graduate […]
Kewalo Basin Harbor Honoring Its Past, Looking Towards the Future
Hawaii agencies could join to develop ‘Kakaako Makai Innovation Block’
Two state agencies — one promoting Hawaii’s economic diversification through venture capital investment partnerships and the other that oversees development in Kakaako — are looking to join forces to develop an economic accelerator in the growing Honolulu neighborhood, a spokeswoman for one of the agencies confirmed to PBN. The “Kakaako Makai Innovation Block,” a partnership […]
One of the future plans for Kakaako is to make the area more pedestrian friendly and add more shops and restaurants.
One of the future plans for Kakaako is to make the area more pedestrian friendly and add more shops and restaurants. https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCNSfJB-VQeHpv5ThtV1VtBA
A look at Kakaako’s changing population; Who is moving in?
HONOLULU —There has been a housing boom in Kakaako, but just who is moving into this bustling urban center? Kakaako’s warehouses and auto repair shops are being replaced with new high-rise condos. And plenty of people have also been moving in as well. According to census data, in 1990 2,249 people called Kakaako home. By […]
New bars, Merriman restaurant to join Kamehameha Schools’ Salt retail complex in Honolulu
Two bars serving beer and other spirits will join Hank’s Haute Dogs and a new restaurant concept by Hawaii chef Peter Merriman at Kamehameha Schools’ 85,000-square-foot Salt at Our Kakaako retail and restaurant complex in Honolulu, the state’s largest private landowner told PBN Wednesday. Pitch Sports Bar will open at a 3,000-square-foot second floor space […]
Hawaii agency board to make final decision on Howard Hughes residential project in June
The Howard Hughes Corp. is not quite sure what its next step would be after a Hawaii agency unanimously struck down its request to move ahead with its previously approved Kakaako residential project at 988 Halekauwila as a rental project, the Texas-based developer told PBN. However, a spokeswoman for the Hawaii Community Development Authority told […]
Howard Hughes Corp. to start work this fall on Kewalo Basin Harbor redevelopment in Honolulu
The Howard Hughes Corp. plans to start construction this fall on its multimillion-dollar redevelopment of Kewalo Basin Harbor between Downtown Honolulu and Waikiki, according to the state agency regulating development in the city’s Kakaako area. The Texas-based developer’s Kewalo Basin Harbor LLC selected Honolulu-based Sea Engineering Inc. to do the work after issuing a design-build […]
Alexander & Baldwin’s $200M The Collection Kakaako condo project 94% sold
Alexander & Baldwin Inc.’s The Collection condominium project in the Honolulu neighborhood of Kakaako is 94 percent sold, the Honolulu-based company said Thursday in its first quarter earnings report. The $200 million project, which started construction in October at the former CompUSA lot, includes a 397-unit high-rise tower, a 54-unit mid-rise building, 14 town homes […]
Hughes AE’O at 1001 Queen St.
AEʻO AT 1001 QUEEN Coming to Ward Village Summer 2015 Your Opportunity to Live in Honolulu’s Vibrant New Community Starting from the Low $400k’s – According the permit application submitted to the HCDA, the project will feature 65 studios, 220 one-bedroom units, 125 two-bedroom units, and 56 three-bedroom units. Offering unique residences designed by internationally […]