Hawaii agency chief says 35% of Kakaako’s housing units ‘affordable’

A little more than one-third of the more than 4,200 units being developed in the growing Honolulu neighborhood of Kakaako are not being built for the ultra-rich, the head of the Hawaii agency overseeing the redevelopment of the area said Wednesday. With scores of high-end condominiums being built in Kakaako, much of the talk has […]

Office of Hawaiian Affairs looks for short-term users in Kakaako Makai

The Office of Hawaiian Affairs is seeking short-term uses for several parcels in Kakaako Makai, where the agency acquired some 30 acres three years ago from the state of Hawaii in a deal meant to resolve a decades-long dispute. Peter Apo, a trustee for OHA, told attendees at a recent Hawaii Society of Business Professionals […]

California developer acquires three Honolulu properties for Kakaako condo project

MJF Development Corp. has acquired three properties where it plans to build a seven-story condominium in the growing Honolulu neighborhood of Kakaako for a total of about $5 million, a spokesman for the California-based developer confirmed to PBN this week. The 803 Waimanu St. project, which includes 153 market-priced residential units from studios to two-bedroom […]

Little Sheep, Grand Leyenda Cantina plan Ward Centre locations

May 28, 2013, 11:20am HST Staff Pacific Business News A Mongolian hot pot chain called Little Sheep will open its first Hawaii restaurant later this year in the former E&O Trading Co. space in Ward Centre. California-based Little Sheep, which features cooked meats served in a communal pot, will join Grand Leyenda Cantina, which the […]