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Thursday, February 1, 2018 |
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Ige will not sign HCDA 30-Year Resale Restriction on Affordable Units
By News Release @ 3:33 PM :: 5940 Views :: Honolulu County, Development, Cost of Living
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...Gov. Ige has informed the Authority that he would be open to considering a 10-year restriction on re-sales....
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Saturday, December 2, 2017 |
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Zoning, Land-Use Planning, and Housing Affordability
By Selected News Articles @ 12:35 AM :: 6952 Views :: Development, Land Use, Cost of Living
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...regulations have also tended to reduce the supply of housing, including multifamily and low-income housing....
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Friday, November 10, 2017 |
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Civil Beat: Banks and Developers ‘help to fund a lot of stories’
By Selected News Articles @ 2:25 PM :: 7248 Views :: Ethics, Development, First Amendment
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...“We got a few hundred subscribers, but nothing really earth shattering,” Epler says...Civil Beat has an annual budget of roughly $3 million and a staff of about 22 to 24 people....
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Wednesday, November 8, 2017 |
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Animal Quarantine Station is Preferred Site for New Jail
By News Release @ 6:00 PM :: 6409 Views :: Development, Hawaii State Government, Law Enforcement
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...Ige today announced that his administration has completed the Draft Environmental Impact Statement (EIS) for the relocation of the O‘ahu Community Correctional Center....
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Thursday, November 2, 2017 |
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Monday, October 23, 2017 |
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Study: Timeshares Add $5.3B to Hawaii Economy
By News Release @ 2:40 PM :: 6576 Views :: Development, Hawaii Statistics, Tourism
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...Impact Also Includes 31,727 Jobs and $263 Million in State & Local Taxes....
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Friday, September 1, 2017 |
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Ige Appoints Pro-Rail Thug to HCDA
By John Bond @ 8:37 PM :: 8283 Views :: Ethics, Development, Rail
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...Timson worked at First Hawaiian Bank as vice president while FHB Chairman Don Horner was HART board chair. She organized large groups of screaming union supporters to crash, harass and threaten at public meetings....
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Thursday, August 31, 2017 |
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Profiting from Telescope Protests and Kakaako Development, OHA Trustee Fined $25K
By News Release @ 8:40 PM :: 10651 Views :: Ethics, Development, Higher Education, OHA
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...Apo violated the State Ethics Code by using OHA resources, and his position with OHA, to advance his private business interests....
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Wednesday, August 23, 2017 |
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Thursday, May 18, 2017 |
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OHA community meetings to update on Corrupt Kakaʻako Makai planning process
By News Release @ 5:07 PM :: 6710 Views :: Ethics, Development, OHA
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Thursday at 6 p.m. at Windward Community College in Kāneʻohe....
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Saturday, April 8, 2017 |
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Schatz-Connected Developer building ‘Shopping Center’ at Pupukea
By Selected News Articles @ 5:52 PM :: 10174 Views :: Environment, Ethics, Development
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...the Star-Adv omits any reference to “Hanapohaku Project Manager Linda Schatz”, also known as Mrs Brian Schatz....
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Thursday, March 23, 2017 |
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Being Hypnotized by HART?
By Panos Prevedouros PhD @ 9:44 PM :: 6327 Views :: Development, Rail
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...the Honolulu rail boondoggle, Hoopili traffic impacts, smart city street intersections and rapid transit with Panos Prevedouros....
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Tuesday, January 17, 2017 |
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City purchases undeveloped Kahuku Golf Course oceanfront lands
By News Release @ 1:02 PM :: 6278 Views :: Honolulu County, Development
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A nearly one-mile stretch of pristine coastline is adjacent to the Kahuku Golf Course....
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Thursday, January 12, 2017 |
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Pedestrian Deaths—Hawaii Ranks 26th
By News Release @ 9:30 PM :: 5228 Views :: Development, Hawaii Statistics
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...older adults are over-represented among pedestrian deaths....
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Wednesday, January 11, 2017 |
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Kakaako Kickbacks: Ethics Commission Investigates OHA Trustee Peter Apo
By Video @ 5:30 PM :: 7892 Views :: Ethics, Development, OHA
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Heads Are Starting To Roll At The Office Of Hawaiian Affairs....
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Friday, December 23, 2016 |
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State Land Use Commission has not approved housing in the past 3 years
By Grassroot Institute @ 12:48 PM :: 6733 Views :: Development, Land Use
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...the last project to be approved was in 2013....
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Friday, November 18, 2016 |
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Sinking Ship: HART Director of Planning Quits
By News Release @ 5:48 PM :: 9244 Views :: Honolulu County, Development
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...HCDA will consider the appointment of Jesse K. Souki as its executive director in an upcoming special meeting on November 23....
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Tuesday, November 15, 2016 |
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New Stadium Slipped into Rail Development Plans
By News Release @ 12:42 AM :: 6456 Views :: Development, Rail
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The plan was developed in coordination with state agencies that are studying options for stadium reconstruction or building a new stadium on the site....
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Sunday, November 13, 2016 |
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Ethics Complaint: OHA Insiders Take Kickbacks from Kakaako Makai Projects
By Andrew Walden @ 1:26 AM :: 14383 Views :: Ethics, Development, OHA
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...Trustees and Executive staffers manipulated the Kakaako RFP process to ensure that the Kuhikuhi Puuone (WCIT, DTL, and EKF) would receive the award....
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Thursday, November 10, 2016 |
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Sewage Digester Opens Floodgates for Developers
By News Release @ 10:06 AM :: 5405 Views :: Honolulu County, Development
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...the increased capacity provided by the second digester is already making it possible for city officials to approve new housing units in Honolulu’s dense urban core....
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Tuesday, November 8, 2016 |
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Original Waikoloa Highlands Partners Share History of Cocaine Trafficking
By Selected News Articles @ 3:19 AM :: 9859 Views :: Hawaii County , Development, Drugs
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“Drugs, Diamonds, International Intrigue – You Won’t Believe Two Hollywood Producers’ Crazy Backstory”
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Friday, November 4, 2016 |
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Hawaii has the longest permit approval process in the country
By Grassroot Institute @ 6:03 AM :: 7065 Views :: Development, Hawaii Statistics
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...a study done by Dr. Ralph McLaughlin, an economist at Trulia, concluded that delays in the permitting process are the greatest factor for lack of affordable housing....
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Tuesday, October 25, 2016 |
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DoE to Tax New Housing from Kalihi to Ala Moana?
By News Release @ 11:11 PM :: 7767 Views :: Education K-12, Development, Taxes
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...Public Hearings November 2 and 3, 2016....
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Thursday, September 22, 2016 |
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Djou, Savio: City Still Failing on Affordable Housing
By Rep Charles Djou @ 11:02 PM :: 7690 Views :: Development, Rail, Cost of Living
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"Last week we learned that the City failed to spend tens of millions of dollars in the affordable housing fund and we may now lose this money."
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Wednesday, June 1, 2016 |
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Honolulu Third-Fastest Construction Job Growth
By News Release @ 3:31 PM :: 7918 Views :: Development, Economy, Hawaii Statistics, Labor
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Honolulu Metro Area Hits All-Time April Construction Employment High as Employers add 5,000 New Jobs....
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Friday, April 22, 2016 |
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What is Hurting Hawaii’s Investment Climate?
By Grassroot Institute @ 6:13 PM :: 6820 Views :: Development, Small Business, Cost of Living
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“The main reason is a very cumbersome permitting process, in a way that prevents people from building housing quickly and at a low cost…."
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Saturday, April 16, 2016 |
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Haseko Bills before Honolulu Council
By Councilmember Kymberly Marcos Pine @ 10:43 PM :: 5234 Views :: Honolulu County, Development
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Bill 62, Bill 63 and Resolution 15-206 are part of a master planned lagoon concept in Ewa....
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Wednesday, April 6, 2016 |
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Full Text: State Supreme Court Decides to allow Koa Ridge to be Built
By Andrew Walden @ 7:16 PM :: 5812 Views :: Environment, Development
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The Hawaii State Supreme Court, in a 4-1 ruling this morning, has decided to allow Castle and Cooke to go ahead with its planned Koa Ridge development in Mililani....
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Monday, March 14, 2016 |
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HR21: Development Land Swap for Great Lawn in Hawaii Kai
By Video @ 11:03 PM :: 5139 Views :: Development
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House Resolution 21 proposes to use the Great Lawn in Hawaii Kai as a potential land swap for the intent of development.....
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Sunday, February 28, 2016 |
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Monday, February 1, 2016 |
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The REIT Way Hawaii
By News Release @ 12:41 PM :: 5142 Views :: Development
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NAREIT has launched a new website to inform Hawaii residents of the many benefits that REITs bring to their state....
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Saturday, January 23, 2016 |
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HB326: Bad Mortgages to be Foundation for Calvin Say State Bank
By Andrew Walden @ 7:36 PM :: 6392 Views :: Development, Hawaii State Government
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Four years after the ‘Bank of Abercrombie’ bill was laughed out of the legislature, the push for a state-owned bank is being revived....
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Tuesday, January 12, 2016 |
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Up to 72% of Council Campaign Contributions from Hoopili and Rail
By News Release @ 3:06 PM :: 6833 Views :: Ethics, Development, Rail
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...another vote on Bill 23 (2015), CD1 - Relating to the Transportation Surcharge, will be required of Committee members at the Budget Committee meeting on Wednesday....
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Tuesday, December 29, 2015 |
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Hoopili: Is the State Prohibited from Rezoning "Potential" Important Ag Land?
By Robert Thomas @ 4:10 AM :: 9342 Views :: Agriculture, Development, Land Use, Rail
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...last week, the Hawaii Supreme Court issued a 4-1 ruling in Friends of Makakilo v. D.R. Horton-Schuler Homes, LLC....
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Wednesday, December 23, 2015 |
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Supreme Court: Hoopili ‘Necessary for Urban Growth’
By Robert Thomas @ 3:44 PM :: 8649 Views :: Agriculture, Development, Land Use, Rail
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"This appeal involves a long-standing issue in this state: balancing agricultural and urban land uses."
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Tuesday, December 22, 2015 |
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Bizarre News: State Supreme Court Rules in Favor of Hoopili
By Andrew Walden @ 8:47 PM :: 7158 Views :: Environment, Development, Rail
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Justices ruled 4-1 that the Hoopili development can proceed....
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Friday, December 4, 2015 |
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Does Transit-Oriented Development Need the Transit?
By Panos Prevedouros PhD @ 12:03 AM :: 5713 Views :: Development, Rail
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...rail proximity was not an independently significant predictor of auto ownership....
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Saturday, November 7, 2015 |
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What Does "Waikiki" Mean? - Variances, Safety Valves, And A "Hawaiian Sense Of Place"
By Robert Thomas @ 9:17 PM :: 7613 Views :: Environment, Development, Tourism
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...Justice Pollack benchslapped the Department on each of the three variance standards....
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Thursday, October 22, 2015 |
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Video: The Affordable Housing Business with Stanford Carr
By Grassroot Institute @ 2:04 PM :: 5501 Views :: Development, Homelessness
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...Keli'i Akina speaks with developer Stanford Carr about the business of affordable housing, homelessness, and the housing shortage in Hawaii....
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Friday, October 2, 2015 |
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‘Smart Growth’ Drives up Housing Costs
By NCPA @ 1:14 PM :: 7116 Views :: Development, Land Use, Cost of Living
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A study reveals that urban containment, or smart growth policies, have been shown to drive the price of housing up....
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Wednesday, September 23, 2015 |
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VIDEO: How Surfing the Nations Transformed Downtown Wahiawa
By Grassroot Institute @ 10:05 AM :: 7411 Views :: Development, Religion
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Keli'i Akina speaks with Tom and Cindy Bauer of Surfing the Nations about the incredible transformation in Wahiawa....
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Friday, September 18, 2015 |
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'Smart Growth' Causes Hawaii Losses in Affordable Housing
By NCPA @ 5:57 PM :: 7604 Views :: Development, Hawaii Statistics, Land Use, Cost of Living
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...Hawaii, California, Oregon, Vermont, Florida and Washington, which adopted some type of restrictive land-use policy over the last 30 years, all experienced some of the largest losses, in terms of home affordability....
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Wednesday, September 16, 2015 |
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Conference to discuss development opportunities, environmental issues along rail line
By News Release @ 5:06 AM :: 6659 Views :: Honolulu County, Development, Rail
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The workshop is designed for landowners, developers, real estate brokers....
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Thursday, September 3, 2015 |
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Bridge Aina Lea: Federal Court Dismisses Most of Case
By Robert Thomas @ 9:09 PM :: 7632 Views :: Hawaii County , Development, Land Use
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...once again, a property owner's federal constitutional claims -- raised in a federal forum -- get decided by a state court....
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Thursday, August 20, 2015 |
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Jeff Stone Wants to be Your Cannabis Connection
By Andrew Walden @ 1:00 AM :: 16790 Views :: Development, Drugs
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Legalization is supposed to take marijuana out of the hands of organized crime....
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Thursday, April 30, 2015 |
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Turtle Bay Deal Announced
By News Release @ 9:57 PM :: 8490 Views :: Honolulu County, Environment, Development, Tourism
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“The proposed bill will give the state the beach front property around Kawela Bay in fee simple for $35 million...."
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Wednesday, April 8, 2015 |
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Guess What: Hawaii Housing Is Expensive!
By Robert Thomas @ 5:25 AM :: 7336 Views :: Development, Land Use, Cost of Living
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"Affordable Housing Maui Style" - from NewGeography.com....
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Sunday, April 5, 2015 |
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The Turtle Bay Bill, Part 2
By Tom Yamachika @ 5:01 AM :: 8052 Views :: Environment, Development, Hawaii State Government, Land Use
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...They were under the impression that the bond sale process needed to begin by June 30 of this year. “No,” said the Department of Attorney General, “the law says that the bond sale needs to be DONE by June 30.”...
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Saturday, April 4, 2015 |
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DBEDT: 65,000 New Housing Units Needed in Next 10 Years
By News Release @ 12:46 AM :: 5673 Views :: Development, Hawaii Statistics
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...this study projects housing demand for the period of 2015 to 2025 using the variables of projected population growth, visitor growth, and vacancy rates....
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Friday, March 27, 2015 |
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UHERO: Despite Kakaako, Residential building permits fell last year
By UHERO @ 11:03 PM :: 9070 Views :: Development, Economy, Hawaii Statistics, Labor, Rail
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...Assuming affirmative resolution of ongoing entitlement battles for Hoopili and Koa Ridge, single-family building will begin to pick up over the next two years....
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