Housing

Local 5 union members discuss the rising cost of living as a new luxury tower, “Park Lane 2,” is proposed for Ala Moana on Oʻahu.

Local 5 union members discuss the cost of living as a new luxury tower, “Park Lane 2,” is proposed for Ala Moana; the Bishop Museum prepares a new exhibit showcasing the deep sea explorations of the Hawaiʻi Undersea Research Laboratory’s submarines.

Redevelopment is getting underway at one of the largest public housing projects in the state. We get more on that story from Pacific Business News Editor in Chief Janis Magin.

Gov. Josh Green defends the Kauhale Initiative after a scathing audit revealed its unauthorized use of public funds.

A quarter of Honolulu’s 20 charter amendment questions before voters this year aim to address the housing crisis on the island.

Vince Kimura, of Leeward Community College’s Future Harvest, talks about a new program to foster career skills for farmers; HPR’s Audrey McAvoy reports on a general election ballot that could address Hawaiʻi’s housing shortage.

The measure, if approved by a majority of voters, would give counties a new way to pay for sewer, water, drainage and other vital infrastructure for new homes.

A new audit slammed the lack of oversight for the state’s Kauhale Initiative, and identified nearly $13.7 million in “questionable” and possibly “unauthorized” payments using public funds.

Measure 3008 would create a new property tax program called an ʻĀina Kūpuna dedication that would let Hawaiʻi families, who can trace their land back to being continuously owned before statehood in 1959, pay a fixed property tax for 10 years.

A proposed project that would overhaul a part of the Ala Moana Shopping Center to add a 38-story hotel, as well as more than 200 residential units, is moving through the Honolulu City Council.