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This State Agency Transformed Kakaako. Should It Do The Same For Lahaina? Kevin Fujii/Civil Beat/2024

This State Agency Transformed Kakaako. Should It Do The Same For Lahaina?

The Hawaii Senate unanimously passed a bill to turn over much of West Maui to the Hawaii Community Development Authority, despite growing opposition to the idea.

Hawaii Lawmakers May Roll Back Development Rules To Speed Housing Projects Marina Riker/Civil Beat/2022

Hawaii Lawmakers May Roll Back Development Rules To Speed Housing Projects

The debate is similar to what's happening in other parts of the country that are also struggling to build affordable housing.

Maui County To Open A Special Permitting Office To Help Lahaina Rebuild David Croxford/Civil Beat/2023

Maui County To Open A Special Permitting Office To Help Lahaina Rebuild

Mayor Richard Bissen asked state lawmakers to pick up $75 million of the cost of the required matching funds for federal Public Assistance aid.

Would Developers Build More Affordable Housing If They Could Charge Higher Rents? Cory Lum/Civil Beat/2021

Would Developers Build More Affordable Housing If They Could Charge Higher Rents?

Honolulu mulls proposed changes to rules that supporters say would help more locals find housing. Critics say they would benefit developers more.

West Maui Housing Developer Is Being Sued By  Downwind Neighbors Nathan Eagle/Civil Beat/2023

West Maui Housing Developer Is Being Sued By Downwind Neighbors

Residents say red dust from excavation activity at the Pulelehua project is infiltrating nearby properties, causing a range of health and nuisance issues.

Unauthorized Demolition Occurs At Historic Marconi Telegraph Site On North Shore David Croxford/Civil Beat/2023

Unauthorized Demolition Occurs At Historic Marconi Telegraph Site On North Shore

Civil Beat drone footage captured video of excavators discarding parts of the interior of the original 1914 power station, once the world's largest wireless communications center.

Green: Plan For Aloha Stadium District Includes Workforce And Affordable Housing David Croxford/Civil Beat/2023

Green: Plan For Aloha Stadium District Includes Workforce And Affordable Housing

The stadium is expected to be game-ready by 2028, but the entire development could take 30 years to complete.

This Developer Wants Public Money To Build Maui’s Future. Has He Come Clean About His Own Past? Nathan Eagle/Civil Beat/2023

This Developer Wants Public Money To Build Maui’s Future. Has He Come Clean About His Own Past?

Paul Sau-Ki Cheng says he was exonerated of his financial crimes in the 1980s. The public record does not show that.

How A Hawaii Kai Community Ended Up Owing $38,000 In Delinquent Property Taxes David Croxford/Civil Beat/2023

How A Hawaii Kai Community Ended Up Owing $38,000 In Delinquent Property Taxes

Residents want the City and County of Honolulu to take over their private roads, but they have one more stumbling block to overcome.

The Controversial Developer Looming Over West Maui’s Water Conflict Cory Lum/Grist/2023

The Controversial Developer Looming Over West Maui’s Water Conflict

Peter Martin spent decades guzzling water around Lahaina. Then came the fire.