Kakaako Archives

Cory Lum/Civil Beat/2018

Prominent Honolulu Condo Board Members Are On Trial For Alleged Retaliation. Here’s Why

By Stewart Yerton / April 25, 2023

The lawsuits claims the Hokua board members used their positions to help themselves and each other without disclosing conflicts of interest.

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Denby Fawcett: House Speaker Offers OHA $100M To Can Kakaako High Rises

By Denby Fawcett / April 5, 2023

The deal would also greatly increase Public Land Trust payments.

Screenshot: Victoria Place Gallery Website/2021

Why Isn’t Affordable Housing In Kakaako More Affordable?

By Lauren Teruya / November 15, 2021

The trendy Honolulu neighborhood is a designated special "community development district." But critics say it has done little to ease the island's affordable housing crisis.

Cory Lum/Civil Beat/2019

Businesses, Company Reach Settlement On Kakaako Roads

By Marcel Honore / December 12, 2019

The state attorney general isn't part of the deal, so the suit continues toward its April trial date.

Cory Lum/Civil Beat

‘Nothing Is Working’: Kakaako’s Disputed Roads Still Languish In Disrepair

By Marcel Honore / December 11, 2019

A five-year legal battle challenges the control of the streets by a private company that charges for parking and provides little road maintenance.

Anthony Quintano/Civil Beat

Taxing Unoccupied Homes Is A Good Idea

By Civil Beat Editorial Board / June 19, 2019

Developers and builders must be incentivized to construct more affordable housing — and not just as a percentage of units in condo towers.

Cory Lum/Civil Beat

Kakaako’s Empty Condos: ‘At Night, It’s A Ghost Town Down Here’

By Stewart Yerton / June 10, 2019

Merchants say they leased new space in Ward Village expecting to benefit from the proximity of hordes of condo-dwellers. Now they wonder where they are.