Howard Hughes challenges HCDA over conditions for 42-story Kakaako tower

Howard Hughes challenges HCDA over conditions for 42-story Kakaako tower The Howard Hughes Corp. is challenging the state agency regulating development in the Honolulu neighborhood of Kakaako regarding conditions the agency set for the approval of its newest mixed-use high-rise residential project within its 60-acre Ward Village master-planned community, public documents show. Earlier this month, […]

​Hawaii has lowest real property tax, WalletHub report says

​Hawaii has lowest real property tax, WalletHub report says Hawaii has the lowest real property tax in the United States with a rate of 0.27 percent, according to a report by WalletHub. According to the report, Hawaii’s annual taxes on a $178,600 home is $487, 8.6 times lower than in New Jersey, the state with […]

Honolulu cool when it comes to house flipping

Honolulu cool when it comes to house flipping Honolulu, where the median price of a single-family home rose 5 percent last year, was one of the coolest spots in the U.S. for house flipping in 2016, when compared with other metropolitan areas. According to new research from Trulia, a combination of rising home prices and […]

Lawsuit claims developers of North Shore subdivision owe past dues to association

Lawsuit claims developers of North Shore subdivision owe past dues to association The family who developed The Bluffs at Waimea, a 25-lot residential subdivision on Oahu’s North Shore overlooking the famed Waimea Bay, is being sued by the subdivision’s community association for allegedly not paying association dues, according to court documents. The subdivision includes two […]

Facebook CEO reconsiders effort in Kauai land action

Facebook CEO reconsiders effort in Kauai land action Facebook CEO Mark Zuckerberg said Tuesday that he is reconsidering his effort to gain “quiet title” from hundreds of fractional owners of small pieces of land, or kuleana lands, within his 700 acres of oceanfront land he owns on the island of Kauai’s North Shore. Zuckerberg said […]

Howard Hughes to present plans for $20M upgrade to Kewalo Basin Harbor this spring

The Howard Hughes Corp. is scheduled to present plans in May for its $20 million upgrade to the Kewalo Basin Harbor that’s directly across from its 60-acre Ward Village master-planned community in Honolulu. The Hawaii Community Development Authority has scheduled a presentation hearing for May 4 at 1 p.m. at its office on Queen Street […]

Kamehameha Schools’ $90M Kakaako affordable rental project may be completed by 2017

Kamehameha Schools’ $90M Kakaako affordable rental project may be completed by 2017 Kamehameha Schools’ $90-million Keauhou Lane rental project in the Honolulu neighborhood of Kakaako, is expected to start construction in the first or second quarter of this year and be completed in the second or third quarter of 2017, according to public documents. Keauhou […]

Howard Hughes’ Whole Foods Kakaako condo project starts constructio

The Howard Hughes Corp. officially began construction Thursday on its third mixed-use condominium tower in the Honolulu neighborhood of Kakaako, with a groundbreaking ceremony for Aeo, which includes what will be Whole Foods Market’s flagship Hawaii store. The Texas-based developer already has two other residential towers under construction, Waiea and Anaha, which are located nearby […]

Howard Hughes plans more retail space below Ward Village’s T.J. Maxx

The Howard Hughes Corp. has begun work on a space below T.J. Maxx at Ward Village in Honolulu for planned retail tenants, a spokeswoman for the Texas developer confirmed to PBN. Howard Hughes was issued a $2.5 million building permit last week for a “Village Market” project at Suite No. 100 at 1170 Auahi St., […]