5+ day, 12+ hour ago   (645+ words) In her new role as housing development director, Sharon Har will focus on the day-to-day development of CCHDC's newest affordable housing project, Hale Pilina, and serve as the main point of contact for financing, construction and consulting partners. Sharon Har…...

5+ day, 14+ hour ago   (1343+ words) Around 3 p.m. on Sunday afternoon, Jordan Seguin — farmer and creator of Seguin Family Farms, which specializes in growing bananas and ti leaves — remembers that the sky was overcast, but it was no longer raining. His mom was tending to her garden;…...

5+ day, 21+ hour ago   (502+ words) Chillex Pops — owned by 17-year-old Alexus Dickens — specializes in matcha, coffee and ice candy. Dickens founded the company when she was 14 years old; now, the biz pops up at What the Truck?! in Waikele and at various events across Oʻahu....

6+ day, 2+ hour ago   (887+ words) Permit reform is a supply problem. What Hawaiʻi has is a price problem. Every housing conversation in Hawaiʻi eventually comes down to the same thing: permits. They take too long. They cost too much. Fix the permitting system, and the…...

6+ day, 22+ hour ago   (334+ words) Located at 1518 Miller St., the project, which broke ground last month, is the first ground-up development from Fergus Brothers LLC. A new 27-unit rental workforce housing development is underway near The Queen's Medical Center's Punchbowl campus. Located at 1518 Miller St., the…...

1+ week, 2+ day ago   (653+ words) The Honolulu-based real estate development firm got its start a decade ago. Its next project will take shape within the Kamehameha Schools portion of Kaka‘ako. Honolulu-based real estate development firm ProsPac Holdings got its start a decade ago. Tony…...

1+ week, 2+ day ago   (658+ words) The acai bowl businesss’s new space is a co-op, designed to help support other small businesses, according to HI Cravings founder Jess Kamanaʻo. Customers can look forward to HI Cravings’ signature acai bowls, along with specialty options like the stuffed…...

1+ week, 4+ day ago   (344+ words) Construction is underway on the first four Southwest lounges, which are set to open next year in Austin, Baltimore, Honolulu and Nashville. Southwest Airlines on Wednesday announced plans for its first-ever airport lounge network. Construction is underway on the first…...

1+ week, 4+ day ago   (667+ words) My inaugural column on Capital Stewardship elicited a wide range of comments, and many requested more background on my Neighborhood Capital concept. For decades, Hawai'i has searched for answers to its housing crisis. Policymakers have proposed rezoning, higher density, streamlined…...

1+ week, 5+ day ago   (351+ words) The coffee biz — which recently moved its Ward Centre store to Ala Moana Center — opened another location on Monsarrat Avenue. This location has a slightly different food menu — compared to the business’s other stores — and brought back dishes like the…...