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Hawaii News Now Wave pool draws protest — along with support from an unexpected source By Daryl Huff / January 26, 2024 HONOLULU (HawaiiNewsNow) – A proposed wave pool project near the runways at Kalaeloa is pitting native Hawaiians against Native Hawaiians. Both sides say they want to perpetuate the culture. The $100 million, 20-acre Honokea ...
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Star-Advertiser Kalaeloa surf lagoon resort plan suffers wipeout in court By Andrew Gomes / June 2, 2024 COURTESY RENDERING – The $106 million Honokea surf resort project in Kalaeloa has been in development since at least 2020. This rendering shows what the site may look like. An already delayed plan to develop a surf park ...
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Honolulu Civil Beat Plans For A BWS Desalination Plant In Kalaeloa Get A $19 Million Boost Hirono called the effort to create a new drinking water source important to help protect Hawaii against climate change. By Marcel Honore / June 14, 2024 Hawaii is getting nearly $19 million in federal funding to help design and ...
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Hawaii News Now The Navy transferred 400 acres to the city. In the fine print, there’s reason for caution By Daryl Huff / Updated: June 26, 2024 HONOLULU (HawaiiNewsNow) – Honolulu Mayor Rick Blangiardi recently celebrated the Navy’s transfer of 400 acres at Kalaeloa to the city for recreational facilities. But on Wednesday, the City ...
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Star-Advertiser Column: Ahupua‘a stewardship makes progress By Iokepa Miner, Kawika Winter and ‘Alohi Nakachi June 4, 2024 Based on intrinsic connections to their lands and waters, Native Hawaiians developed highly advanced ahupuaa stewardship practices around the flow of freshwater that maintained healthy habitats from mauka to makai. But in the last 150 years, large-scale land ...
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CHILDREN’S PLAYGROUND IN KOLOWALU PARK CLOSED FOR UPGRADE Artist rendering of Kolowalu Park children’s playground upgrade. HONOLULU – On August 20, temporary fencing will go up around the children’s playground at Kolowalu Park and the area will be closed, in preparation for a new state-of-the-art playground design that will be installed to serve a greater ...
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Mother Waldron Park

Posted on Aug 8, 2024 in Main

Mother Waldron Park HART’s contractors will begin conducting AIS excavations at the pier locations in Mother Waldron Park and in the Coral Street extension immediately adjacent to the park on Monday, August 12, 2024.  The contractor has scheduled two to three days to dig at each site and afterward, the sites will be plated or ...
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August 7, 2024 General AGENDA

Posted on Jul 30, 2024 in Main

AGENDA 08-07-2024 GENERAL.pdf HAWAIʻI COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT AUTHORITY AT-LARGE BOARD MEETING Wednesday, August 7, 2024 10:30 a.m. AGENDA I. CALL TO ORDER/ROLL CALL II. APPROVAL OF MINUTES 1. Regular Meeting Minutes of July 3, 2024 III. FOR INFORMATION AND DISCUSSION 2. Update by HCDA Staff on the 2024 Legislative Session, and Budget for Fiscal Year 2024 ...
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Ninety-Nine Year Leasehold Program

Posted on Jul 25, 2024 in Main

Ninety-Nine Year Leasehold Program Act 97 of Session Laws of Hawai’i 2023 established a 99-year leasehold condominium program within the Hawai’i Community Development Authority (HCDA).  The purpose of this law was to develop a low-cost, leasehold residential condominium project for sale to Hawai’i residents on state-owned land, within an urban redevelopment site.  It authorizes one ...
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Star-Advertiser Long-awaited road repairs set to begin in Kaka‘ako By Victoria Budiono July 20, 2024 GEORGE F. LEE / [email protected] Initiatives to revitalize the roads in Kakaako will address driving, walking, biking and transit needs. Above, the intersection of Queen and Kamakee streets on Friday. With legal ownership issues resolved, Kakaako streets in one of ...
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