Hawai'i Community Development Authority

PUBLIC INVITED TO HELP SHAPE THE WAIĀKEA PENINSULA MASTER PLAN FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE July 16, 2026 HONOLULU – The Hawai‘i Community Development Authority (HCDA) invites the public to help shape the future of the Waiākea Peninsula by participating in a community open house for the Waiākea Peninsula Master Plan. The event will be Monday, Aug. ...
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The Garden Isle Hilo tsunami clock memorial may be relocated By John Burnett Hawaii Tribune-Herald  / May 17, 2026  COURTESY PHOTO The Hilo tsunami clock memorial may be relocated to a yet-to-be-determined site that offers greater public visibility. It is currently on Kamehameha Avenue on the edge of the Grand Naniloa Golf Course. The clock, ...
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Hawaii News Now Point Panic ocean access stairs reopened following construction By HNN Staff / Mar. 31, 2026 HONOLULU (HawaiiNewsNow) – The Hawaii Community Development Authority (HCDA) announced Tuesday that the ocean access stairs at Point Panic have been fully repaired and are now reopened to the public. Point Panic is located near Kakaʻako Waterfront Park ...
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Star-Advertiser Hawaii lawmakers OK bill to redevelop Hilo’s Banyan Drive By John Burnett Hawaii Tribune-Herald /  May 11, 2026 Photo: JOHN BURNETT / HAWAII TRIBUNE-HERALD / JULY 22, 2025 Banyan trees line the roadway of Hilo’s Banyan Drive. The state Legislature passed a bill this week to support redevelopment of the area. A redevelopment bill ...
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Star-Advertiser Dave Reardon: New stadium proponents hoping funds will be made available By Dave Reardon /  May 6, 2026 Remember that $49.5 million that got held back from the $400 million the state Legislature allotted for the New Aloha Stadium Entertainment District project? Not having access to this money created difficulties because it was earmarked ...
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Star-Advertiser Few state bills this year face potential veto By Andrew Gomes /  June 30, 2026 JAMM AQUINO/[email protected] Hawaii Governor Josh Green Gov. Josh Green may block the Legislature’s intended deposit into the state’s “rainy day” fund for a third time in four years. Green announced on Friday that he intends to veto a bill ...
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Star-Advertiser State reimagines Hilo’s Banyan Drive bayfront resort district By Andrew Gomes / July 6, 2026 Above, visitors enjoyed the shade of the historic banyan tree planted on March 9, 1938, by Dr. James E. West as they watched activity on Reed’s Bay Friday along Hilo’s scenic Banyan Drive. – Photo: Tim Wright Redeveloping and ...
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Pacific Business News Amendment to bill could resume HCDA’s 99-year leasehold project in Kaka’ako By Nichole Villegas / Feb 11, 2026 At the beginning of last year, the Hawaii Community Development Authority acquired two plots of land in Kakaako at the corner of Ward Avenue and Kapiolani Boulevard for the development of a mixed use ...
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Pacific Business News Hawai’i affordable housing pilot could resume as bill eases leasehold restrictions By Nichole Villegas / May 12, 2026 Preliminary rendering of Hawaii Community Development Authority’s 99-year leasehold project to be located in Kakaako at the corner of Ward Avenue and Kapiolani Boulevard. A 99-year leasehold pilot project to create more affordable housing ...
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Pacific Business News Kakaako residential project resumes after new law eases leasehold restrictions By Nichole Villegas / Jun 22, 2026 Preliminary rendering of Hawaii Community Development Authority’s 99-year leasehold project to be located in Kakaako at the corner of Ward Avenue and Kapiolani Boulevard. A 99-year leasehold residential project in Kakaako resumed after Gov. Josh ...
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