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U.S. to Issue RFP for Construction of Parking for Stealth Fighters

By Adriana Pop, Associate Editor
The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers is expected to issue a request for proposals to build a 135,000-square-foot parking area for 14 F-22 Raptor jets in Hawaii. Pacific Business News reported that the estimated cost of […]

St. Francis Healthcare Receives $80M to Upgrade Foreclosed Hawaii Medical Centers

By Liviu Oltean, Associate Editor
St. Francis Healthcare System of Hawaii will receive from the state $80 million in prceeds from the sale of revenue bonds for the upgrade of recently foreclosed hospitals.
The hospitals are Hawaii Medical Center (HMC) West in Ewa and […]

Robertson Properties Group Submits Draft EIS for Aiea Project

By Liviu Oltean, Associate Editor
Robertson Properties Group has recently submitted the draft environmental impact statement (DEIS) for the mixed-use development of the former Kamehameha Drive-in property in Aiea. As reported by the Pacific Business News, the DEIS entails the development […]

Developer Donates $10M New UH Campus

By Liviu Oltean, Associate Editor
The University of Hawaii received a $10 million donation from the developers of the 725-acre Palamanui mixed-use project on the Kona Coast.
Pacific Business News reported that Palamanui LLC has wired a payment of $5.2 million to […]

HCDA Issues Final RFP for Hawaii’s Tallest Building

By Liviu Oltean, Associate Editor
The Hawaii Community Development Authority (HCDA) will soon issue the final Request For Proposals (RFP) for the development of the mixed-use transit-oriented development project at 690 Pohukaina in Kakaako.
The Pohukaina project entails the development of two […]

Development Authority Approves Hi-Rise on Site of Expired WTC Franchise

By Liviu Oltean, Associate Editor
The Hawaii Community Development Authority showed support for the long- delayed development of a 40-story, mixed-use project at the corner of Kapiolani Boulevard and Ward Avenue.
The HCDA director of planning and development, Deepak Neupane, said that the […]

A&B Buys 4.35-acre Parcel Zoned for Commercial Development

By Liviu Oltean, Associate Editor
A&B Properties Inc. has recently announced the purchase of a 4.35-acre parcel within the 7-acre Gateway at Mililani Mauka Shopping Center complex for $8.2 million.
The tract of land was purchased from Castle & Cooke Properties, which […]

Queen Emma Land Proceeds with $300M Redevelopment

By Liviu Oltean, Associate Editor
Queen Emma Land Co. is moving forward with its $300 million masterplan to demolish and redevelop the International Market Place, Waikiki Town and the Miramar at Waikiki Hotel.
The company will develop a three-level retail, dining and entertainment center […]

DeBartolo Cleared to Move Forward with Largest Shopping Center in Oahu

By Liviu Oltean, Associate Editor
The Hawaiian Homes Commission (HHC) has recently reported that DeBartolo Development’s final environmental assessment (FEA) has no significant impact on the environment.
Due to the approval of the FEA, DeBartolo is now eligible to enter the first […]

First Wind to Develop Hawaii’s Largest Wind Farm

By Liviu Oltean, Associate Editor
First Wind and Hawaiian Electric Co. recently received approval from the Hawaii Public Utilities Commission to develop the largest wind farm project in the state, the Pacific Business News reports.
The Kawailoa Wind Farm will be developed […]