Honolulu razed a 20-year-derelict building at Waikiki's gateway for affordable housing. The lot is tiny, but the city-land ground-lease model behind it is what condo owners should watch.

Honolulu's July 1 sewer reset may reshape condo values by rewarding efficient buildings and exposing older, water-wasteful properties.

Honolulu home permits are speeding up, but condo rehabs and big multifamily projects still face delays that could keep some neighborhoods undersupplied.

At its June 12, 2026 meeting, the Kalihi Valley Neighborhood Board focused on disaster and hurricane preparedness, persistent traffic and pedestrian safety concerns on Kalihi Street, homelessness and neighborhood maintenance issues, infrastructure and parking frustrations, and updates from city, state, and federal officials on resilience, trees, schools, and local funding.

At its June 12, 2026 meeting, the Kahaluu Neighborhood Board focused on hurricane readiness, cross-jurisdiction infrastructure and traffic problems, environmental and permitting concerns over the former Laos Village property, military and housing impacts, and voted to support Honolulu’s proposed empty homes tax.

Waipahu Towers fire highlights how safety systems, insurance, and retrofit risk are reshaping Oahu condo values, financing, and buyer behavior.

At its June 10, 2026 meeting, the Waikīkī Neighborhood Board focused on rising public safety and quality-of-life concerns—crime, noise, scooters, sanitation, and traffic—while also hearing updates on July 4 events, affordable housing, emergency preparedness, beach restoration, and disputed building energy benchmarking requirements.

Ulana Ward Village's resale rules changed. Here's what Kaka'ako's biggest reserved-housing tower reveals about condo liquidity on O'ahu.

Housing Infrastructure Growth Bonds could make more of Oahu financeable for housing, especially in Iwilei, Kalihi and Halawa.

At its June 9 meeting, the Waimānalo Neighborhood Board blended cultural grounding with public safety, education, housing, and infrastructure updates while focusing heavily on water affordability, flooding and drainage threats, controversy over the Hui Mahiʻai ʻĀina project, military land-use consultation concerns, and the need for better time management after an overlong agenda delayed board business.