Public input sought on Hawai‘i Gas rate hike plan
Public hearings are underway for state regulators to consider a request by Hawaii’s only gas utility to raise rates by 17.7% on average statewide. Read more
Andrew Gomes
Andrew Gomes is a business reporter at the Honolulu Star-Advertiser. Gomes is a longtime Hawaii journalist who for most of his career has concentrated on business subjects with a particular focus on real estate and land-use topics that include housing, development and agriculture.
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He is a fourth-generation kamaaina born on Oahu who earned a journalism degree from the University of Hawaii. Gomes has been a reporter for local newspapers since the mid-1990s. He regularly enjoys surfing, bodysurfing and skateboarding.
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State agency helps reduce purchase prices of hard-to-sell units
Hawaii taxpayers are going to help the developer of a year-old Honolulu condominium and hotel tower complex make some of its required affordable housing more attractive to buyers. Read more
Hawaii seawater to become jet fuel
A Texas company backed by the U.S. Office of Naval Research plans to do some potentially groundbreaking work on the process of making jet fuel from seawater at a state technology park on Hawaii island. Read more
Gov. Green meets with Las Vegas Raiders officials
This is the second straight year that Green, who became governor in December 2022, has gone to Nevada for industry meetings when the Steelers visited Las Vegas to play the Raiders. Read more
$1.6B state plan aims to boost housing around rail stations in Iwilei, Kapalama
A state plan is being advanced to foster development of nearly 28,000 new homes around planned city rail stations in Iwilei and Kapalama. Read more
‘Marquee’ Hawaii general election contest is for Big Island mayor
In the Aug. 10 primary election, Roth received 38% of the votes compared with 28% for Alameda. But four other challengers attracted the balance, roughly 34% of the ballots cast by voters. Read more
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New Target store in Waikiki to hold grand opening Oct. 27
The store will become the new anchor tenant at International Market Place, and replaces an 80,000-square-foot Saks Fifth Avenue store that opened in 2016 and closed in 2022. Read more
New survey tracks recovery of households affected by Maui fires
Twice as many households affected by the August 2023 Maui wildfires were living in poverty a year after the disaster, a new survey suggests. Read more
Views clash over planned homes in Manoa
A developer’s plan to build homes in Manoa with greater density than allowed under existing zoning was the subject of a sometimes acrimonious and snippy public hearing Monday. Read more
DHHL forgoes county building permits
The state Department of Hawaiian Home Lands has begun to exert a long-held regulatory power to speed up homestead and housing development for beneficiaries. Read more
Navy chips in to improve Kalaeloa’s electric grid
The federal government is helping the state pay for costly upgrades to an old Navy electrical system at the former Barbers Point Naval Air Station in Kalaeloa. Read more
Territorial Savings Bank takeover vote postponed
The pushback was announced by Territorial amid efforts by an investment advisory firm to convince Territorial shareholders to reject the Hope purchase in favor of a competing bid from unnamed investors led by former Bank of Hawaii CEO Allan Landon. Read more
Catholic church sells land to Kahala Nui senior living complex
As part of the agreement, the Mary, Star of the Sea Parish church and school on the same property will maintain access to underground parking stalls, a soccer field and existing easements. Read more
Green defends water panel vacancy-filling protocol
Gov. Josh Green insists that he is following Hawaii law for filling a vacant special seat on the state water commission amid criticism of his procedure to do so. Read more
Gov. Green holding up water panel selection, groups say
About 70 Hawaii environmental and Hawaiian cultural organizations are asking Gov. Josh Green to make a “timely and appropriate” appointment to fill a seat on the seven-member Commission on Water Resource Management. Read more
Shipyard starts building first of 3 new Matson ships
Construction has begun on the first of three new ships for Hawaii-based ocean cargo transportation firm Matson Inc. Read more
Territorial Savings board says no to revised acquisition offer
Territorial’s board announced toay that the Thursday bid from Blue Hill Advisors LLC to pay $12.50 per share of Territorial stock, up from an earlier $12-per-share offer, remained inferior in part due to a lack of information about the investors and their ability to complete a purchase. Read more
DHHL shifts strategy to acquire Kauai rental complex
The state Department of Hawaiian Home Lands has changed up how it plans to pay for and use a Kauai apartment complex that it aims to purchase for beneficiary use. Read more
Hawaii’s tax credits for film productions help boost the local economy
In all, $21 million in credit claims are expected from 28 productions last year: eight commercials, seven feature films, seven TV series, three TV movies, two TV specials and one documentary. Read more
Hawaiian Electric loses ‘virtual power plants’
Three “virtual power plants” in Hawaii are out of commission due to the recent demise of an energy management company, but the losses are small, according to Hawaiian Electric. Read more
Investors boost rival takeover bid for Territorial Bancorp
An investment firm trying to displace a California bank from acquiring Hawaii’s fifth-largest bank has upped its offer for the parent of Territorial Savings. Read more
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