Oahu offshore wind farm plan gets blowback

• By Andrew Gomes
• Sept. 23, 2024

A company partly backed by France is working to advance an Oahu offshore wind energy project as a federal agency prepares to possibly auction an ocean lease for such use in 2028. Read more

Downtown Honolulu offices become rental housing with city help

• By Andrew Gomes
• Sept. 23, 2024

An old downtown Honolulu office building has become new rental apartment housing for households with low-moderate incomes. Read more

Kapi‘olani’s lockout of nurses is rare use of ‘nuclear’ option in labor fights

• By Andrew Gomes
• Sept. 22, 2024

A recent study found that only two out of 347 U.S. work stoppages involving unionized labor in 2023 were lockouts. Read more

Kapi‘olani, nurses plan to keep talking as lockout continues

• By Andrew Gomes
• Sept. 22, 2024

Talks today are scheduled to begin around 10 a.m. Read more

Tight labor force to weigh on Hawaii economy, especially Maui’s

• By Andrew Gomes
• Sept. 20, 2024

University of Hawaii economists are warning that the statewide labor force likely will continue to lag pre-­pandemic levels for several years, extending challenges for many employers. Read more

Kilauea eruption intensifies along with hazards to park visitors

• By Andrew Gomes
• Sept. 19, 2024

Volcanic hazards increased Thursday from the middle East Rift Zone eruption of Kilauea that began Sunday inside Hawaiʻi Volcanoes National Park, according to the National Park Service. Read more

‘Golden parachutes’ deployed for top Hawaiian Airlines execs

• By Andrew Gomes
• Sept. 19, 2024

A few top Hawaiian Airlines executives are out of a job now that Alaska Airlines has acquired Hawaii’s largest air carrier, but they are being well compensated with “golden parachute” benefits totaling close to $25 million. Read more

Maui police seek help investigating fatal shooting

• By Andrew Gomes
• Sept. 17, 2024

The Maui Police Department reported a fatal shooting incident that led to the death of Shawn Lewis, 42, of Lahaina on Monday at about 12:05 a.m. Read more

Pearl Harbor shipyard works on 3 top-class submarines

• By Andrew Gomes
• Sept. 16, 2024

The USS North Carolina fast-­attack submarine pulled into a Pearl Harbor maintenance facility recently in an unprecedented situation expected to become more of a future norm. Read more

Rental housing tower for DHHL beneficiaries ready to rise

• By Andrew Gomes
• Sept. 15, 2024

A long-planned rental apartment tower in Honolulu’s urban core for state Department of Hawaiian Home Lands beneficiaries is slated to begin construction next month after delays. Read more

State grapples with uncertainty over Kakaako affordable condo project debt

• By Andrew Gomes
• Sept. 13, 2024

A state agency is moving ahead with a plan to recover what it can on an unpaid $9.8 million loan to the developer of a nearly 3-year-old Kakaako affordable condominium complex where many units remain unsold. Read more

State eyes takeover of struggling affordable condo project in Kakaako

• By Andrew Gomes
• Sept. 10, 2024

An affordable condominium project in Kakaako marketed as extraordinary boutique housing is facing the extraordinary prospect of foreclosure on unsold units nearly three years after opening. Read more

Turtle Bay resort expansion proceeding under new owners

• By Andrew Gomes
• Sept. 8, 2024

The 20 homes are among 100 approved for development on a 43-acre site under a 2014 agreement with the state that protected much of the Turtle Bay property on Oahu’s North Shore from being developed. Read more

Oahu housing market steady ahead of possible demand increase

• By Andrew Gomes
• Sept. 7, 2024

Market observers expect that buyer demand could pick up later this year if interest rates decline further. Read more

‘Booming’ construction helps buoy Hawaii’s economy as tourism lags

• By Andrew Gomes
• Sept. 6, 2024

Hawaii’s economy has recovered 98% from where it was just before the coronavirus pandemic in 2020, and that economic growth is expected to continue through 2027, a state report says. Read more

Congressional hearing in Lahaina examines federal response

• By Andrew Gomes
• Sept. 5, 2024

Federal agencies responding to Maui’s wildfire disaster over the past 13 months received much praise along with several tough questions during a congressional hearing Wednesday in Lahaina. Read more

Initiative works to keep Lahaina lands in local hands

• By Andrew Gomes
• Sept. 3, 2024

The Lahaina Community Land Trust, which was formed after the Aug. 8, 2023, wildfire, is taking several approaches to achieving its stated mission of “Keeping Lahaina Lands in Lahaina Hands.” Read more

Maui judge declines to appeal own wildfire ruling

• By Andrew Gomes
• Aug. 31, 2024

Insurance companies with claims against Hawaiian Electric tied to hundreds of Maui wildfire lawsuits largely prevailed Friday in court on an issue that could affect when and how they share damage payments with fire victims. Read more

Water commission leader is named following wildfire-related controversy

• By Andrew Gomes
• Aug. 28, 2024

An attorney with complex litigation experience is positioned to be the next administrator of state water resources more than a year after controversy related to the Lahaina wildfire led to the reassignment, reinstatement and resignation of a predecessor. Read more

Hawaii Supreme Court ruling sought in $4B wildfires settlement

• By Andrew Gomes
• Aug. 27, 2024

Attorneys representing Maui wildfire victims want the Hawaii Supreme Court to weigh in on a recent lower state court ruling in an effort to finalize a proposed $4 billion settlement. Read more

Impending Legislature leadership change could do same for Kakaako landscape

• By Andrew Gomes
• Aug. 25, 2024

Kakaako will have a new state House representative in January and new potential for residential high-rise development on poorly utilized land makai of Ala Moana Boulevard owned by the state Office of Hawaiian Affairs. Read more