A CoStar analysis finds most hotel rooms added from 2019–2025 were built in tourism magnets like Hawaii and Washington, D.C., not in the fastest-growing states.

A controversial Napili mansion once called a “monster house” is being marketed in 25% shares, reigniting debates over permits, height limits and whether co‑ownership skirts rental rules.

Maui’s planning commissioners denied proposals to create H‑3 and H‑4 hotel districts that could have preserved thousands of vacation‑rental units, sending the matter to other island commissions and the County Council.

Marcus & Millichap opened its first Hawaii office in Honolulu and listed retail condos plus a parking garage at Waikiki’s Discovery Bay, marking the firm’s local push.

Pre-sales are underway for 14 luxury factory-built homes in Hawaii Kai; units built in Vietnam are due by June 2026 and a Kapolei plant could add about 400 jobs.

Howard Hughes has asked HCDA to approve a taller Mahana tower in Ward Village that would add 111 condo units and could begin presales later in 2026.

January RAM data show Maui single-family median hit $1.445M while sales slowed and listing times climbed. Luxury deals lifted the headline even as activity cooled.

Aloha Iā Halewilikō opened on the former Aiea Sugar Mill site with 140 affordable apartments for kupuna and onsite services through local partners.

Andria Tupola’s Bill 18 would relax zoning and building limits to speed affordable rental projects across Oʻahu, with a City Council hearing next Wednesday.

Honolulu-founded Trinity Investments has relocated its corporate headquarters to Miami as its Hawaiʻi holdings shrink to a single hotel, the Westin Maui.

A new study finds Oahu's hotels generated roughly $12 billion in economic activity last year and supported nearly 64,000 jobs.

A $6.34M gift from the Hawai‘i Community Foundation will seed a rent‑to‑own pilot to help wildfire‑displaced Maui families transition from temporary housing to ownership. The pilot couples stabilized leases with counseling to build buyers’ readiness.

HCDA paused presales for a proposed 377‑unit Kakaako leasehold tower as lawmakers weigh changes to owner‑occupancy rules and financing hurdles.