A Ward Village penthouse at Anaha closed for $14.5M — about $1.3M under ask. The two-level, five-bedroom home includes a private rooftop pool and roughly 6,700 sqft.

A six‑bedroom Kūkiʻo estate in Kona closed for $38.25M, the highest‑priced home sale on record inside the gated golf and beach community. The 7,876‑sq‑ft property sits on nearly an acre and overlooks Kua Bay.

A Harry and Jeanette Weinberg Foundation land grant will let two Kauaʻi nonprofits plan 111 affordable homes near Līhuʻe Airport, including kūpuna rentals and Habitat for Humanity duplexes.

Dozens of Date Street tenants were ordered to vacate by July 31 as Iolani School prepares to demolish five low‑rise buildings. Residents say the $4,000 relocation offer won’t cover higher rents.

A Senate housing panel advanced SB2194, a bill that would require recipients of Rental Housing Revolving Fund money to reinvest surpluses into more housing, invoking a ‘Vienna model’ approach.

Developer Stanford Carr says the New Aloha Stadium will seat 31,000 and add suites and lounges as part of a 98‑acre Halawa redevelopment, reversing an earlier 22,500 plan.

DHHL closed on nearly 7,000 acres on Kauai from Grove Farm for $18.25M, a purchase that raises questions about homesteads, agriculture and conservation on the island.

A new Honolulu City Council bill would speed occupancy of empty affordable units by trimming bureaucracy and prioritizing local families. Implementation and exemptions remain key hurdles.

Presales opened for 396 HHFDC homes at Kahuina in Kakaʻako, with a DEP pilot offering priority to teachers, health‑care workers and other shortage professions.

The Maui County Council will hold a Feb. 3 hearing on a bill to raise Lahaina’s height cap from 30 to 35 feet. Officials say the change could speed rebuilding and expand housing capacity in the burn zone.

Maui Powerhouse bought a 2.2-acre parcel adjacent to Kahului Costco and plans a 25,000-sq-ft flagship gym plus roughly 10,000 sq ft of retail suites, with construction eyed for 2027.

A rare Lanikai oceanfront compound with over 150 feet of water frontage is asking $31M after a new roof and kitchen remodel.

The Maui Planning Commission will consider rezoning the 19.933‑acre Pāʻia Sugar Mill to M‑1 light industrial, a proposal that splits business supporters and concerned neighbors. The staff report and public testimony flag housing, traffic and agricultural‑soil issues.