Pūlama Lāna‘i has asked the State Land Use Commission to reclassify about 170 acres near Sensei Lāna‘i for villas, spa hale and guest parkland. The petition is docketed as A26‑812.

Gov. Josh Green posted that a Maui development will add 221 affordable rentals — a needed boost amid a deep local housing shortage.

Mortgage shifts and rising condo inventory are nudging Hawaiʻi owners to rent their homes and hire property managers to handle leasing and upkeep. That option buys time and steady income while sellers wait for better market conditions.

The city bought 175 N. Pauahi Street for about $4.52M; officials will stabilize the underused building and explore affordable‑housing and community uses.

Lihiwai, the nearly 25,000‑sqft Nuuanu Valley estate built for Territorial Governor George R. Carter, is on the market with a $22M asking price after a multi‑year restoration.

A Maui judge set the value of a Maalaea parcel at about $7M after the state seized it, but appeals and a transfer motion are keeping the award tied up. The case now sits in the appellate system.

JN Group purchased two commercial units at Kakaako Commerce Center for $17.68M, converting leased warehouse space into owned property for staging and service. The buy locks in scarce industrial capacity near downtown Honolulu.

BYU–Hawaii will break ground on a $117M Temple View expansion in Laie, adding five new married‑student buildings to modernize family housing on campus.

Shoei Global paid $67 million for two Waikīkī parcels under the Bank of Hawaii Waikīkī Center, consolidating leasehold and land ownership in a hot local market.

Honolulu's council advanced Bill 11 to force public reporting of incentives for affordable housing projects, but city staff warned compiling the data could be a heavy lift.

The City Council advanced Bill 6 to lower minimum lot sizes in apartment zones to 5,000 sq ft and simplify FAR rules, a move meant to unlock small‑lot apartment development in the urban core.

John Paul DeJoria has listed his Balinese‑style Kohala Coast estate for $32.5M. The timber temple was built in Bali, shipped to the Big Island and reassembled on Kiholo Bay.

A California developer is pitching stacked, multistory warehouses across Hawaii to add industrial capacity without eating up scarce land. Renderings show what a Maui hub could look like.