The city selected EAH Housing to turn the former Dee Lite Bakery site in Kalihi into transit‑oriented affordable rentals across from the future Mokauea Skyline station.

The Maui Planning Commission tentatively approved a 151‑room Grand Wailea expansion, attaching more than 30 conditions aimed at protecting iwi kūpuna and reef health.

City leaders propose $240,000 in loan forgiveness to recruit engineers and shave down Honolulu's permitting backlog.

Maui County will mail 2026 assessment notices by March 15; owners have until April 9 to appeal. Ordinance 5913 extends certain Lahaina exemptions through June 30, 2028.

A state environmental review clears Baldwin High’s 42‑acre master plan, moving plans for a 14‑classroom building, ADA ramps and on‑site athletic facilities forward in Wailuku.

Honolulu realtors are expanding the HOPE program with agent certification, commission credits and state mortgage tools to help more Oʻahu families buy homes. The push pairs training and lender access with workshops starting in March.

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.