real estate

There's a lot of activity in Hawaiʻi's commercial real estate market. It's a complex picture — one that not only includes industrial and office markets but also future residential housing. Pacific Business News editor-in-chief A. Kam Napier has more.

Last week, a judge ordered a 10-day work stoppage for the Kauanoe O Kōloa project, a 279-unit development that has received backlash from members of the Native Hawaiian community.

The Conversation talked to Mike Hamasu, a Colliers research and consulting director, about this downward direction and what it means for the local economy.

Rising interest rates have put a damper on Hawaiʻi’s commercial real estate sector. Pacific Business News editor-in-chief A. Kam Napier has more.

A major agriculture property on Oʻahu's North Shore has just changed hands for more than $36 million. It's a piece of land with history, as well as room for polo and cattle. Pacific Business News editor-in-chief A. Kam Napier has more.

Interest rates are rising, but local real estate deals are still continuing. The largest ones of 2022 included nearly 500 acres in Kapolei and the landmark Love's Bakery site. Pacific Business News editor-in-chief A. Kam Napier has more.

According to one economist, Hawaiʻi's housing shortage is a result of tighter regulations and declining permit approvals over the last 50 years.

Oʻahu’s vacancy rates hit record lows in the last quarter of 2022. Less than 1%, which very well may be the lowest in the country. The Conversation talked to Mike Hamasu, head of Colliers International’s Consulting and Research Division, and Senior Vice President Bill Froelich about Oʻahu's industrial space.

Oʻahu warehouses are packed to the rafters, but adding capacity is a challenge. That's the word from a group that tracks commercial real estate. Pacific Business News editor in chief A. Kam Napier has more.

Hilarie Alomar has worked at Kamehameha Schools for nearly 20 years. Alomar joins two other planning and development directors, who are responsible for different areas in the state.