Low-income rentals proposed for Kalaeloa
A nonprofit affordable-housing developer plans to expand residential use in Kalaeloa with a midrise apartment rental complex on former Navy land. Read more
Andrew Gomes
Andrew Gomes is a business reporter at the Honolulu Star-Advertiser. Gomes is a longtime Hawaii journalist who for most of his career has concentrated on business subjects with a particular focus on real estate and land-use topics that include housing, development and agriculture.
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He is a fourth-generation kamaaina born on Oahu who earned a journalism degree from the University of Hawaii. Gomes has been a reporter for local newspapers since the mid-1990s. He regularly enjoys surfing, bodysurfing and skateboarding.
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DHHL project goes to developer with ties to the agency’s leader
The state Department of Hawaiian Home Lands has selected a developer with ties to the agency’s leader to build out a big part of a homestead community on Hawaii island. Read more
Facebook founder’s donation aids affordable housing on Kauai
A donation from Priscilla Chan and Facebook founder Mark Zuckerberg will help make five homes on Kauai affordable to moderate- income households in perpetuity. Read more
Close Hawaii House election goes to court after recount
If granted, a do-over election could extend what already has been a topsy-turvy contest. Read more
Hawaii Black Friday promotions lined up for eager shoppers
Hawaii’s largest mall, Ala Moana Center, is opening at 8 a.m. Friday, or two hours earlier than a typical weekday. Read more
Former Maui Council member sues to void election result
Kelly King’s legal challenge contends that a higher-than-normal percentage of sealed mail-in ballots were rejected by County Clerk Moana Lutey due to deficiencies with required voter signatures on ballot envelopes. Read more
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First FEMA modular homes ready for Maui fire survivors
The first 24 homes in FEMA’s 167-unit temporary housing community called Kilohana were provided to fire survivors over the past weekend. Read more
Maui County finds new site to bury wildfire debris
Maui County has tentatively secured land to enlarge the only major municipal solid waste landfill on the Valley Isle and bury debris from the August 2023 wildfire that destroyed most of Lahaina. Read more
Uncertainty over demand lingers for rental tower for Native Hawaiians
Stanford Carr Development, the local firm developing the 23-story Hale Moiliili project with 278 units, is highly confident that more than enough demand will exist for the project featuring studios to three-bedroom units. Read more
Kakaako pedestrian bridge nears completion after much delay
The time it is taking to build the bridge is about as long as it took to erect some of the roughly 40-story condominium towers at neighboring Ward Village. Read more
Hawaii agency details plan to improve ‘failing’ foster care
State Auditor Les Kondo presented the panel with highlights of the performance audit, which in large part focused on foster care household licensing. Read more
Hawaiian Home Lands pursues Royal Kunia housing plan
A long-undeveloped second phase of Oahu’s Royal Kunia subdivision could become Hawaiian homesteads under a plan that also includes possibly converting adjacent farmland for the same use. Read more
Kupuna at Kahala luxury retirement complex express grievances
The Oct. 21 letter from about 240 residents raised concerns that their monthly occupancy fees would escalate due to the estimated $90 million land purchase and a roughly estimated $275 million expansion. Read more
Historic Chinatown building is turned into affordable housing
A more than century-old building in Chinatown that used to be a bank after it was a boardinghouse, and might have ghosts in the basement, is about to become an addition to Honolulu’s affordable-housing inventory. Read more
Kamehameha Schools trustee process is upheld
An almost decade-old effort to make the selection process for Kamehameha Schools trustees more self-governing appears to have come up short in state court. Read more
Hawaii government leaders mostly celebrate Tulsi Gabbard selection
Gabbard is a veteran who served in the Hawaii Army National Guard from 2003 to 2020 and currently is a lieutenant colonel in the U.S. Army Reserve. Read more
Hawaiian Electric claims gains in cutting fire risk
Hawaii’s largest electrical utility plans to spend $300 million over the next three years on top of $120 million this year to reduce wildfire risk. Read more
Shareholders approve sale of Hawaii’s fifth-largest bank
Territorial Bancorp Inc. shareholders have approved a management- recommended takeover by a California bank over a rival bid by investors who lobbied heavily for a self- described better deal. Read more
2 Kauai lawmakers to lead Hawaii Legislature
A state lawmaker from Kauai has become the new speaker of the state House of Representatives and the first woman to hold the position. Read more
Gov. Josh Green gives state workers bonus paid time off
The 16 hours of paid time off is available to full-time salaried employees. Read more
Rep. Nadine Nakamura becomes Hawaii’s first female House speaker
Nakamura was first elected to the House in 2016, and before that was Kauai County’s managing director under then-Mayor Bernard Carvalho Jr. Read more
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