Real Estate
Hawaii Real Estate: Homes, Land, and Market Trends
What could be better than a home in Hawai‘i? ASD covers new housing developments, the rental market, affordable housing, luxury condos, and dream homes. We cover the regions going through majors housing changes, such as Kaka‘ako, Iwilei and Lahaina. And we introduce readers to the developers and policymakers and their plans for alleviating Hawai‘i’s housing shortage and attempting to ease the price of paradise through transit-oriented development, land use policy and management of the Islands’ vacation rental market.
News
Hale Haukani opens at UH Mānoa
You'll find the $170 million student housing complex on the mauka side of Dole Street between the East-West Center and Mānoa stream.
Stephanie SalmonsAugust 20, 2025
Hotel Molokai sold
The property was acquired for an undisclosed price in a sale that closed Aug. 6.
Stephanie SalmonsAugust 14, 2025
Conservation easement protects 74 acres of Hilo farmland
The Pu‘u‘eo Mauka conservation easement protects about 74.3 acres of land along the Wailuku River and Rainbow Falls that the Keolanui family, co-founders of O.K Farms, have cared for and stewarded for more than 20 years.
Stephanie SalmonsAugust 11, 2025
Another public-private partnership for UH aims to expand student housing in Hilo
Aloha State Daily recently spoke with a University of Hawai‘i administrator about the university's newest P3 project that has UH working with a not-for-profit organization that will manage and redevelop the Hale Kāwili Apartments, a complex adjacent to the UH-Hilo campus.
Stephanie SalmonsAugust 06, 2025
Honolulu continues affordable housing push
The City and County of Honolulu this week selected a "preferred negotiating partner" for the redevelopment of 436 Ena Road into long-term affordable rentals.
Stephanie SalmonsAugust 01, 2025
Waikīkī timeshare hits major development milestone
Developers last week topped off Ka Haku, a Hilton Club, a new timeshare property under construction by Hilton Grand Vacations.
Stephanie SalmonsJuly 29, 2025
Recent funding allocated to help Lahaina families rebuild
Hawai‘i Community Foundation in collaboration with Maui County and the Partnership to Rebuild Lahaina has earmarked $15 million in grants toward Maui’s long-term recovery from the August 2023 wildfires. The grants will support 77 median income families who are reconstructing their homes, providing access to affordable loans and additional financing resources.
Kelsey Kukaua MedeirosJuly 28, 2025
Honolulu selects preferred partner for redevelopment of Waikīkī property
The City and County of Honolulu, which acquired the property at 1615 Ala Wai Blvd. through condemnation in January 2024, is demolishing an existing, long-vacant building to make way for a future affordable housing development. Demolition began earlier this month.
Stephanie SalmonsJuly 25, 2025
Leasing underway for new affordable senior rentals in ‘Aiea
Located on the former site of the ‘Aiea Sugar Mill at 99-385 Pōhai Place, ground broke on the project in the fall of 2023. Residents are expected to begin moving in next month.
Stephanie SalmonsJuly 24, 2025
For sale: oceanfront home in Lanikai is on the market for $16 million
Located at 958 Mokulua Dr., the property has 7,000 square feet of interior living space, five ensuite bedrooms and four full- and one half-baths.
Stephanie SalmonsJuly 23, 2025
The latest from Hōkūli‘a, a private residential community and 'agrihood' on the Kona Coast
Hōkūli‘a is a private, low-density residential community situated on more than 1,200 acres in Kealakekua.
Stephanie SalmonsJuly 22, 2025
Volunteers add final touches to family home in Waimānalo
Work is underway at the Keliinui ‘ohana's future home, where the multi-generational family will get to move into by the end of August. Aloha State Daily lent a hand over the weekend with Honolulu Habitat for Humanity. We share more about the nonprofit's mission for more affordable housing, as well as the many hands involved to pull this off.
Kelsey Kukaua MedeirosJuly 22, 2025