Hawaii CRE Watch

• Governor Green backs JERA's 500 MW LNG plant as cheaper, cleaner bridge fuel to 2045 goals
• Hawaiian Electric opposes, favoring its own Waiau...

HART completed utility relocation along Nimitz Highway in Downtown Honolulu, finishing work on Kaaahi Street, Nimitz from Iwilei Road to Halekauwila...

Energy Procurement

• 🔥 HECO Renewable RFP: Hawaiian Electric issued one of the state's largest energy procurements, seeking 1,600 gigawatt hours...

• Land rights and Native Hawaiian Homelands housing discussions could influence future land use policy
• Disaster recovery focus after Lahaina...

HECO's massive call for 1,600 GWh of solar/wind plus up to 500 MW LNG firm generation signals rising demand for industrial/utility land across Oahu,...

Oʻahu's empty-homes tax proposal stays in political limbo after an 8-5 Charter Commission vote blocked the ballot measure, leaving residential...

Hawaiian Electric's massive solicitation for 1,650 GWh of renewables plus 465 MW storage across Oahu, Hawaii Island and Maui will generate new industrial CRE demand for solar and battery sites, with projects slated for 2031-2034 service.

Housing Approval Reforms

• 🔥 Hawaii Builds Fast-Track Pilot: Gov. Josh Green signed Senate Bill 2544 creating a five-year Hawaii Builds program...

Hawaii’s new five-year Hawaii Builds pilot centralizes approvals to speed permitting for affordable housing projects.

• Projects must dedicate over...

• Pāhoa commercial changes: Bills 125 and 126 create a new Downtown Pāhoa Commercial District with tailored permitted uses to boost local growth while...

Governor Green ties military land lease talks to securing long-term funding for housing and energy, aiming to balance state interests with military...

Hawaii's new clean fuel law could affect the cost of moving goods across the islands as diesel and gasoline standards phase in by 2029, while expanding markets for local renewable fuels that support agriculture and energy businesses.

CRE professionals can directly shape long-term revitalization along Banyan Drive and the Waiākea Peninsula by attending the HCDA open house on Aug....

Jera's proposed $2 billion LNG plant at Barbers Point would deliver 500 MW—one-third of Oahu's power—by shifting from oil to lower-cost gas, with...

March 2026 Kona lows exposed Hawaii's climate gaps, driving direct CRE pressures.

• Insurance costs spiking: Premiums rising sharply as insurers deem...

James Campbell Co. is deepening its focus on historic Hawaiian roots and residential development, highlighted by the Waianiani at The Cove expansion...

Maui County's new ordinance allows up to two accessory dwellings on qualifying residential lots across Maui, Molokaʻi and Lānaʻi, enabling three units...

Skyline rail construction advances into Segment 3 along Halekauwila and South Street, requiring major equipment relocation from Nimitz.

• Driveway...

Downtown and Transit Redevelopment

• 🔥 Downtown Honolulu BID Launch: Since July 1, ambassadors in bright pink shirts have been cleaning streets,...

Alaska Airlines is launching new nonstop routes from Boise and Spokane to Hawaii.