Oceanfront News

09/17/2010
State's wealthiest ZIP code is home to the good life ~ Pacific Business News
If you’re inclined toward fine dining, good wines and well-designed clothing, and you spare little cost when it comes to recreation, the Aina Haina and Niu Valley area in East Honolulu is for you.


08/20/2010
Billionaire's Kahala houses being repaired, cleaned up ~ Star Advertiser
Whatever happened to the neglected properties in the affluent Kahala neighborhood owned by Japanese billionaire Gensiro Kawamoto?


08/19/2010
Council clears Kyo-Ya hotel towers ~ Star Advertiser
Historic Waikiki Beach could see its first new shoreline tower in decades under an overhaul of Kyo-Ya Hotels & Resort's Moana Surfrider and Princess Kaiulani properties approved unanimously by the City Council yesterday.


07/25/2010
Fishpond protected by law may yet be sold ~ Star Advertiser
A community effort to preserve a small, ancient fishpond in East Honolulu won support from the Legislature, which passed a law to keep the property in state hands and away from public auction. But the state agency controlling the property is still intent on a sale.


07/15/2010
Man's isle travel vision becomes a 3-D reality ~ Star Advertiser
3D Hawaii, a free multidimensional travel planning and booking portal that lifts off tomorrow, will give site users the capability of feeling like they are literally flying over the Hawaiian Islands.


06/04/2010
Ka Iwi shoreline reclassified to conservation by Hawaii Land Use Commission ~ Pacific Business News
Gov. Linda Lingle Friday announced that the state Land Use Commission has reclassified the Ka Iwi shoreline, on Oahu’s southeast coast, from urban to conservation.


04/28/2010
New law makes landowners responsible for beach corridor ~ KITV4
Hawaii law has always required public access to beaches. Under a new law landowners will be responsible for maintaining an open corridor on the beach.


03/02/2010
Honolulu budget would tax absentee owners ~ Pacific Business News
Honolulu Mayor Mufi Hannemann’s proposed budget for the fiscal year beginning July 1 would raise the real property tax rate for non-owner-occupied homes and condominiums.


02/15/2010
Hawaii, Honolulu rank high for 'quality of life' ~ Pacific Business News
Two reports released Monday say that Hawaii had the highest “well-being” of any state in the U.S. in 2009.


02/15/2010
Foodland Aina Haina will open Wednesday ~ Pacific Business News
Hawaii’s largest locally owned grocery store chain plans to open its rebranded Foodland Farms Aina Haina on Wednesday.


01/05/2010
Court bolsters public access to beaches ~ Star Bulletin
Pleasing both sides of a legal dispute, the state Intermediate Court of Appeals has ruled that beach land that has risen naturally above the high-water mark belongs to the state.


01/01/2010
New land is public, court says ~ Star Bulletin
New, naturally formed beach land above the high-water mark in Hawaii belongs to the public, not adjoining property owners, the Intermediate Court of Appeals has concluded...


12/17/2009
Council turns down bill to allow more B&Bs ~ Star Bulletin
The long-running battle over allowing more bed-and-breakfast operations on Oahu is settled for now after the City Council voted down a proposal to lift a cap imposed 20 years ago...


11/30/2009
Beach ownership is still in question ~ Star Bulletin
An appeals court will decide who owns new natural land above a high-water mark...


11/24/2009
Report: 8% of Hawaii mortgages are 'underwater' ~ Pacific Business News
About 8.2 percent of homeowners in Hawaii owed more on their mortgages in the third quarter than their homes were worth, according to third-quarter data released Tuesday.


11/02/2009
Home Sales Continue to Rise ~ Pacific Business News
One measure of home sales rose for the eighth consecutive month in September, the longest streak since 2001.


10/13/2009
Honolulu-Beijing airline service delayed ~ Pacific Business News
Procedural delays have pushed back Hainan Airlines’ plans to offer service between Beijing and Honolulu.  Hawaii officials had hoped the regular service would begin this fall or in December...


10/05/2009
Poll: Hawaii among popular states to live ~ Pacific Business News
Hawaii is the third-most desired state to live in, according to a new poll.
U.S. residents were asked where they would choose to live if they did not live in the states where they are now by the Harris Poll, by Harris Interactive...


09/23/2009
2 More Kawamoto Kahala Homes Demolished ~ KITV.com
Two more Kahala homes owned by Japanese billionaire Genshiro Kawamoto are being razed...


09/15/2009
Report: Honolulu among top economies ~ Pacific Business News
Honolulu was among the top 20 strongest-performing metropolitan areas during the second quarter, according to Brookings Institution’s MetroMonitor.


09/15/2009
Honolulu seventh heaven for raising families ~ Star Bulletin
Honolulu ranks a lucky seven on the Children's Health magazine list of the 100 best and worst U.S. cities in which to raise your family...


08/17/2009
Wailupe and Aina Haina schools merge smoothly ~ Star Bulletin
Two weeks into the school year, former students and teachers at the now-shuttered Wailupe Valley Elementary School have made a smooth transition at Aina Haina Elementary, says fourth-grade teacher Cheryl Dung...


08/07/2009
Kamaaina home with a rich history goes on market ~ Pacific Business News
One of the last kamaaina families on Kahala Beach has put its acre-and-a-half estate on the market for $24 million...


07/24/2009
'Massive' lighting project disrupts Hawaii Kai road ~ The Star Bulletin
Question: Lunalilo Home Road has been torn up for months with an unknown project on both sides of the road...


07/13/2009
Hawaii: Most millionaires per population ~ Pacific Business News
Hawaii continues to lead the nation in the percent of millionaires per overall population...


06/25/2009
Aina Haina 76 station to stay open ~ Pacific Business News
The only full-service gas station between Kahala and Hawaii Kai, which had been threatened with shutdown by its new landlord, announced Thursday it is staying open.


09/23/2008
East Honolulu tops list of wealthiest ZIP codes ~ Pacific Business News
At first glance, the story behind PBN’s list of the wealthiest ZIP codes may seem obvious — the enclaves long known as homes to the wealthy are at the top while the middle-class neighborhoods percolate down through the rest of the pack...