Ian Bauer

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JAMM AQUINO / JUNE 17, 2023 The Honouliuli station of Skyline in Kapolei. JAMM AQUINO / JUNE 17, 2023 The Honouliuli station of Skyline in Kapolei. Future transit-oriented development planned around the over-$10 billion Skyline rail project has been in the works for years.

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Opponents to plans by Mayor Rick Blangiardi’s administration to site the city’s next solid-waste landfill on active pineapple fields above Central Oahu’s freshwater aquifer claimed a tentative victory this week. Two state-level measures that seek to prevent landfills from being placed above potable groundwater sources or in agricultural districts anywhere in Hawaii respectively passed their third of three readings at the state Legislature on Tuesday.

1 week ago | staradvertiser.com | Ian Bauer

Future transit-oriented development planned around the over-$10 billion Skyline rail project has been in the works for years. To that end, the city Department of Planning and Permitting announced it will hold a community meeting Wednesday to address proposed land use changes that could allow for TOD development around three city rail stations in the East Kapolei area.

1 week ago | staradvertiser.com | Ian Bauer

Opponents to plans by Mayor Rick Blangiardi’s administration to site the city’s next solid-waste landfill on active pineapple fields above Central Oahu’s freshwater aquifer claimed a tentative victory this week. Two state-level measures that seek to prevent landfills from being placed above potable groundwater sources or in agricultural districts anywhere in Hawaii respectively passed their third of three readings at the state Legislature on Tuesday.

2 weeks ago | yahoo.com | Ian Bauer

JAMM AQUINO / JAQUINO @STARADVERTISER.COM Community leaders dug into the dirt with ‘o ‘o Wednesday as part of the groundbreaking ceremony for the Kuilei Place residential complex. The project, built on 3 acres of land, formerly occupied by low-income walk-up apartments, will include one-bedroom condos priced at $371, 000. The highest-priced three-bedroom unit, offered to those making 140 % of area median income, was priced at $813, 000.