L Ī HU‘E, HI - August 11, 2008 - (RealEstateRama) — – Kaua‘i residents looking to purchase their first homes are invited to sign up for free homebuyer orientation classes. more »

HONOLULU- The Building Industry Association of Hawaii (BIA-Hawaii) will present the 52nd Annual BIA Parade of Homes during the Open House Weekends of October 11-12 and October 18-19, 2008. This premier statewide showcase of new homes in Hawaii will educate consumers on the latest trends, technology and design innovations in residential construction. more »

Alliance could speed development of up to 500 lots statewide

The Office of Hawaiian Affairs said it will channel $90 million to the state Department of Hawaiian Home Lands in a historic partnership to deliver up to 500 residential lots to Native Hawaiians across the state. more »

HONOLULU — Sylvia K. Berrington was sentenced before the Honorable Faye K. Koyanagi in Honolulu District Court for failing to file her annual general excise tax returns for 2000 through 2005. She pled guilty to six counts of willful failure to file her general excise annual returns and was granted a deferred acceptance of guilty plea with a one-year deferral. Berrington, a realtor, failed to pay $25,739 of taxes owed on her general excise returns for the years in which she pled. She agreed to pay a fine of $9,000 and was also assessed court fees. more »

HONOLULU – Governor Linda Lingle has released $300,000 for phase three of improvements at Kalihi Valley Homes, a federal public housing community managed by the Hawai‘i Public Housing Authority. These funds will supplement $7 million from the federal Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD) and be used to modernize 27 units in three buildings. more »

15 million Hawai’i project to install electrical distribution system at Maui substation

April 21, 2008 HONOLULU – Governor Linda Lingle and U.S. Department of Energy (DOE) Assistant Secretary for Electricity Delivery and Energy Reliability Kevin Kolevar today announced the selection of a Hawai‘i project as part of a nationwide demonstration to modernize the country’s electricity grid system. more »

HONOLULU – Governor Lingle has released $1,150,000 to complete the first phase of construction of low-income senior housing at the Hale Mahaolu Ehiku complex in Kīhei. The project is being developed by Hale Mahaolu. more »

WASHINGTON, D.C.—HONOLULU — Congresswoman Mazie K. Hirono today announced the awarding of more than $2.1 million in grants for the state of Hawaii and through the Cooperative Endangered Species Conservation Fund.The funding will be used to permanently protect pristine land, which provides habitat for native species on the islands of Hawaii and Oahu.  more »

HONOLULU — On February 25, 2008, Christopher E. Burns was sentenced before the Honorable Judge Richard W. Pollack for receiving false refunds in the amount of $71,438 over two years. more »

The median price for a single-family home reaches a three-year low

The median price paid for an Oahu home slumped to a three-year low in February, and sales slid to their lowest level since 1999, according to data released yesterday by the Honolulu Board of Realtors. more »

HONOLULU, HAWAII, February 21, 2008 — Two Honolulu real estate brokers were sentenced on February 13, 2008 in separate tax cases before the Honorable Russell S. Nagata. more »

HONOLULU- The 14 th Annual BIA Home Building & Remodeling Show, held January 24 through January 27 at the Neal Blaisdell Exhibition Hall, generated an attendance of 22,000 over four event days. Gold Sponsor Honolulu Advertiser and Silver Sponsor BIA-Hawaii Remodelers presented Hawaii’s top contractors, suppliers, building industry experts and associates. more »

HONOLULU – Governor Linda Lingle has released $2.7 million for the design and construction of public accessibility improvements at state Department of Land and Natural Resources (DLNR) recreational areas and facilities throughout Hawai‘i. more »

The Boise School Board will consider a proposal Monday night to start selling three school properties, including Boise’s oldest elementary school. Cole Elementary School at Fairview and Cole, Franklin Elementary School at Franklin and Orchard and Mountain Cove Alternative High School near Fort Boise Downtown are all being sold as part of the $94 million construction and renovation plan that was passed by voters in March 2006. more »

“Sold out.”

That’s the proclamation on a poster still hanging at a side entrance of the Ala Moana Hotel Condominium — a leftover reminder of the “condotel” development and buying frenzy that hit Hawai’i over the last few years. more »