Christopher Breen, REALTOR

Honolulu razed a 20-year-derelict building at Waikiki's gateway for affordable housing. The lot is tiny, but the city-land ground-lease model behind it is what condo owners should watch.

Honolulu's July 1 sewer reset may reshape condo values by rewarding efficient buildings and exposing older, water-wasteful properties.

Honolulu home permits are speeding up, but condo rehabs and big multifamily projects still face delays that could keep some neighborhoods undersupplied.

At its June 12, 2026 meeting, the Kalihi Valley Neighborhood Board focused on disaster and hurricane preparedness, persistent traffic and pedestrian safety concerns on Kalihi Street, homelessness and neighborhood maintenance issues, infrastructure and parking frustrations, and updates from city, state, and federal officials on resilience, trees, schools, and local funding.

At its June 12, 2026 meeting, the Kahaluu Neighborhood Board focused on hurricane readiness, cross-jurisdiction infrastructure and traffic problems, environmental and permitting concerns over the former Laos Village property, military and housing impacts, and voted to support Honolulu’s proposed empty homes tax.

Waipahu Towers fire highlights how safety systems, insurance, and retrofit risk are reshaping Oahu condo values, financing, and buyer behavior.

At its June 10, 2026 meeting, the Waikīkī Neighborhood Board focused on rising public safety and quality-of-life concerns—crime, noise, scooters, sanitation, and traffic—while also hearing updates on July 4 events, affordable housing, emergency preparedness, beach restoration, and disputed building energy benchmarking requirements.

Ulana Ward Village's resale rules changed. Here's what Kaka'ako's biggest reserved-housing tower reveals about condo liquidity on O'ahu.

Housing Infrastructure Growth Bonds could make more of Oahu financeable for housing, especially in Iwilei, Kalihi and Halawa.

At its June 9 meeting, the Waimānalo Neighborhood Board blended cultural grounding with public safety, education, housing, and infrastructure updates while focusing heavily on water affordability, flooding and drainage threats, controversy over the Hui Mahiʻai ʻĀina project, military land-use consultation concerns, and the need for better time management after an overlong agenda delayed board busi...

At its June 9 meeting, the Kailua Neighborhood Board reviewed public safety and preparedness updates, approved a unanimous resolution pressing the state to install a traffic signal at Ulupii Street and Kalanianaole Highway, debated phased Lanikai traffic and parking changes, and heard broad community and agency updates on wastewater, base activities, infrastructure, homelessness, and energy planni...

At its June 5, 2026 meeting, the Downtown-Chinatown Neighborhood Board focused on police enforcement and street safety issues, filled leadership roles but left a board vacancy unresolved, and pressed city and state officials on persistent concerns including noise, homelessness, infrastructure hazards, permitting delays, energy costs, Chinatown funding, and rail station design.

At its June 4 meeting, the Manoa Neighborhood Board reached quorum, filled its last two vacancies to restore all 17 seats, emphasized hurricane and flood preparedness, heard extensive updates on environmental review and recurring Manoa flooding concerns, and addressed rising internal conflict by warning of stricter decorum enforcement.

The Waianae Coast Neighborhood Board discussed public safety and infrastructure updates including HPD complaint reporting, planned speed humps, Ocean Safety incidents, water system issues, military training, development permits, and strong community concerns over the Oahu Pentathlon route, geothermal exploration, landfill plans, homelessness impacts, and upcoming budget and energy decisions.

At its May 29, 2026 meeting, the Waipahu Neighborhood Board filled a vacant seat with Edwin Almazan, advanced a July 23 candidate forum and traffic-calming resolution, heard ongoing public safety and infrastructure concerns, and spent much of the meeting reviewing Costco’s proposed Business Center and gas station redevelopment at the former Don Quijote site.

At its May 28 meeting, the Mililani-Waipio Neighborhood Board reviewed police and storm-preparedness updates, renamed the teacher housing project Kumelewai Hale amid ongoing traffic/environment concerns, promoted June 14 disaster-aid deadlines, honored Venturing Crew 808, and deferred action on restoring the All-America City sign while hearing broader city and state community updates.

At the May 28, 2026 Waikīkī Neighborhood Board meeting, HPD said its aggressive outreach-plus-enforcement strategy has reduced visible homelessness and many crime categories, while members voiced ongoing concerns about repeat offenders, police visibility, prosecutions, public perception shaped by social media, and the need for continued coordination with service providers and prosecutors.

At the May 28, 2026 Makakilo-Kapolei-Honokai Hale Neighborhood Board meeting, residents and officials focused on public safety, homelessness, strained infrastructure, the long-stalled Makakilo Drive project, and Amazon’s proposed Kapolei fulfillment center, which received conditional board support pending further review.

At its May 27, 2026 meeting, the Pearl City Neighborhood Board focused on public safety and resilience—especially wildfire mitigation, flooding, traffic and crosswalk hazards, cemetery crime and cleanup, and infrastructure concerns—while hearing agency, city, state, and legislative updates and planning next steps such as Firewise efforts and a July emergency preparedness meeting.

At its May 27, 2026 meeting, the Hawaiʻi Kai Neighborhood Board reviewed public safety, school, infrastructure, conservation, and development updates, voiced major concerns over local park field access and the future of Koko Crater Stables, and approved sending a letter urging the city to preserve the stables for public use.

At its May 27, 2026 meeting, the Ala Moana-Kakaako Neighborhood Board focused on public safety and homelessness enforcement, heard an Office of Hawaiian Affairs update on potential Kakaʻako Makai development, advanced outreach and cleanup plans, and received constituent and government reports on local quality-of-life issues.

At the May 27 North Shore Neighborhood Board meeting, officials highlighted major flood-recovery progress and ongoing dredging while residents pressed for stronger long-term watershed planning, warning systems, agricultural support, and accountability, alongside updates on community projects and pending permits.

At its May 22, 2026 meeting, the Makiki-Tantalus Neighborhood Board focused on public safety, disruptive nightlife, traffic and parking hazards, homeless encampments and flood risk, wildfire preparedness, major water-project frustrations, and the impacts of new housing development, while pressing city agencies for stronger enforcement, coordination, and communication.

At its May 22, 2026 meeting, the Nuuanu-Punchbowl Neighborhood Board reviewed police, fire, water, and storm-recovery updates, debated ongoing neighborhood concerns including speeding, theft, erosion, park maintenance, and a proposed church parsonage use, and deferred approving prior minutes after losing quorum.

At its May 22, 2026 meeting, the Waialae-Kahala Neighborhood Board reviewed crime and parking enforcement, homelessness and public right-of-way concerns, water conservation and maintenance issues, city and state policy updates, several land-use proposals, and a new regional climate resiliency initiative.