Posts in category: Local Developments

A surge of property refreshes across Waikīkī illustrates a competitive push to modernize aging inventory, yet varying levels of investment highlight the industry’s struggle to balance capital expenditure with rising guest expectations.

Escalating repair costs and budget cuts at the Hawaiʻi Convention Center highlight the consequences of deferred maintenance, threatening meeting planner confidence and the state’s ability to compete for future group business.

Paradise Cove Lū‘au is closing after 40+ years in Ko Olina as the site makes way for Waianiani at the Cove, with a full auction of tiki statues, canoes, and memorabilia marking the end of an era.

A long-vacant lot in Kailua-Kona is getting new life as Baywood Hotels plans a $45M, 100-room Residence Inn on the former Hilton Grand Vacations site, marking another major investment in Kona’s long-overdue revitalization.

Mandarin Oriental Honolulu has gone silent since 2023, no updates, little visible progress, and plenty of questions. If anyone knows what’s happening with the long-promised project, we’re all ears.

The former PBN building on Kalākaua is slated to become a Residence Inn by Marriott, backed by Panda Express founders, with a $53.5M renovation planned, but no construction underway yet.

With soft summer numbers, slipping demand, and mounting mixed messages about tourism, Hawaiʻi faces a real slowdown, one fueled as much by policy whiplash as by market forces.