News of the Week...

Oahu home prices remain stable
Pacific Business News (Honolulu) Monday, February 4, 2008 - 10:04 AM HAST
"Home prices on Oahu appear to be holding up in 2008 despite fewer sales, with the median price of a single-family home in January unchanged from 2007..." <-Read full story

Owner plans new look for Ward Centers
Pacific Business News (Honolulu) Wednesday, February 6, 2008 - 3:43 PM HAST
"The owner of Honolulu's Ward Centers wants to redevelop the area into a leafy urban neighborhood of shops and restaurants with public plazas and pedestrian-friendly streets..." <-Read full story

Waikiki center gets new name, logo
Pacific Business News (Honolulu) Thursday, February 7, 2008 - 11:03 AM HAST
"Royal Hawaiian Shopping Center, which is undergoing a $115 million remodeling to change its street facade and layout, is also changing its name and logo..." <-Read full story

Hawaii hotels lose out to time shares, condos, ships
Pacific Business News (Honolulu) Friday, February 8, 2008 - 2:55 PM HAST
"The number of tourists choosing to stay in Hawaii hotels dropped in 2007, with more staying in condos, time shares and on cruise ships..." <-Read full story

Honolulu one of most secure cities to live
Pacific Business News (Honolulu) Friday, February 8, 2008 - 10:47 AM HAST
"Honolulu was ranked one of the most secure places to live in the United States in a recent report by Sperling's BestPlaces..." <-Read full story

Transit system likely won't improve traffic
The Honolulu Advertiser By Sean Hao Sunday, February 10, 2008
"It's unlikely Honolulu's planned $3.7 billion transit system will affect deteriorating peak-hour traffic conditions along the H-1 corridor, according to city projections..." <-Read full story

Waikiki renaissance has begun
The Honolulu Star-Bulletin By Nina Wu Sunday, February 10, 2008
"The Outrigger's $535 million project is exceeding its expectations with the Trump Hotel opening yet to come in 2009..." <-Read full story

Lewers Street of yesteryear gets contemporary make-over
The Honolulu Star-Bulletin By Nina Wu Sunday, February 10, 2008
"The aging Lewers Street, as old Waikikians knew it, has been transformed..." <-Read full story