HONOLULU (HawaiiNewsNow) – The Department of Hawaiian Home Lands has opened applications for its first high-rise rental development in Honolulu, a 23-story tower at the site of the former Bowl-a-Drome.
The $155 million Ke Ola Hou project, often called Hale Moiliili, offers 278 units ranging from studios to three-bedroom apartments. DHHL opened the application process Wednesday for waitlisters.
‘Giving choices to our beneficiaries’
DHHL chairman Kali Watson said the project represents a new direction for the agency.
“It’s an opportunity. That’s what this particular project is about, giving choices to our beneficiaries that they don’t have,” Watson said.
DHHL has never offered a rental high-rise to waitlisters before.
“Currently, it’s been historically just single-family residential. This is something different, especially in urban Honolulu.”…