ULI Hawaii Sponsor's Reception
Thursday, September 16, Wathen Residence, 6:30 - 8:30pm

Join your fellow ULI Hawaii Sponsor's along with John Temple, the Editor of the "Civil Beat". This will be an opportunity to discuss John Temple's on-line local news service and how journalism can be a positive instrument for creating change. You may read more about John Temple and the Civil Beat at: http://www.civilbeat.com.

RSVP here>>>

Interested in becoming a ULI Hawaii sponsor and supporting our many events and initiatives? Please contact Katie Anderson or Jan Yokota.

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Bring Workers Home: Honolulu Forum
October 12, 2010 8:30am-5pm

 with an additional special training class on employer assisted housing on October 13 from 9am - 1pm.
Hyatt Regency Waikiki Beach Resort, 2424 Kalakaua Ave.

Come to this Bring Workers Home regional forum to hear

• How employees’ housing and transportation challenges (including high costs, lengthy commutes, and foreclosures) affect businesses’ bottom line.
• About innovative solutions employers are implementing to address these challenges.
• Of opportunities for new partnerships with local communities, businesses, and other stakeholders.
• What new federal programs are encouraging these innovative partnerships.

The Bring Workers Home forums are designed for a wide range of attendees, including employers and human resource professionals, REALTORS®, city planners, housing and community development leaders, local elected and appointed officials, state housing finance agency representatives, and others.

National Housing Conference, National Association of REALTORS®, Federal Reserve Bank of San Francisco, International Economic Development Council, and MPC are working together to plan this series of regional forums on workforce housing solutions. These forums will take place throughout 2010 in the following locations: Atlanta, GA; Minneapolis, MN; Austin, TX; and Honolulu, HI. To Register>>>
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Regulating Paradise:
Land Use Controls in Hawaii

- David Callies presents the 2010 edition of his UH Press publication,
Tuesday, November 9, Plaza Club, 11:30am - 1:00pm
This will be a joint luncheon with APA Hawaii. Please save the date and stay tuned for registration information.

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Real Estate Outlook 2011

The date will be set soon for our very popular annual real estate outlook forum. We expect it to be in early December, 2010. Please look out for further announcements o the date and time.

See a full review of our three forums on workforce and affordable housing here.

See the powerpoints from our January 29, 2010 Bank of Hawaii Housing Forum here.




Powerpoints and Summaries from our Transit Oriented development Workshop I on November 13 are published here.
Stay tuned for upcoming TOD workshops on TOD and Multi-modal Connectivity, Financing TOD, and Incentives, Codes, and implementing TOD.

HUD APPROVES $731 MILLION IN NEIGHBORHOOD STABILIZATION FUNDING FOR 48 STATES AND LOCAL COMMUNITIES
Funding aimed at neighborhoods hard-hit by foreclosure