Our Kūhiō Park Neighborhood is Growing!

The second phase of the Kūhiō Park revitalization includes a masterplan that builds off the Final Kūhiō Park Neighborhood Transformation Plan that was completed in October 2014 and funded by a $300,000 Choice Neighborhoods Initiative grant provided by the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development.

The Transformation Plan was the result of extensive community input from neighborhood residents, civic leaders, Kalihi-Pālama and Kalihi Valley Neighborhood Boards, City and County of Honolulu and State of Hawaiʻi agencies, as well as private and non-profit stakeholders from the community.

The master plan vision will be deployed in eight buildings through three phases. Phase 1 consists of the four buildings closest to the School Street entrance. Construction activities for Phase 1 is anticipated to start Q42025 and near completion in mid-2028. During construction, the redevelopment will provide many temporary construction jobs, and upon completion, provide much needed housing to the Kalihi neighborhood.

With a mix of housing prices to support the Public Housing residents and renters earning 30% to 80% of Area Median Income, the brand-new Kūhiō Park Low Rises and Homes will not only benefit the new tenants, but the larger Kūhiō Park community with more contiguous open space, safer streets, and an improved neighborhood identity.

The proposed redevelopment sits on a 9.78-acre portion of the 22-acre Kūhiō Park neighborhood that will replace the existing 176 units in 33 buildings with up to 650 units in 4-, 6-, and 8-story buildings, plus one 16-story building, with a mix of 1-, 2-, 3-, 4-, and some 5-bedroom configurations.