It’s Growth, Decline and Pending Demise. The host for this show is Jay Fidell. The guest is Cliff Slater. Cliff Slater has followed the rail project and transit in Honolulu and around the country. He helps us understand the origins and history of transit, its current status and the challenges that will inform its prospects […]
The Life of a Real Estate Developer in Hawaii (Community Matters)
Christine Camp Moves to Skyscrapers. The host for this show is Jay Fidell. The guest is Christine Camp. Christine Camp, a long-time and successful developer in Hawaii, will help us understand what it means to be a real estate developer, especially in these transitional times, and the evolution from developer to building investor and owner. […]
What Should we Build in Kakaako Makai (Catching up on Kakaako)
Are 40 Story Luxury Condos the Answer. The host for this show is Jay Fidell. The guest is Martin Despang. Architect Martin Despang from our Human(e) Architecture show takes a look at the history and topographical and environmental condition of Kakaako Makai, the urban planning considerations, and suggests what we can and should build in […]
What Should we Build in Kakaako Makai (Catching up on Kakaako)
Are 40 Story Luxury Condos the Answer. The host for this show is Jay Fidell. The guest is DeSoto Brown. Our panel from our Human(e) Architecture show takes a look at the history and topographical and environmental condition of Kakaako Makai, the urban planning considerations, and suggests what we can and should build in Kakaako […]
Digging up the Kakaako Makai Landfill (Catching up on Kakaako)
It Won’t be Easy and it Won’t be Cheap. The host for this show is Jay Fidell. The guest is Lee Sichter. Lee Sichter, planner, will help us understand the problems associated with the landfill subsurface under Kakaako Makai, the toxins and materials that are there, whether business or residential structures can be build on […]
What’s the Best Plan for Kakaako Makai (Catching up on Kakaako)
Should that Plan Include High Rise Buildings. The host for this show is Jay Fidell. The guest is Wayne Takamine. Wayne Takamine was the chair of the Kakaako Makai Planning Council. He helps us understand the plan that was discussed at that time, and the factors that should be taken into consideration in any plan […]
Condo Development in Kakaako Makai (Catching up on Kakaako)
Would this be Good Urban Planning. The host for this show is Jay Fidell. The guest is Scott Wilson. Scott Wilson, long-time and well-known architect in Hawaii and former Urban Design Chair of AIA Hawaii, will help us understand the urban planning issues, challenges, implications and effects of high rise condominim development in Kakaako Makai. […]
Why Hawaii Should Abolish Zoning (Hawaii Together)
New Book Addresses Important Questions. The host for this show is Joe Kent. The guest is Nolan Gray. Why do cities use zoning? Is it to protect people from noisy neighbors or maintain community character? Does zoning have any downsides? Nolan Gray, a former city planner and currently research director for California YIMBY answers these […]
Reexaming the Canyons of Kakaako (Community Matters)
Could we Have Done Better. The host for this show is Jay Fidell. The guest is Scott Wilson. Scott Wilson, retired architect, helps us understand what has happened in Kakaako, whether it has been developed consistent with the planning that was done and in a way the community intended and expected. What went right and […]
Our Homes in Hawaii (Community Matters)
How we Can Provide Better Housing. The host for this show is Jay Fidell. The guest is Stanley Chang. State Senator Stanley Chang helps us understand the housing problem in Hawaii, the options for providing better and more affordable housing, especially now in the time of covid, what he is doing about it in the […]