Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. STAR-ADVERTISER / 2023 The Honolulu Department of Planning and Permitting has taken steps to prevent the construction of large ...

Sep. 7—A newly proposed measure to amend the city's Land Use Ordinance to require builders of so-called monster homes on Oahu to pay $25, 000 or greater fines has passed an initial hurdle. A newly ...

Demolishing monster homes after they're built, and fining contractors who keep building when they're told not to. Those are at the heart of two bills circulating at the Honolulu City Council. The ...

Nestled in the Honolulu neighborhood of Kaimuki, a partially constructed building at 3615 Sierra Drive has become a focal point of contention. One of Hawaii’s so-called “monster homes” — unusually ...

HONOLULU (HawaiiNewsNow) - City Council members said two housing bills at the state Legislature would weaken the city’s ability to reign in so-called monster homes. They advanced a resolution voicing ...

This past week, I've been following what is happening in the Yalecrest area of Salt Lake City, where so-called “monster homes” have been built and where more might be built. That reminds me of Greece.

Salt Lake City Attorney Karra Porter knew that a green renovation of her new home would be a challenge, but it wasn't until she checked with home-improvement stores about environmentally friendly ...

The Honolulu Department of Planning and Permitting has improved the way it reviews, permits, inspects and thwarts large detached dwellings from being illegally built on Oahu, a city audit found. In a ...