Building Green | Conservation Hawai'i

Ho’opili Development Project: An Irresponsible Use of Hawaii’s Best Farmlands

Developer D.R. Horton-Shuler Homes is calling the planned Ho’opili housing community “a walkable, sustainable community”. But the very plan to build a community on the site of the world’s best farmland is in itself in direct conflict with the notion of sustainability. In order to build the 12, 000 home Ho’opili community, the ‘Ewa area … [Read more…]

Building Green Resources

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