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Thousands vie for units in new property near Ala Moana Center priced below market
​​11.12.18

HONOLULU (HawaiiNewsNow) - Another new housing project has several thousand people competing for an affordable home along Honolulu’s rail line.
About 1,000 people lined up on Monday to get a first look at developer SamKoo’s newest condominium project: The Central Ala Moana. Over the weekend, about 2,000 people came out, many seeking to apply for units.

​-  Chelsea Davis | Hawaii News Now

Ala Moana affordable housing units up for sale
​11.12.18

HONOLULU - Sales for a new affordable condominium in Ala Moana have begun.
The Central Ala Moana will be 43 stories with 513 units -- about 60% of them deemed 'affordable' studio and one to three bedrooms.
It's the second affordable housing project on Kapi'olani Boulevard by developer Samkoo...
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​- Laura Schweizer | KITV

samkoo wins final ok for ala moana condo
8.16.18

Embracing the view that affordable housing units in the near future trump a transit hub on the same site in the distant future, the Honolulu City Council on Wednesday voted 9-0 to approve exemptions clearing the way for SamKoo Hawaii’s 43-story, 513-unit The Central Ala Moana.

​- Gordon Y.K. Pang | Honolulu Star Advertiser

Samkoo project up for final vote
8.14.18

A Honolulu City Council committee Monday advanced a plan for a 400-foot tower fronting Ala Moana Center despite an in-person plea by Mayor Kirk Caldwell to hold off to allow city officials to keep open the option of using the location for a transit hub and possible path for rail to UH Manoa.
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​- Gordon Y.K. Pang | Honolulu Star Advertiser

Zoning face-off likely over Ala Moana parcel​8.12.18

A political firestorm is brewing at Honolulu Hale over the future of a 1.43-acre parcel fronting Ala Moana Center.

​- Gordon Y.K. Pang | Honolulu Star Advertiser

SamKoo expects to start building second Honolulu tower in early 2019
​3.2.18

The Central Ala Moana, will have more expansive views from most units.

​- Janis L. Magin | Pacific Business News

Developer seeks to add second tower for housing
7.1.17

Korean developer SamKoo Pacific LLC, which is constructing a Kakaako residential tower (Kapiolani Residence) under a state affordable housing program, wants to expand that partnership to include a second affordable tower.

​- Allison Schaefers | Honolulu Star Advertiser