By Celia K. Downes Hawaii Catholic Herald The Diocese of Honolulu is expanding its footprint in downtown Honolulu with the purchase of a historic building on Fort Street Mall. The sale of the Model Progress Building to the diocese by a subsidiary of the Alexander C. Waterhouse Sr. Foundation closed Feb. 13 for $5.8 million, […]
Putting your houses in order
In the last decade, Marlene De Costa has overhauled the Diocese of Honolulu’s real estate By Anna Weaver Hawaii Catholic Herald On the whiteboard in Marlene De Costa’s office are two handwritten, faded slogans she’s kept up as a reminder of her mission as the Diocese of Honolulu’s real estate director: “Specialize in the impossible” […]