WARD VILLAGE® OPENS KA LA‘I O KUKULUĀE‘O PARK
Community enhances green space with new public park adjacent to Ulana Ward Village® residences
HONOLULU (September 17, 2025) – Ward Village®, the award-winning 60-acre master planned community in Honolulu, today opened Ka La‘i o Kukuluāe‘o Park (“Ka La‘i Park”), adding nearly 26,000 square feet of green space to the neighborhood’s growing network of parks and walkable streetscapes. The park transforms former aging buildings and the surrounding pavement into newly landscaped open green space, complete with pedestrian pathways and park seating, an interactive play structure, a Biki Bike station, and water refilling station—enhanced by native plantings and shade trees alongside monkeypod-lined neighborhood streets. As a key component of three linked public spaces in the Ward Village Master Plan, Ka Laʻi Park, located adjacent to Ulana Ward Village®, reinforces the community’s walkable design and commitment to adding trees and increasing green space in urban Honolulu.
“Ka La‘i Park will play a meaningful role in the day-to-day life of our community,” said Doug Johnstone, President of the Hawaiʻi region & National Condominium Development for Howard Hughes. “Together with the upcoming opening of our workforce housing project, Ulana Ward Village, just next door, and the completion of Victoria Ward Park Mauka later this year, these milestones advance our commitment to cultivating an integrated, connected neighborhood.”
Ka Laʻi Park is adjacent to Ward Village’s next-opening residence, Ulana Ward Village, and is bordered by Pohukaina Street, Kamani Street, and the forthcoming Auahi Street realignment, offering Ulana Ward Village's new residents—moving in this November—and the surrounding community a welcoming environment of peace and tranquility, much like the park’s namesake.
Ka Laʻi Kukuluāeʻo, meaning “the calm of Kukuluāeʻo,” reflects the area’s history as coastal wetlands and recalls the native Hawaiian stilt waterbird once found here. Seven cast-bronze stilt sculptures by artist Dan Ostermiller were previously commissioned for nearby Victoria Ward Park as part of Ward Village’s place-based public art program.
Kai Laʻi Park was developed with Hawaiian Dredging Construction, Architects Hawaiʻi Ltd., PBR Hawaiʻi & Associates, and Wilson Okamoto Corporation. Construction began in February 2025, reached substantial completion in July, and culminated with today’s opening.
About Ward Village®
Ward Village is a 60-acre master planned community in the heart of Honolulu, located between downtown and Waikīkī. Honoring the distinct history of its land, Ward Village is at the forefront of sustainable community development—integrating striking architecture, culture and arts, and public open space. At full buildout, the community will include thousands of homes and approximately one million square feet of unique retail in what Architectural Digest named “Best Planned Community in the United States.” As a result of strong demand for new housing in urban Honolulu, Ward Village quickly sold out its first seven mixed-use residential towers—Waiea®, Anaha®, Ae‘o, Ke Kilohana®, ʻAʻaliʻi®, Kō‘ula®, and Victoria Place®—transforming the popular shopping and dining district into a thriving mixed-use neighborhood that offers ocean views and open space, including its newest outdoor gathering place, Victoria Ward Park. New residential buildings in development or under construction include Ulana Ward Village®, The Park Ward Village®, Kalae, The Launiu Ward Village, Melia Ward Village, and ‘Ilima Ward Village, which is being developed in partnership with Discovery Land Company.
Ward Village is a Howard Hughes community, part of a national portfolio of award-winning communities known for providing an exceptional quality of life and opportunities for long-term, sustainable growth. A LEED-ND Platinum-certified master planned community, Ward Village reflects its commitment to responsible, mixed-use development by investing in public benefits and amenities for Honolulu’s urban community. For more information, visit WardVillage.com.
About Howard Hughes Communities
Howard Hughes Communities, the real estate platform of Howard Hughes Holdings Inc. (NYSE: HHH), develops, owns, and operates the nation’s premier large-scale master planned communities and mixed-use developments. The company’s award-winning assets include The Woodlands®, Bridgeland®, and The Woodlands Hills® in the Greater Houston, Texas area; Summerlin® in Las Vegas; Teravalis™ in the Greater Phoenix, Arizona area; Ward Village® in Honolulu, Hawaiʻi; and Merriweather District® in Columbia, Maryland. The Howard Hughes Communities portfolio is strategically positioned to meet and accelerate development based on market demand, resulting in one of the strongest real estate platforms in the country. Dedicated to innovative placemaking, the company is a wholly owned subsidiary of Howard Hughes Holdings Inc. (NYSE: HHH) and is recognized for its ongoing commitment to design excellence and to the cultural life of its communities. For additional information visit www.communities.howardhughes.com.
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