Unlocking Growth: Land-Secured and Tax Increment Financing Strategies for Hawaiʻi’s Economic Development
2:45 PM - 3:45 PMThu
ʻIolani 5-7
Speakers
Scott Glenn
Senior Advisor
Federal Affairs, Climate, and Housing
Jake Campos
Managing Director
Stifel Public Finance
Sara Oberlies Brown
Managing Director
Stifel Public Finance
This panel will explore the evolving landscape of land-secured financing and tax increment financing (TIF) as applied to large-scale redevelopment projects across the islands. Panelists will provide a deep dive into Community Facilities Districts and Tax Increment Districts, examining how these mechanisms can be structured to fund early-stage infrastructure and catalyze private investment. Drawing on real-world case studies from Hawaiʻi and the mainland, experts will discuss how special taxes, leasehold-secured bonds, and project-specific tax revenues can be aligned with phased development timelines. The panel will engage attendees in an interactive session to explore scenarios to leverage land-secured and TIF strategies in high-priority growth areas in Hawaiʻi, such as the New Aloha Stadium Entertainment District, the Iwilei-Kapalama TOD Corridor, the Anne Keohokalole Highway Corridor, the Līhuʻe Town Core, and The Kaʻahumanu Community Corridor.