The DOE is not charged with addressing the housing and homeless crisis.  Why rezone and redevelop when there are existing buildings that can be rented out at commercial market rates?  Only HART would spend ten million to demo, rezone to residential and build new apartments only to charge a handful of low-income tenants $250 per month.  Even charging residential market rents is unlikely to cover the redevelopment cost.

If the goal is to "make money", relocate DOE staff and rent out the existing buildings.  It's no wonder Hawaii has such a difficult time balancing the budget...