Cost of Living

... the new sales price calculations will reduce the cost of affordable homes by an average of 22% ....

“...First, do no harm....”

“...Are out-of-state buyers, especially foreigners, really driving Hawaii’s high home prices?....”

... Honolulu ranks 90th of 100 cities ....

... the Jones Act recently hindered Puerto Rico’s ability to receive supplies quickly after being hit by yet another hurricane; and the 102-year-old shipping law also threatens to skyrocket energy costs ....

... nearly half of my cousins had already left ....

... four of the top five states Hawaii residents moved to—Washington, Texas, Nevada, and Florida—forgo individual income taxes on wage income ....

... they told me, ‘Send this person to Costco’ ....

... The cost for a regular unleaded gallon of gas was $5.22 on Wednesday, the same as Tuesday's price, according to AAA ....

... only Alaska pays more ....

... Video of presentation at Hawaii Pacific University ....

... obstacles in the path toward statewide elimination of fossil fuels ....

... Grassroot Institute of Hawaii is working with experts around the country to create a better Hawaii ....

... the primary causes of Hawaii's high housing prices are extensive land-use, zoning and other homebuilding-related regulations ....

... Hawaii residents are leaving the state in droves because the cost of living is too high .... 

... Not considering charter schools, enrollment dropped from 168,152 in 2018-19 to 156,518 in 2022-23, and it is projected to decrease further to 148,096 by 2027-28 ....

... To avoid higher costs, many companies are forced to turn to imports ....

... An amendment seeks to subsidize homebuyers, leaving open whom would qualify and how much taxpayers would be in for ....

"...The same money driving up housing prices, buying up our land, and pushing out local families is the same money [Green] has used and is using to fund his campaign. I will never accept this as being good for Hawaii...."

... Hawaii has the most expensive home prices in the nation ....

... compel the DOD via statue to build all the base housing they need (approximately 40k units) for their servicemembers’ families on base in Hawaii ....

... how we got to this point ....

... The Problem with the Hawaiʻi Real Estate Market is the effect that “outside influences” are having on housing prices and availability ....

... might the wage increase backfire and actually end up harming the very people it was supposed to help ....

... Grassroot Institute President Keli‘i Akina says report shifts the focus from a scapegoat to policies that can actually result in more housing ....

... the average delay for permits or approvals in Hawaii is more than three times as high as the national mean ....

... This is an improvement over the earlier forecast that projected bills would increase 7% or about $15 after the coal plant ends operations, which is scheduled for today ....

... “There’s a correlation between high regulation and high prices in housing,” Akina said. “That’s the real problem we’re facing in Hawaii." ....

... No state has a higher percentage of student-loan balances past due or in default ....

... It is tempting to look for scapegoats when we talk about Hawaii’s housing crisis ....

... Exceeded only by Housing--but on the Big Island, Taxes are the largest household expense item ....

... taxes on the purchases of those expenditures disproportionately hurt low income households ....

... A pathbreaking analysis of nationwide data dispels the popular belief that out-of-state home buyers are the cause of the state's housing woes ....

... In Hawaii, foreclosures rose by 94.1%, from 202 in the first six months of 2021 to 392 in the first half of 2022 .....

... The three Democratic candidates for governor all support it ....

... 7% bill increase forecasted ....

... housing market appears to be coming back to earth ....

... The housing situation on Maui is the worst in the state ....

... more regulation and delays ....

... Think your Hawaii rent is high? It probably is ....

... the average mortgage payment is 78.3% of the state's median income ....

... On average, HOA monthly fees in Hawaii are about $762 a month ....

... Hawaii’s zoning, land-use and other homebuilding restrictions have led to Hawaii having “one of the worst housing markets in the country, and even internationally.” ....

... First-of-its kind report quantifies housing shortage by metropolitan and county levels, finds underproduction in state reached more than 7,600 homes in 2019, up from 3,900 in 2012 ....

... there ain’t no such thing as a free lunch ....

... The most recent example of this comes from Maui, where just this week the County Council killed a housing project that would have created 28 affordable units in Kihei ....

... There is no clearer example of left-wing policies turning paradise into a nightmare ....

... The maximum monthly rent for this household is $2,940 for a two-bedroom unit, according to DPP calculations, up from last year’s maximum rent of $2,720 ....

... The assumption is that they would simply have to take that additional loss ....