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Monday, February 20, 2023 |
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Zoning, planning reforms would help produce more Hawaii County housing
By Grassroot Institute @ 6:36 PM :: 2455 Views :: Hawaii County , Development, Land Use
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... How to ensure that zoning and building codes don’t undermine housing growth ....
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Saturday, February 18, 2023 |
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Abolish Zoning: Land Use Solution for Hawaii?
By Grassroot Institute @ 6:52 PM :: 2095 Views :: Development, Land Use
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... “Arbitrary Lines: How Zoning Broke the American City and How to Fix It” ....
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Sunday, February 12, 2023 |
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How Living Off the Grid in Hawaii Compares to Other States
By Selected News Articles @ 12:40 AM :: 2055 Views :: Development, Hawaii Statistics, Land Use
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... five categories: feasibility, infrastructure, affordability, climate, and safety ....
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Friday, February 10, 2023 |
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DLNR, Agriculture Department to Settle on Pasture Management?
By News Release @ 11:00 AM :: 1570 Views :: Agriculture, Land Use
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... whether certain lands could be transferred from DLNR jurisdiction to HDOA ....
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Sunday, January 29, 2023 |
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Are Zoning Laws the Cause of Hawaii's Housing Crisis?
By Grassroot Institute @ 7:49 PM :: 1908 Views :: Development, Land Use, Cost of Living
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... Arbitrary Lines: How Zoning Broke the American City and How to Fix It ....
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Tuesday, January 24, 2023 |
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Could this be a good year at the Hawaii Legislature?
By Keli'i Akina PhD @ 10:54 PM :: 2026 Views :: Development, Hawaii State Government, Land Use, Small Business, Cost of Living
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... we have high hopes for a few ideas that could make a real difference for our state ....
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Wednesday, January 18, 2023 |
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Hawaii targets housing reform as Legislature returns
By Selected News Articles @ 3:39 AM :: 2062 Views :: Development, Hawaii State Government, Land Use, Tax Credits, Taxes, Cost of Living
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... 156 bills are on the current docket to be introduced in the House of Representatives and Senate ....
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Friday, January 6, 2023 |
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DLNR to update administrative rules associated with the Natural Area Reserves System
By News Release @ 3:08 AM :: 1464 Views :: Environment, Land Use
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... allowing longer-term special use permits, adjusting parking fees for non-residents, managing commercial usage similar to the Nā Ala Hele Trails and Access program, extending the closure of areas, and restricting access to off-trail areas ....
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Saturday, December 31, 2022 |
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A National Forest for Hawaii?
By Ed Case @ 5:37 PM :: 1843 Views :: Environment, Land Use
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... Case Secures Passage Of Hawai‘i National Forest Study Bill ....
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Wednesday, December 28, 2022 |
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Sue and Settle: Enviros gain Control over 275,000 acres in Hawaii
By News Release @ 3:53 PM :: 1899 Views :: Environment, Land Use
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... The U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service announced today it plans to designate more than 275,000 acres as protected critical habitat for the threatened ‘i‘iwi, the best known of Hawai‘i’s imperiled honeycreepers ....
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Tuesday, December 20, 2022 |
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Artificial Shortage: 74% of Oahu Land is Vacant
By Keli'i Akina PhD @ 7:08 PM :: 2288 Views :: Development, Hawaii Statistics, Land Use
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... Since the state Land Use Commission was created in 1976, “there’s just been a massive falloff on development,” Akina said. Indeed, only 2% of Hawaii island’s land is committed to urban housing and development. Statewide, that percentage is 4% for Kauai and Maui and 26% for Oahu. ...
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Friday, December 9, 2022 |
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Law Of The Lava - Who Owns New "Accreted" Land?
By Robert Thomas @ 10:08 PM :: 1991 Views :: Hawaii County , Land Use
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... who owns "accreted" lava ....
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Thursday, December 1, 2022 |
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Hawaii County Rules Make it Easy to Build Mansions
By Grassroot Institute @ 3:42 PM :: 2281 Views :: Hawaii County , Development, Land Use
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... Ever wonder why so many mansions are being built on Hawaii Island? It’s because they don’t involve a lot of red tape or public opposition ....
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Sunday, November 27, 2022 |
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Let's restore reason to city planning
By Keli'i Akina PhD @ 2:59 AM :: 2048 Views :: Development, Land Use
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... Arbitrary Lines: How Zoning Broke the American City and How to Fix It ....
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Saturday, November 26, 2022 |
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What would Happen if Hawaii Zoning Laws Were Abolished?
By Grassroot Institute @ 6:14 PM :: 1970 Views :: Development, Land Use
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... Hawaii’s zoning laws prevent growth, are socially divisive, contribute to Hawaii’s high home prices ....
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Thursday, November 24, 2022 |
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Blangiardi to establish Oʻahu Historic Preservation Commission
By News Release @ 5:30 PM :: 1929 Views :: Honolulu County, Development, Land Use
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... The commission, which is being established by resolution using the mayorʻs executive reorganization power under Honolulu City Charter Section 4-202, will give effect to Bill 44 (2022), the ordinance passed by the City Council earlier this month ....
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Wednesday, November 2, 2022 |
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Housing for Hawaii's Future
By Samuel Wilder King II @ 5:38 PM :: 1722 Views :: Development, Land Use, Cost of Living
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... Wednesday from 3:30pm to 5:00pm on Zoom, a panel discussion on housing in Hawaii with three Hawaii housing legends ....
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Sunday, October 30, 2022 |
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Supply-side constraints to expanding Hawaii residential housing
By UHERO @ 3:10 AM :: 1994 Views :: Development, Land Use
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... UHERO Executive Director Carl Bonham participated in a panel on supply-side constraints to expanding residential housing at the Hawaii Economic Association’s 2022 Annual Conference ....
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Tuesday, October 25, 2022 |
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Hawaii’s biggest barrier to more housing is politics
By Keli'i Akina PhD @ 5:27 PM :: 2300 Views :: Development, Land Use, Cost of Living
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... The result is exactly what we have in Hawaii: a lot of talk about lowering the cost of housing, but very little effective reform ....
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Tuesday, October 18, 2022 |
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Sunday, October 16, 2022 |
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Housing Crisis: Data Beats Anecdotes
By Keli'i Akina PhD @ 9:51 PM :: 1955 Views :: Development, Land Use, Cost of Living
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“...Are out-of-state buyers, especially foreigners, really driving Hawaii’s high home prices?....”
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Sunday, October 16, 2022 |
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Auditor: DLNR Land Conservation Fund Wastes Money on Non-Land Projects
By Hawaii State Auditor @ 9:25 PM :: 2117 Views :: Environment, Ethics, Land Use
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... DOFAW obtained funding from the Land Conservation Fund for its own projects outside of the Legacy Land Conservation Program ....
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Friday, October 14, 2022 |
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Hawaii judge halts ban on short-term rentals
By Court House News @ 4:14 PM :: 2943 Views :: Honolulu County, Land Use, Small Business, Tourism
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... Airbnbs and similar rentals on Oahu can continue operations as usual for now ....
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Sunday, September 25, 2022 |
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9th Circuit: Religious Services Allowed on Hawaii Ag Land
By Selected News Articles @ 9:57 PM :: 2893 Views :: Maui County, First Amendment, Land Use, Religion
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... a Maui county commission denied the Spirit of Aloha Temple’s application for a permit to hold religious services on its ag-zoned property in Hana ....
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Sunday, September 25, 2022 |
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More homebuilding needed to solve Hawaii housing crisis
By Grassroot Institute @ 8:10 PM :: 1960 Views :: Development, Land Use, Cost of Living
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... the primary causes of Hawaii's high housing prices are extensive land-use, zoning and other homebuilding-related regulations ....
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Sunday, September 25, 2022 |
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Bill 10: Don’t limit new multi-unit housing to just TOD areas
By Grassroot Institute @ 7:31 PM :: 3067 Views :: Honolulu County, Development, Land Use
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... Bill 10 would update the county’s land-use regulations for agricultural, residential, commercial, nonprofit, government and other uses ....
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Wednesday, September 21, 2022 |
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DLNR: N Shore Homeowners are Doomed, They Should Just Accept It
By News Release @ 10:35 PM :: 2503 Views :: Honolulu County, Development, Land Use
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... what to do about coastal homes with expired, temporary emergency State permits to “shore” up the land under their foundations ....
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Saturday, September 17, 2022 |
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Housing crisis culprit staring us in the face
By Grassroot Institute @ 7:41 PM :: 2285 Views :: Development, Land Use
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... many people in Hawaii have for years been blaming the state’s housing crisis on “outsiders” ....
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Friday, September 16, 2022 |
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Maui housing bill seriously flawed in July, and even more so now
By Grassroot Institute @ 10:13 PM :: 2227 Views :: Maui County, Development, Land Use, Cost of Living
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... An amendment seeks to subsidize homebuyers, leaving open whom would qualify and how much taxpayers would be in for ....
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Friday, September 16, 2022 |
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Kai Kahele: Josh Green Funders Drive Local Families out of Hawaii
By Video @ 5:07 AM :: 3307 Views :: Democratic Party, Development, Land Use, Cost of Living
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"...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...."
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Friday, September 16, 2022 |
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Why housing in Hawaii is expensive--Are outsiders buying up Hawaii?
By Grassroot Institute @ 3:45 AM :: 2721 Views :: Development, Land Use, Cost of Living
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... Hawaii has the most expensive home prices in the nation ....
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Friday, September 9, 2022 |
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Aiona/Tupaʻi Campaign Announces Affordable Housing Initiative
By Lt Gov Duke Aiona @ 11:05 PM :: 1415 Views :: Development, Land Use, Republican Party, Cost of Living
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... The Problem with the Hawaiʻi Real Estate Market is the effect that “outside influences” are having on housing prices and availability ....
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Saturday, September 3, 2022 |
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Grassroot Institute’s ‘shocking’ new housing report
By Grassroot Institute @ 11:09 PM :: 2141 Views :: Development, Land Use, Cost of Living
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... Grassroot Institute President Keli‘i Akina says report shifts the focus from a scapegoat to policies that can actually result in more housing ....
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Saturday, September 3, 2022 |
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Will more bureaucracy solve permit delays?
By Keli'i Akina PhD @ 5:00 PM :: 2084 Views :: Development, Land Use, Cost of Living
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... the average delay for permits or approvals in Hawaii is more than three times as high as the national mean ....
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Saturday, August 27, 2022 |
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Do Outside Buyers Drive up Hawaii Real Estate Prices?
By Grassroot Institute @ 11:33 AM :: 2519 Views :: Development, Land Use, Cost of Living
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... “There’s a correlation between high regulation and high prices in housing,” Akina said. “That’s the real problem we’re facing in Hawaii." ....
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Wednesday, August 24, 2022 |
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New report removes divisive distraction
By Keli'i Akina PhD @ 1:25 PM :: 1795 Views :: Development, Land Use, Cost of Living
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... It is tempting to look for scapegoats when we talk about Hawaii’s housing crisis ....
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Thursday, August 18, 2022 |
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Out-of-state buyers don't drive Hawaii home prices, report shows
By Grassroot Institute @ 12:06 AM :: 3876 Views :: Development, Land Use, Cost of Living
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... 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 ....
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Friday, August 12, 2022 |
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Sue and Settle: Lawsuit Seeks Protected Habitat for 49 Endangered Hawaiian Species
By News Release @ 2:15 PM :: 1523 Views :: Environment, Land Use
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... The Center for Biological Diversity sued the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service today ....
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Wednesday, August 3, 2022 |
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Maui’s New Water Bureaucracy
By Grassroot Institute @ 9:08 PM :: 2020 Views :: Maui County, Development, Land Use
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... New Regulations May Slow Homebuilding ....
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Saturday, July 30, 2022 |
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Maui: 'Yes In My Backyard'
By Grassroot Institute @ 1:16 PM :: 2074 Views :: Maui County, Development, Land Use
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... how do we work with the state and counties to move in this direction ....
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Wednesday, July 27, 2022 |
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VIDEO: Why Hawaii should consider the ‘Tokyo model’ for housing
By Grassroot Institute @ 12:48 PM :: 2272 Views :: Development, Land Use, Cost of Living
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... 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.” ....
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Monday, July 25, 2022 |
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Report: Hawaii Housing Deficit Increases 98% Since 2012
By News Release @ 7:54 PM :: 2456 Views :: Development, Hawaii Statistics, Land Use, Cost of Living
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... 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 ....
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Tuesday, July 19, 2022 |
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Maui Council on verge of worsening housing crisis
By Keli'i Akina PhD @ 4:58 AM :: 2188 Views :: Maui County, Development, Land Use, Cost of Living
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... The assumption is that they would simply have to take that additional loss ....
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Saturday, July 16, 2022 |
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Maui’s sky-high home prices a ‘self-inflicted wound’
By Grassroot Institute @ 2:47 AM :: 2987 Views :: Maui County, Development, Land Use, Cost of Living
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... Maui Council Bill 107 could cause homebuilders to stop building affordable homes ....
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Wednesday, June 29, 2022 |
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Property Rights and the New Feudalism
By Selected News Articles @ 11:59 PM :: 2479 Views :: Development, Hawaii History, Land Use
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... In the United States, Hawaii was the first to pass a town-and-country-type land-use law in 1961 ....
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Wednesday, June 29, 2022 |
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He Owned the Land for Just a Day, But Received 212 Credits from County
By Selected News Articles @ 10:21 PM :: 5527 Views :: Hawaii County , Ethics, Development, Land Use, Tax Credits
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“...Rajesh Budhabhatti is a subject of a public corruption/wire fraud case....”
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Wednesday, June 15, 2022 |
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'Water Management Area' -- New Way to Selectively Control Development
By News Release @ 10:04 PM :: 2279 Views :: Maui County, Environment, Development, Land Use
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... Tuesday, the Commission on Water Resource Management (CWRM) unanimously agreed to designate the entire Lahaina Aquifer Sector Area as both a Surface Water and Ground Water Management Area ....
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