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Tuesday, June 7, 2022 |
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Hawaii Lack of Affordable Housing “largely a manufactured crisis”
By Video @ 7:15 PM :: 3970 Views :: Development, Land Use
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... ‘Hawaii zoning atlas’ will identify barriers to housing ....
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Saturday, June 4, 2022 |
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Want more housing? Try economic freedom
By Grassroot Institute @ 6:14 PM :: 1761 Views :: Development, Land Use, Cost of Living
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... it’s technically easier to build a house for Oprah than it is to build houses for average families ....
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Sunday, May 29, 2022 |
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How to Make Housing Affordable in Hawaii
By Grassroot Institute @ 6:45 PM :: 2526 Views :: Development, Land Use, Cost of Living
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... Hint: It's not because of “empty homes,” short-term rentals, “outside investors” or other distractions ....
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Sunday, May 1, 2022 |
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VIDEO: Can Youth Solve Hawaii Housing Crisis?
By Grassroot Institute @ 4:38 PM :: 1992 Views :: Development, Land Use, Cost of Living
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... Gen-Xers and millennials are “the most viscerally affected by the cost of housing and forced to leave the state to pursue a life elsewhere” ....
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Friday, April 29, 2022 |
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Beginning Sunday real estate transactions must disclose sea level risk
By News Release @ 6:19 PM :: 1879 Views :: Environment, Land Use
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... because 'everybody' believes in sea level rise this should be a good opportunity to get oceanfront Hawaii real estate at 10 cents on the dollar ....
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Thursday, April 28, 2022 |
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HB1434 'Dangerous' -- Eminent Domain Property Seizures
By Selected News Articles @ 8:21 PM :: 2887 Views :: Honolulu County, Agriculture, Land Use
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... It’s one of the best-kept secrets this session ....
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Tuesday, April 26, 2022 |
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DLNR Launches Environmental Stewardship Dashboard
By News Release @ 11:56 PM :: 1788 Views :: Environment, Land Use
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... Where do stewardship projects overlap, and where are there gaps? ....
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Saturday, April 16, 2022 |
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UHERO is my new housing policy hero
By Keli'i Akina PhD @ 11:56 PM :: 2331 Views :: Development, Land Use, Cost of Living
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... Delays, zoning rules and a long pathway to approval make homebuilding difficult and expensive ....
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Thursday, April 14, 2022 |
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VIDEO: Measuring the Burden of Housing Regulation in Hawaii
By UHERO @ 6:44 AM :: 2249 Views :: Development, Land Use, Cost of Living
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... One of the factors that may explain Hawaii’s high home prices are government regulations that limit the ability of the housing market to create the units necessary to meet demand ....
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Saturday, April 9, 2022 |
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Auditor Persecution Continues
By Tom Yamachika @ 6:00 AM :: 2186 Views :: Ethics, Hawaii State Government, Land Use
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... DLNR Land Division failed to bill/collect the proper base rents for the Hilo Hawaiian Hotel lease and failed to collect over $500,000 ....
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Friday, April 8, 2022 |
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Hawaii Land Use Policy Designed to Keep Housing Expensive
By Grassroot Institute @ 6:06 PM :: 1938 Views :: Land Use, Cost of Living
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... Research showing the need to liberalize Hawaii’s land-use and zoning laws is out there for all to see, and more is forthcoming ....
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Saturday, March 19, 2022 |
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HB1837 HD1 a good vehicle for identifying Hawaii housing barriers
By Grassroot Institute @ 8:44 PM :: 1826 Views :: Development, Land Use, Cost of Living
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... first step toward identifying the regulatory barriers that restrain homebuilding in Hawaii and has led to the state’s notoriously high cost of housing ....
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Sunday, March 13, 2022 |
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Can we please try some housing policies that work, like the ‘Tokyo model’?
By Keli'i Akina PhD @ 6:18 PM :: 2583 Views :: Development, Land Use, Cost of Living
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... Hawaii had robust housing construction up until about 1972 or 1973, but then it collapsed and it has never recovered ....
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Wednesday, March 9, 2022 |
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'Tokyo Model' Can Create More Housing for Hawaii
By Keli'i Akina PhD @ 4:00 PM :: 2446 Views :: Development, Land Use, Cost of Living
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... how Tokyo’s deregulation of its housing market resulted in more housing availability and affordable housing prices ....
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Friday, February 18, 2022 |
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Ige Nominates Five to BLNR
By News Release @ 2:30 AM :: 2051 Views :: Land Use
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... Wesley “Kaiwi” Yoon, Doreen Canto, Aimee Keli‘i Barnes, Karen Ono, Riley Smith ....
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Sunday, February 13, 2022 |
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America’s Rising Housing Prices
By Selected News Articles @ 3:27 AM :: 2379 Views :: Development, Land Use, Cost of Living
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... In 1961, Hawaii became the first state in the nation to pass a growth-management law. ...
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Thursday, January 6, 2022 |
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Statewide Historic Preservation Plan to be Updated
By News Release @ 3:02 AM :: 2066 Views :: Development, Land Use, OHA
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... The first meeting is scheduled for 5:30-8:30 PM, Friday, January 14 ....
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Thursday, January 6, 2022 |
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California Global Warmer Returns to Hawaii, Quickly Named to BLNR
By News Release @ 2:52 AM :: 2559 Views :: Environment, Hawaii State Government, Land Use
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... Aimee’s political experience includes working on Kamala Harris’ presidential campaign, helping to draft her “Climate Plan for the People,” and on Hillary Clinton’s 2016 presidential campaign, where she led the Bay Area Idealists4Hillary group ....
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Saturday, January 1, 2022 |
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OHA’s 2022 Legislative Package
By Selected News Articles @ 3:29 PM :: 1929 Views :: Land Use, OHA
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... the Board of Trustees (1) approved the drafting and submission of a Public Land Trust focused bill to the 2022 legislature; and (2) approved the measure entitled Building Back Pono: Addressing Socioeconomic Disparities in the Post-COVID Era ....
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Friday, December 10, 2021 |
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Takings, PASH, and the Changing Coastal Environment
By Robert Thomas @ 5:55 PM :: 1861 Views :: Land Use
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... the right to exclude is not "universally applicable" in the 808. Let that one sink in ....
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Wednesday, December 1, 2021 |
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Ige Seeking Two BLNR Nominees
By News Release @ 3:04 PM :: 2389 Views :: Environment, Hawaii State Government, Land Use
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... Ige is recruiting qualified and dedicated individuals from Kauaʻi and Hawaiʻi Island who are interested in serving on the State Board of Land and Natural Resources (BLNR) ....
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Sunday, November 28, 2021 |
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Tax Isn’t a Peanut Butter Cup
By Tom Yamachika @ 5:00 AM :: 3038 Views :: Honolulu County, Energy, Land Use, Taxes
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... Once upon a time there were some property developers on Oahu ....
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Tuesday, November 9, 2021 |
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7,000 Legal Vacation Rentals on Maui in Jeopardy
By Video @ 4:19 PM :: 3514 Views :: Maui County, Land Use, Tourism, Cost of Living
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... a Maui County Council proposal that aspires to create more housing on Maui by phasing out about 7,000 vacation rentals ....
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Tuesday, November 2, 2021 |
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Maui Council Proposal Would Outlaw 7,300 Legal Vacation Rentals
By News Release @ 5:53 AM :: 3255 Views :: Maui County, Land Use, Tourism
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... eliminating TVR use from these subject condominiums would result in a possible loss of $23 million in revenue annually, and upwards of $74 million in annual revenue lost overall ....
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Wednesday, October 27, 2021 |
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Poll: Most Support More Land for Housing
By Grassroot Institute @ 2:04 PM :: 2183 Views :: Land Use, Cost of Living
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“Currently, about 5% of all land in Hawaii is allocated for urban and residential use. Would you support increasing that amount by maybe 1 or 2 percentage points to 6% or 7%?”
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Monday, October 25, 2021 |
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Budget crisis not needed to solve housing crisis
By Keli'i Akina PhD @ 5:35 PM :: 2492 Views :: Honolulu County, Development, Land Use
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... These are suggestions that are broadly supported and would require little if any taxpayer investment ....
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Monday, October 11, 2021 |
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Coastal Erosion: No Easy, Inexpensive, or One-Size-Fits-All Solutions
By News Release @ 9:55 PM :: 1963 Views :: Environment, Land Use
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... conclusions of a presentation to the Board of Land and Natural Resources ....
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Saturday, October 2, 2021 |
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Maui Council Approves 3% TAT Hike--Will use Money to buy 'Open Space'
By News Release @ 2:41 PM :: 3078 Views :: Maui County, Land Use, Tourism
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... In anticipation of the new tax, the council also passed on first reading today a bill to increase anticipated revenue for the Open Space Fund ....
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Thursday, September 2, 2021 |
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City Releases Draft Right-of-Way Widths for Planned Streets
By News Release @ 12:24 AM :: 2748 Views :: Honolulu County, Land Use
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"...to implement Complete Streets which provide equitable access across all modes and for all abilities, including pedestrians, bicycles, cars, trucks, and buses...."
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Sunday, July 25, 2021 |
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Special Land and Development Fund, Revisited
By Tom Yamachika @ 6:00 AM :: 3292 Views :: Ethics, Land Use, OHA
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... rent for the property was $100,000 while subleases of the same property brought in $300,000 ....
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Monday, July 12, 2021 |
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NASA: Moon Wobble to Cause Coastal Flooding
By Selected News Articles @ 11:02 PM :: 4613 Views :: Environment, World News, Development, Land Use
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... But don't worry. We are still going to blame global warming ....
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Thursday, July 8, 2021 |
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Ige Nominates Canto to BLNR
By News Release @ 5:01 AM :: 2437 Views :: Maui County, Land Use
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"... Canto is currently employed as a processing assistant for Maui Grown Therapies ...."
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Tuesday, June 29, 2021 |
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Na Wai Eha: 20 Years of Litigation 'fundamentally changes water distribution system'
By News Release @ 11:31 PM :: 9376 Views :: Maui County, Environment, Land Use
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"...the most comprehensive application of the Hawai‘i Water Code to water use and protection in history...."
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Sunday, June 20, 2021 |
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State Supreme Court: With Environmentalism Anybody Can Veto Affordable Housing
By Robert Thomas @ 4:54 AM :: 5091 Views :: Maui County, Environment, Development, Greenmail, Judiciary, Land Use
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... Anyone Claiming That An Affordable Housing Project Might Impact Their Property Interests In A "Clean And Healthful Environment" Has Standing To Object ....
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Thursday, June 10, 2021 |
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PASH and the Changing Coastal Environment
By Robert Thomas @ 2:01 AM :: 2109 Views :: Land Use
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... a retrospective of one of the Hawaii Supreme Court's most famous (or infamous) decisions ....
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Thursday, May 20, 2021 |
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Ige Seeks BLNR Nominees
By News Release @ 6:23 AM :: 2357 Views :: Hawaii State Government, Land Use
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... currently, the designated Maui and O‘ahu land district seats are open ....
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Wednesday, May 12, 2021 |
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US House Resolution Backs National Forest in Hawaii
By Ed Case @ 11:57 PM :: 2765 Views :: Environment, Congressional Delegation, Land Use
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... The U.S. House has once again passed his National Forest study measure that calls on the United States Forest Service (USFS) to engage communities in the State of Hawai’i in a study to identify suitable parcels to be incorporated into a National Forest ....
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Saturday, May 8, 2021 |
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Mayor Victorino Bill 10 Veto Upheld, Saves Affordable Housing
By News Release @ 2:19 PM :: 5713 Views :: Maui County, Development, Land Use, Cost of Living
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"... In theory, Bill 10 would require more affordable housing to be built, but in reality, history has shown that such additional restrictions have the opposite effect ....”
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Friday, April 23, 2021 |
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How high housing prices are encouraging residents to leave Hawaii
By Keli'i Akina PhD @ 3:57 AM :: 3673 Views :: Development, Land Use, Cost of Living
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... How to make housing affordable and help stop the exodus ....
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Thursday, April 15, 2021 |
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After Kaka'ako Makai Debacle: 'OHA Shall Seek Decision Making Influence over All Land in Hawai'i'
By Andrew Walden @ 6:08 AM :: 4810 Views :: Honolulu County, Ethics, Development, Land Use, OHA
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... OHA shall promote the idea that every property in Hawai'i is sacred and pursue initiatives that help achieve a broad acceptance of this truth ....
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Friday, April 9, 2021 |
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Maui Beware!
By Keli'i Akina PhD @ 10:48 PM :: 4416 Views :: Maui County, Development, Land Use, Cost of Living
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... This would give Maui the second most restrictive affordable-housing law in the country ....
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Monday, March 15, 2021 |
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Senate Sends Housing Bills to House
By News Release @ 6:06 PM :: 2917 Views :: Development, Hawaii State Government, Land Use
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... Establishes the ALOHA homes program to develop low-cost homes on state-owned and county-owned land in urban redevelopment sites to be sold in leasehold by the Hawaii housing finance and development corporation ....
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Thursday, March 11, 2021 |
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How 'Affordable' Housing rules often result in no homebuilding
By Grassroot Institute @ 1:04 AM :: 4273 Views :: Maui County, Development, Land Use, Cost of Living
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... A Maui bill to increase affordability requirements is the backdrop for a discussion on how current housing policy can be improved ....
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Thursday, March 4, 2021 |
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Lawsuit Demands More 'Critical Habitat' in Hawaii
By News Release @ 3:32 AM :: 2054 Views :: Land Use
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"... The Endangered Species Act required the agency to designate critical habitat with its listing determination and develop a recovery plan for the bird. Yet the Service has failed to do so...."
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Monday, February 22, 2021 |
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SCOTUS Refuses to Hear Bridge Aina Lea Case
By Robert Thomas @ 4:00 PM :: 4021 Views :: Hawaii County , Development, Land Use
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"... If there is no such thing as a regulatory taking, we should say so ...."
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Wednesday, February 3, 2021 |
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So-Called 'Kaka'ako Land Co' Loses in Lawsuit
By News Release @ 5:27 AM :: 3135 Views :: Honolulu County, Land Use
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... A trial was held in November challenging Kakaʻako Land. Co.'s (KLC) ownership of Kakaʻako private roads ....
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Wednesday, January 27, 2021 |
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Bridge Aina Lea: 9th Circuit Allows Case to go Forward
By Robert Thomas @ 4:42 AM :: 4120 Views :: Hawaii County , Development, Land Use
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... The district court's judgment is reversed, case remanded for the merits ....
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Saturday, January 23, 2021 |
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"25 Years of PASH"
By Robert Thomas @ 11:00 AM :: 3600 Views :: Greenmail, Land Use
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... in the PASH case the Hawaii Supreme Court concluded that subject to certain qualifications, the Hawaii Constitution allows native Hawaiians to exercise traditional practices, even on private property ....
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Monday, January 4, 2021 |
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The greenies’ tales about Hawaii’s vanishing beaches miss one important fact
By Selected News Articles @ 11:00 AM :: 3695 Views :: Environment, Land Use
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...I don’t have an opinion about sea walls. I do have an opinion about connected, rich people buying oceanfront property on sinking islands even as they try to sell us on the idea that an ocean rise clocked at less than 2 mm per year is what really matters – and that we should give up fossil fuel to save their beaches....
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Thursday, December 31, 2020 |
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Hawaii Officials Promise Changes to Seawall Policies
By Selected News Articles @ 6:09 PM :: 3017 Views :: Environment, Land Use
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... Officials now pledge action, after a Honolulu Star-Advertiser and ProPublica investigation ....
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