Land Use

...“I don’t see any end in sight, really, because it just seems to have gotten worse"....

...When your state lacks sufficient housing, the last thing you should do is make building a difficult, risky and lengthy process. But that’s exactly what Hawaii has done....

...Hawaii’s residents need more housing that they can afford. And one of the simplest ways to provide it would be to reform a mysterious organization called the Land Use Commission....

...The state Land Use Commission has strayed from its core mission, leading to fewer homes and higher home prices for Hawaii residents....

...the Rasputin of urban planning....

...he unwittingly bought into a scheme that is now the subject of an FBI investigation....

...Obama and his longtime colleague Marty Nesbitt want a 100-year-old sea wall rebuilt and fortified to protect a planned Hawaii retreat....

... The Grassroot Institute of Hawaii advises Maui planners against adding more regulations if they wants more housing ....

 ...'This case is the proverbial 'Exhibit A' of much that is wrong with takings law.'....

...two OHA operatives are in the Council runoff elections this November with one goal in mind--help OHA upzone Kakaako Makai so it can build hotels and condos up to the sky....

...Cert Petition: "This case is the proverbial 'Exhibit A' of much that is wrong [with takings law]...."

...the Trump administration has since revised the rule, making it more difficult to challenge land-use rules that make housing more expensive....

...Hawai’i central planners should reevaluate their push to implement more and more projects, such as TOD, mass transit, and shared vehicles, which contribute to the spread of disease....

...The opinion also adds to the growing confusion about whether the regulatory takings doctrine deals with use or value....  

...the first Hawaii case which uses the term "police power"....

...the District Court had awarded nominal compensation ($1), after the jury concluded that the State of Hawaii took Aina Lea's property....

...Public debate falls into two schools of thought as to why housing costs are so high....

...More mandates and government red tape won’t build houses....

...no land shortage....

...With an 11% top rate, many Hawaii residents are looking for two tickets out of paradise....

...HAWSCT: When Agency Includes Conditions In Phase 1 Land Use Permit, But Later Removes The Conditions In Phase 2 Permit, Party Who Asked For Conditions Is Entitled To Notification....

...smaller steps that could lead to big results....

"...We found that the Department of Planning and Permitting does not effectively manage building permits and inspections...."

...The community event, called E Ola I Ka Wai: Elevating Advocacy to Protect Our Precious Waters, is a partnership between OHA and the Waiwai Collective....

...When supply can’t keep up with demand, prices go up....

...Vernon Char, Wesley “Kaiwi” Yoon, Christopher Yuen....

...Houston is America's largest city without any zoning laws....

...Hawai‘i’s natural resource management jobs were at least 4,697 in 2018....

...The Department of Planning and Permitting is holding a series of pop-up workshops to gather input on how climate change and sea level rise will affect the area between Kāhala and Pearl City, also known as the Primary Urban Center....

...Here is the motion asking the Hawaii Supreme Court for leave to file an amicus curiae brief (and the proposed brief)....

...Ige is recruiting qualified and dedicated people who are interested in serving on the State Board of Land and Natural Resources....

... read the full complaint ....

"...Disasters provide critical windows of opportunity and funding for improving resilience to future disasters and changing conditions with climate change and sea level rise...."

...The PUC spans from Wai‘alae-Kāhala to Pearl City....

...Trustees are reminding Governor Ige of OHA’s real goal—not stopping the proposed Thirty Meter Telescope (TMT) but gaining control of thousands of acres atop Mauna Kea.... 

... a vacant home fee of 5% or 10% ....

...It is universally acknowledged that Hawaii residents need more homes. So why is it so hard to build them?....

...Hawaii’s property owners now have many more options for fighting back against oppressive government regulation of property than they did last week.... 

...The absence of long-range planning has left the Land Division staff without the expertise, resources, and options to actively and effectively manage its land portfolio....

...Apparently nobody at the Sierra Club Magazine knows what a penny stock tout is....

...Gov. Ige has set July 30, 2019 as the date he will sign the new rules for the state Environmental Impact Statement (EIS) process. The new rules will take effect on Aug. 9, 2019....

...For many Maui families, purchasing a home is a pipe dream. However, there may be an opportunity for them to realize that dream, if county residents would be open to reforming local housing regulations....

...The redevelopment should take into consideration input received in the DTL, LLC Final Report....

...the State (in 1967) and the City and County of Honolulu (in 2004) passed legislation designed to dismantle leasehold housing on private lands....

...which statute of limitations applies to takings claims: the two-year personal injury statute, or the six-year "catch all." The answer has not been definitively resolved by Hawaii's courts....

...Akina told Larson and his three million listeners that if policymakers want to create more housing that is affordable, they should ease land-use restrictions, reduce regulatory burdens and let the free market work....

...Grassroot Scholar Randal O'Toole faults artificial land scarcity for high Hawaii home prices....

... Thursday, Feb. 21, noon to 1:30 p.m. at the state Capitol, Room, 312 ....

...Hitting someone with a notice of violation and then telling them to disprove it (all the while laboring under ever-increasing daily fines) just won't cut it....

...Beginning April 1, homeowners won’t be allowed to offer their homes as short-term rentals unless their properties fall within designated “resort zones”—and they can face tens of thousands of dollars in fines for violating that law....