Entries for 'Grassroot Institute'

... The Honolulu City Council shelved Bill 46 while also approving bills that will actually be effective at facilitating more housing ....

... U.S. maritime jobs disappearing despite protectionist Jones Act ....

... State land use laws significantly restrict urban development, meaning neighborhoods or condos can only make up about 5 percent of the state ....

... Jobs in America’s waterborne transportation and related sectors have actually declined in recent decades, federal statistics show ....

... we only build in Hawaii on 5% of the land mass — 95% is agriculture or preservation land ....

... The Honolulu City Council is considering Bill 46, which would create a tax on all so-called empty homes ....

... the widespread desire for change, “not only of people who want to get their permits approved, but also the people who are approving the permits.”  ....

... testimonies Grassroot submitted to Hawaii's county councils during the past two weeks ....

... Bill 212 would increase the permit threshold for maintenance projects to $25,000 ....

... let homeowners build more backyard cottages ....

...  Act 39 of 2024 mandates the state’s four counties allow at least two accessory dwelling units per residential lot ....

... The Grassroot Institute of Hawaii proposals are intended to help speed up permitting and relieve the Aloha State’s housing crisis ....

“How to facilitate more homebuilding in Hawaii”

... Grassroot Institute of Hawaii supports Bill 105 (2024), which would modify how nonconforming structures and uses can be rebuilt or restored after being destroyed by a natural disaster ....

... In Hilo and Honolulu, experts will discuss Grassroot’s upcoming report detailing ways to speed up permitting and homebuilding ....

... County regulatory reform bills on the move ....

... the key to resolving Hawaii’s housing crisis -- build more homes ....

... Maui county’s onerous water-meter regulations ....

... this proposed empty homes tax would leave it to the Honolulu Department of Budget and Fiscal Services to determine whether a property was truly vacant ....

... Bill 184, Draft 3, which would set up a special activity permit for businesses that want to sell food or sell, rent or lease merchandise on or beside county streets ....

... Bill 46 aims to impose a 3% tax on so-called empty homes across Oahu ....

... that’s a risk officials are taking by not actively clearing some of the most important legal barriers to rebuilding in Lahaina ....

... allow up to three accessory dwelling units per lot in most residential and some agricultural zones ....

... The second most-read article is “Why we left Hawaii” ....

... the department’s proposed recommendations will be brought to the Maui County Council in a couple of months ....

... 4,700 positions currently unfilled, including more than 100 that have been vacant for over four years ....

... The Hawai‘i and Honolulu county councils have been chock full of measures lately ....

... beekeepers on the island "have been working on this bill for almost seven years" ....

... $4,200 on top of an additional $12,060 for the initial water meter ....

... At a Sept. 24 luncheon in Kahului, Grassroot experts will explain how lawmakers can speed up recovery and boost housing stock ....

“...Help Maui families by allowing more small homes per lot....”

... Hawaii has a reputation for being one of the hardest states in the nation to build homes ....

... preserving property rights, lifting onerous regulations, pushing back against proposals that could negatively impact local residents, and supporting efforts to rebuild after the devastating Maui wildfires ....

... the current draft of Bill 64 would harm Oahu’s small farmers and beekeepers, worsen the island’s food security and discourage entrepreneurship ....

... The surcharge would be equal to 1% of the property’s assessed value for the first year the tax is in effect, 2% for the second year and 3% for all tax years thereafter ....

... “probably the single largest challenge” for many of the Lahaina property owners is obtaining special management area permits ....

... Honolulu lawmakers are considering legislation that would restrict beekeeping ....

... Kauai Bill 2919 would allow one guest house per dwelling unit in most of the county’s residential districts and commercial, agriculture, open and university districts ....

... a flurry of bills related to housing and other important issues being considered by the county councils ....

... After three years of nonpayment, the city would be allowed to seize the property ....

... the U.S. Navy disclosed that shipping to Guam was so expensive that it was considering shifting personnel to Japan to save money ....

... regulations and fees that could be removed or waived to more quickly help displaced residents ....

... Honolulu City Council's zoning committee approves doing away with affidavits needed to build homes or other structures ....

... contributing to the exodus of lower-income residents from Hawaii ....

... HB2025, a historic state income tax cut that will save taxpayers billions of dollars in coming years ....

... Waive street improvement costs for rebuilding in fire zones ....

... Hawaii state legislators voted unanimously to enact a historic tax cut that will save taxpayers more than $5 billion over the next six years ....

" ... The main value of the edicts so far has been to focus attention on barriers to homebuilding and prompt positive legislative action .... "

"...Ships can't crash into bridges if there aren't any ships...."

... Grassroot says the two laws are no longer relevant, and they hope the Council will continue to target outdated laws ....