Development

... the study from Washington, D.C.-based Smart Growth America commissioned by AARP Hawai‘i didn’t account for numerous affordable-housing projects ....

... Green assigns the BBB’s duties to the Hawai‘i Housing Finance and Development Corporation (HHFDC), which will review developer applications for eligibility and process fee waiver exemptions ....

... will Lahaina literally be handed over to the HCDA and an appointed ‘Community Board’ comprised of Josh Green’s hand-picked Carpenters Union representatives? ....

... many small tweaks to Hawaii’s zoning and permitting rules that together could make a big dent ....

... good housing bills, awful tax bills at Legislature ....

... since 2007, not one thin dime has been spent out of the school impact fees collected ....

“For a long time, people looked to government like it was their job to take care of everything. But the best course of action is not to go through elected officials, it’s to stand up and do it."

... how to facilitate homebuilding in Hawaii at no cost to taxpayers ....

... reduce housing regulations, support reform of the federal Jones Act and cut taxes ....

... the minimum lot size on Maui of 6,000 square feet incentivizes the construction of large homes rather than smaller, more affordable ones ....

"...Draft Environmental Assessment For Alternative Temporary Transportable Housing Unit Group Site Known as the Kaʻanapali Temporary Group Site...."

... Senate Bill 2919 establishes State Regulations for short-term vacation rentals, allows the counties to adopt zoning ordinances and regulations for the amortization or phasing out of certain land lands or structures, and applies the TAT to shelters and vehicles with, or advertised as including, sleeping accommodations ....

... the proclamations have only been used once ....

... addressing significant obstacles that are slowing the economy in the post-pandemic period ....

... “artificial limiters” imposed on the housing stock via the state’s 5% cap on land zoned for residential ....

... Turn Lahaina into Wailea v2 surrounding the ‘Venice of the Pacific’ water feature ....

... First FEMA trailers in July? ....

... Small, focused policies could free up homebuilders and generate a wave of new housing construction ....

... it’s taken almost half a year to see anything come from the governor’s emergency proclamation ....

... 43% profit for Black Sand / Kobayashi ....

... what can Hawaii policymakers do? ....

... a roadmap that can help make it happen ....

... The Grassroot Institute of Hawaii urges lawmakers to prioritize zoning and other reforms because residents need homes now ....

... 2028?  How hard are you laughing? ....

... if Hawaii is so popular, why has its population declined for seven years in a row? ....

... government actions created the demand for STRs in the first place, and government regulatory failures “created housing unaffordability long before STRs even came into existence." ....

... keeping you distracted while keeping housing costs high ....

... U.S. Sen. Brian Schatz of Hawai'i recently reintroduced bipartisan legislation that would incentivize state and local governments to liberalize housing regulations around transit projects ....

...Other ideas presented to legislators in a Shelter Working Group were enacting a 'YIGBY' bill and allowing prefabricated housing....

... how many years will depend on which path is taken ....

... Family Life Center and King’s Cathedral in Kahului are partnering to put up 85 modular homes on 10 acres of the church’s land ....

... even the slimmed down plan is worrisome ....

... 'Minatoya List' short-term rentals are condotels competing with the ILWU controlled hotels.  That is why they are being targeted ....

... Were you fooled when the Carpenters Union pretended to end its opposition to panelized construction after the Lahaina Fires?  Sucker ....

... convicted felon to gain even more control over Hawaii CIP projects .... 

“... It’s absurd, the socialist mentality, they think they own the land ....”

... Bill 6 (2023), CD1 would allow building applications to be reviewed by professionals qualified to self-certify that the plans and other data in the applications are in compliance ....

... Hawaii’s churches want to help solve the state’s housing crisis. Why are we making it so difficult for them? ....

... The Actors Guild, a local acting group, produced a play based on their five-year ordeal of trying to get a permit to renovate their theater at Dole Cannery ....

... councillors representing a higher number of homeowners are more likely to oppose housing bills ....

... Green suspended the General Excise Tax as it related to vendors involved in the design, construction, sale, lease, or financing of housing projects designed to provide rapid relief to the homeless ....

... since 1969, the median home price in Hawaii has surged from being less than three times the median income to nearly 10 times the median income today ....

“My family is getting very desperate and deciding whether to leave Hawaiʻi.”

... The greatest needs identified by the community included financial recovery (26%), finding permanent residence (24%), and finding employment (9%) ....

... Based in Michaels' Hawai'i Office, Ms. Har will oversee all aspects of development on the Island ....

... meet the monster’s creators ....

... adaptive reuse as a possible solution to two pressing issues in Honolulu: downtown office vacancies and Oahu’s housing shortage ....

... testimony to the Honolulu, Maui and Kauai county councils about measures that could increase the supply of housing ....

... The families and individuals who owned homes and businesses in Lahaina should not have their property rights arbitrarily stripped away from them to satisfy the grand plans of some bureaucracy ....

... all boards involved in an affordable housing project covered by the proclamation should comply with the Sunshine Law’s requirements ....