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It is a trend from New York to Seattle: shrinking demand for office space and growing demand for housing. This week, The Conversation has been exploring the need to increase Oʻahu's housing inventory. So how can the city be more proactive?
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A group of Kāneʻohe residents is contesting the construction of an adult care facility in their neighborhood. They argue the development is similar to a "monster home," and the city's planning department didn't follow its own procedures. HPR's Casey Harlow has more.
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Possible solutions to ongoing planning and permitting problems; Microbes hitchhiking across the Atlantic to the Pacific threaten Hawaiʻi corals; A new multimedia production honors the courageous soldiers of the 442nd Regimental Combat Team
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“Wicked” is how Honolulu Mayor Rick Blangiardi described the issues that are vexing his administration, one being the Department of Planning and Permitting. The Conversation spoke with DPP Director Dawn Takeuchi Apuna about the backlog and the staffing challenges.
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The director of Honolulu’s planning and permitting department aims to fill 60 vacant positions in the next year.
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Bill 10 was first introduced last year to start the process of overhauling the city's land use ordinance, or LUO. However, updating the law is a huge undertaking. HPR's Casey Harlow has more.
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The City and County of Honolulu continues to look for a new landfill site on Oʻahu, possibly on military or agricultural grounds. Speaking to The Conversation, Mayor Rick Blangiardi also addressed the staffing shortage at the Department of Planning and Permitting.
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Mayor Rick Blangiardi named Jiro Sumada as the Department of Planning and Permitting's new deputy director.
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The Honolulu City Council believes a measure it just approved will make the permitting process easier. HPR’s Casey Harlow has more.
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A court order halted new vacation rental rules from going into effect on Oʻahu. But the City and County of Honolulu will be moving ahead with other aspects of its new regulations for short-term rentals. HPR's Casey Harlow has more.