Housing

About 40% of people in the state are renters. HPR's Ashley Mizuo reports on two measures that aim to improve protections for tenants and provide resources to better understand their rights.

HPR discusses Maui County Mayor Richard Bissen's 2026 State of the County address, focusing on affordable housing and the reclamation of water resources in West Maui.

One bill would get rid of breed and size restrictions in public housing and open existing public housing to pet owners.

Maui County Councilmember Gabe Johnson talks with HPR about the first affordable housing project on Lānaʻi in 35 years and the importance of the long-awaited project.

Maui County Councilmember Gabe Johnson, who represents Lānaʻi, discusses the first affordable housing project to be built on the island in over 35 years; Kauaʻi County Councilmember Fern Holland provides an update on immigration raids that took place on Kauaʻi in November

The average home loan rate has dropped below 6% for the first time since 2022. Will that help thaw the frozen housing market?

The Maui Planning Commission voted against recommending the creation of two new hotel zones for vacation rentals. The proposal would need to pass by a two-thirds vote at the council in order to move forward.

House lawmakers have advanced a measure that would subsidize home insurance for low-income families in lava zones on Hawaiʻi Island.

About 842 “ultra luxury” homes on Hawaiʻi Island are worth at least $4 million, and the county’s lawmakers could add a new, higher property tax tier for them.

Over 90% of Oʻahu's North Shore beaches are expected to be in a chronic state of erosion by 2050, according to the Surfrider Foundation’s 2025 State of the Beach Report.