Housing

As Lahaina residents continue to navigate fire recovery, many are now faced with yet another challenge: getting their mail. HPR’s Catherine Cluett Pactol reports on the latest concerns with U.S. Postal Service policies in Lahaina.

Many people in Hawaiʻi don't know if their insurance covers hurricanes. HPR talked to experts about whether you should buy hurricane insurance and what you need to think about when doing so.

Aug. 8 will mark three years since the 2023 wildfires destroyed Lahaina town and parts of upcountry Maui. HPR’s Catherine Cluett Pactol brings us one Lahaina resident navigating the rebuilding process.

The Honolulu Charter Commission has finalized which charter amendments Oʻahu voters will decide on this November, though it left out some notable proposals.

The commission first started fielding charter amendment proposals from the public in August, and received nearly 300 submissions. That was narrowed down to 19 coming into a scheduled meeting on Monday.

On Oʻahu, a 43-story condo tower under construction on Kapiʻolani Boulevard in Mōʻiliʻili is about a year and a half away from completion. It's a mix of market-rate units and those meeting affordable housing guidelines. We get more on that story from Pacific Business News Editor-in-Chief Janis Magin.

Four months into a state pilot program requiring pre-eviction mediation, success rates are high, showing most mediated cases result in tenants remaining housed.

More than half the seats on the nine-member Office of Hawaiian Affairs Board of Trustees are up for grabs, with 19 people vying to represent O‘ahu, Maui and statewide.

Hawaiʻi State Rep. Greggor Ilagan discusses the SPEED Task Force and how its progress in expediting the permitting process to get new buildings up in Hawaiʻi.

For condo owners, Hawaiʻi has some of the highest homeowner association fees in the U.S., and those higher costs are impacting homeowners and the industry. HPR gets more on that story from Pacific Business News Editor-in-Chief Janis Magin.