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Housing affordability is getting squeezed by a new pressure — the cost of insurance. Pacific Business News editor-in-chief A. Kam Napier has more.
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Counties will likely have more control over short-term rentals after this legislative session. A measure that would give counties more regulatory power over short-term rentals passed out of conference. It’s one of the last major hurdles of the legislative process.
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Gov. Josh Green has announced a new partnership with HomeAid Hawai‘i to build 450 units for Maui wildfire survivors who were not eligible for assistance from the Federal Emergency Management Agency.
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Maui County's new Recovery Permitting Center opening next week will assist residents with building permits for structures burned in the wildfires.
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Kauaʻi Habitat for Humanity acquired six properties in Kīlauea from non-profit workforce housing developer Permanently Affordable Living Hawaiʻi. It's estimated that the house offerings may be out as soon as the end of May.
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An acute housing shortage hitting fire survivors on Maui is squeezing out residents even as they try to overcome the loss of loved ones, their homes and their community. The situation is prompting state lawmakers to consider giving counties the authority to phase out vacation rentals.
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Two measures that would allow counties to begin phasing out non-conforming use permits for transient vacation rental units passed out of both of their chambers. It would give counties more control over short-term rentals. HPR's Ashley Mizuo has more.
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Bills at the Legislature and groups like Lahaina Strong are pressing for faster solutions and phasing out vacation rentals. The Conversation talked to Kelly Lee with the Hawaiʻi Mid and Short-term Rental Alliance about her group's stance.
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Since the Aug. 8 wildfires, Lahaina Strong has been fighting for dignified housing for survivors. HPR’s Catherine Cluett Pactol reports they’ve turned to legislative advocacy to continue the battle.
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Residents react to Gov. Josh Green backing off a short-term rental ban; Photography exhibit shows Lahaina before the fires; Virtual field trip to see Hawaiʻi's birds