housing

Kauaʻi’s Coronavirus Rental and Utility Assistance Program will enter a transitional phase as the economy returns to pre pandemic normalcy.

The Honolulu City Council last week approved a measure granting Catholic Charities Hawaii and Hale Kipa Inc. to manage city properties designed to help those in need.

A hospitality industry consultant discusses whether Japanese visitor numbers will improve; Oʻahu's Destination Manager gives an update on the rollout of the plan to better manage visitor numbers; HPR reporter Casey Harlow discusses how Honolulu will move forward with permitting; and the daughter of a man who survived Hurricane Iniki at sea shares her father's story

A hospitality industry consultant discusses whether Japanese visitor numbers will improve; Oʻahu's Destination Manager gives an update on the rollout of the plan to better manage visitor numbers; HPR reporter Casey Harlow discusses how Honolulu will move forward with permitting; and the daughter of a man who survived Hurricane Iniki at sea shares her father's story

It's not yet clear what changes may be in store for the leadership of a key Honolulu department. Last week, two top officials resigned from the Department of Planning and Permitting. HPR's Casey Harlow spoke with local architects and a city councilmember about what they hope comes next.

The Hawaiʻi County Council has forged ahead with an audit into how its Office of Housing and Community Development issues and uses affordable housing credits.

Kauaʻi has some of the same challenges as the rest of Hawaiʻi — high housing costs and a severe labor shortage. The pressures in this small community just seem a bit higher. PBN editor A. Kam Napier has more.

Preliminary work has begun on a 324-acre luxury development in Opihihale, South Kona. Opposition is growing over concerns that the development doesn’t align with county plans, current zoning, or the vision of the surrounding local community. HPR's Kuʻuwehi Hiraishi reports.

There are a number of reasons for Hawaiʻi’s high housing costs. One factor some people talk about is buyers from outside the state. But as Pacific Business News Editor A. Kam Napier reports, the truth is a bit more complicated.

The city’s Department of Community Services has more than half a million dollars in HOME funds for this fiscal year and is accepting pre-eligibility inquiries.