Housing

On the hillside above Lahaina, a community of nearly 500 modular homes is taking shape. The first nine ʻohana moved in last week. The housing will be used for fire survivors for the next five years, and then be turned over to the Department of Hawaiian Home Lands. HPR's Catherine Cluett Pactol has the latest on interim housing developments on Maui.

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In Hawaiʻi, the future of short-term rentals has become a matter for each county to decide. But the impact of those rentals on the overall housing market is becoming a growing issue for many vacation destinations, including in the Asia Pacific. HPR's Bill Dorman has more in today's Asia Minute.

A settlement agreement is slated to take effect on Aug. 17 and may change the commissions on residential sales. The Conversation spoke with Julie Meier, president of the Hawaiʻi Association of Realtors, on how the changes will affect local realtors.

The results of Hawaiʻi's primary election are in; Realtors may start charging less for commissions on residential sales; Girls flag football is coming to Hawaiʻi high schools.

The Council for Native Hawaiian Advancement opened the resource hub, Kākoʻo Maui, a month after the fires broke out on Maui. HPR's Russell Subiono talked with Kukui Keahi, the Community Care Navigator Lead of the hub, about the recovery efforts.

Up to three accessory dwelling units could be built on Hawaiʻi island residential properties. That’s part of the latest proposal by the Hawaiʻi County Council, which heard Bill 123 this week as it figures out how to allow more ADUs on the island.

Four displaced families have moved into the La‘ikū temporary housing project so far. Officials are hoping to have another twelve families housed by September.

Deadly wildfires swept across Maui one year ago, leveling the town of Lahaina. It's been a year of challenges for survivors, with many questions still lingering about the future. What does the town look like today? HPR's Catherine Cluett Pactol brings us the story.

The proclamation would allow the state to loan up to $60 million in general funds to the Hawaiʻi Hurricane Relief Fund and the Hawaiʻi Property Insurance Association to issue insurance policies.