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The council has introduced a resolution opposing Senate Bill 3202, which would allow at least two additional dwelling units to be built on residentially zoned properties in urban districts.
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After decades of subpar living conditions, Molokaʻi kūpuna in the Hawaiian homestead community of Nāʻiwa are preparing to move into new, affordable tiny homes on wheels.
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Condominium owners are seeing their property insurance double or triple in some cases. That was the topic of a recent town hall meeting hosted by state lawmakers whose districts largely comprise condo dwellers. House Speaker Scott Saiki spoke to The Conversation about the situation.
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Funding for the Native American Housing and Self-Determination Act provides financial assistance for families to obtain homes, make renovations and build community facilities. The funding is a record increase of over $320 million from last year.
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It’s an effort planned in coordination with the Federal Emergency Management Agency, the State of Hawaiʻi and private developers.
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The fate of a controversial development on the south side of Hawaiʻi Island remains in limbo after a public hearing in Hilo stretched more than eight hours into Thursday evening. HPR's Kuʻuwehi Hiraishi reports.
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A new survey finds kamaʻāina more worried than ever about Hawaiʻi's future. Pacific Business News editor in chief A. Kam Napier has more.
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A young Lahaina resident and her partner survived the August wildfire and were housed in a hotel — only to be kicked out days before Christmas. She said they were told that they weren't eligible for housing anymore because they were "pre-disaster homeless." She is due with their first baby any day now. HPR’s Catherine Cluett Pactol has more.
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A University of Hawaiʻi report says regulatory costs account for more than half of the price of a new condo in Hawaiʻi. High housing costs in the state are fueling an exodus of local-born residents searching for cheaper places to live.
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Developer Christine Camp of the Avalon Group sat down with The Conversation's Catherine Cruz to talk about the $38 million deal she closed on the former Walmart property in downtown Honolulu. Camp said the plan is to build a "commercial center" with restaurants, bars, and indoor and outdoor recreation.