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Maui County is weighing a proposal to phase out transient vacation rentals in Maui County’s apartment zones to increase long-term housing stock on Maui. HPR’s Catherine Cluett Pactol shares new information from a University of Hawaiʻi Economic Research Organization report examining the economic impacts of that proposal.

A new UHERO report looks into how construction liability litigation is hampering Hawaiʻi's housing market. The Conversation talked to UHERO housing researcher Trey Gordner about the findings.

The report found that recovery will be slow, and researchers said they won’t see full recoveries until Lahaina and other fire-impacted areas on Maui are rebuilt.

A new report from the University of Hawaiʻi Economic Research Organization shows that 40% of working-age adults report symptoms of depression. The biggest driver? Food insecurity. The Conversation spoke to UH professor Ruben Juarez about the report.

The state Legislature is considering a new approach to the housing crisis that would allow homeowners to sell a deed restriction on their property to a county, provided they only allow occupants who work at least 30 hours in that county.⁠ HPR's Ashley Mizuo looks at another popular tourist destination with a similar program.

We've heard that a lot of Maui residents have moved off the island in the wake of the 2023 wildfires. Officials previously believed that number to be in the thousands, but HPR's Catherine Cluett Pactol brings us the latest estimates from researchers.

The uncertainty of a new presidential administration and the widespread bird flu in the U.S. are two additional wrinkles that could increase inflation and hurt the local economy over the next few years.

Hawaiʻi’s population is aging rapidly, and one way to keep the economy afloat is by investing in education for children — who will eventually carry the economy when they enter the workforce.

Hawaiʻi's economy will continue to slowly expand. But President-elect Donald Trump's proposed tariff, immigration and budgeting policies create uncertainties. That’s from the newest forecast of the University of Hawaiʻi Economic Research Organization, or UHERO.

A new study finds that unemployment and poverty are up and incomes are down among Maui wildfire survivors more than a year after a deadly blaze wiped out historic Lahaina.