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West Maui Housing Developer Is Being Sued By  Downwind Neighbors Nathan Eagle/Civil Beat/2023

West Maui Housing Developer Is Being Sued By Downwind Neighbors

Residents say red dust from excavation activity at the Pulelehua project is infiltrating nearby properties, causing a range of health and nuisance issues.

Hawaii Construction Boom Will Require Workers From The Mainland David Croxford/Civil Beat/2023

Hawaii Construction Boom Will Require Workers From The Mainland

The island state has too few homegrown construction workers to handle the coming surge in government projects, so labor must be imported.

Options Expanding For Displaced Maui Families Struggling To Find Housing Christie Wilson/Civil Beat 2023

Options Expanding For Displaced Maui Families Struggling To Find Housing

A philanthropic partnership led by the Council for Native Hawaiian Advancement is offering a direct leasing program and increased stipends for hosts.

Hawaii Governor Weighs Moratorium On Maui Short-Term Rentals Brittany Lyte/Civil Beat/2023

Hawaii Governor Weighs Moratorium On Maui Short-Term Rentals

An emergency proclamation could be ordered next month to quickly house thousands of residents displaced by the wildfires.

Renters Fear Unintended Consequences Of Tax Breaks To Help House Maui Fire Survivors Nathan Eagle/Civil Beat/2023

Renters Fear Unintended Consequences Of Tax Breaks To Help House Maui Fire Survivors

The county incentives and federal perks are intended to ease the plight of those displaced by the disaster. But some say they’re making an already tight rental market even worse.

Green: Plan For Aloha Stadium District Includes Workforce And Affordable Housing David Croxford/Civil Beat/2023

Green: Plan For Aloha Stadium District Includes Workforce And Affordable Housing

The stadium is expected to be game-ready by 2028, but the entire development could take 30 years to complete.

This Developer Wants Public Money To Build Maui’s Future. Has He Come Clean About His Own Past? Nathan Eagle/Civil Beat/2023

This Developer Wants Public Money To Build Maui’s Future. Has He Come Clean About His Own Past?

Paul Sau-Ki Cheng says he was exonerated of his financial crimes in the 1980s. The public record does not show that.

Honolulu Homeowners: Property Assessments Are Coming Soon Cory Lum/Civil Beat/2021

Honolulu Homeowners: Property Assessments Are Coming Soon

Values increased 0.3% on average across Oahu, far less than the 13.3% average increase last year.

Hawaii Governor Wants To Entice Maui Property Owners To Rent To Fire Victims Marina Riker/Civil Beat/2022

Hawaii Governor Wants To Entice Maui Property Owners To Rent To Fire Victims

Gov. Josh Green is proposing using taxpayer and private funds to build new housing and to pay home owners well above market value if they rent long term. Short-term rentals would simply be banned.

Housing Shortage for Maui Fire Survivors Puts Focus On Short-Term Rentals Nathan Eagle/Civil Beat/2023

Housing Shortage for Maui Fire Survivors Puts Focus On Short-Term Rentals

UPDATE: Mayor Richard Bissen called for “shared sacrifice” but said a moratorium on vacation rentals would likely bring costly legal challenges and unintended consequences.