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Fixing Up Homes From Kauaʻi’s Plantation Past Could Ease Local Housing Woes (Craig Fujii/Civil Beat/2025)

Fixing Up Homes From Kauaʻi’s Plantation Past Could Ease Local Housing Woes

The county was able to help cut development costs by changing its zoning and subdivision codes.

Hawaiʻi Supreme Court Puts Guardrails On Governors’ Executive Powers Cory Lum/Civil Beat/2021

Hawaiʻi Supreme Court Puts Guardrails On Governors’ Executive Powers

The current proclamations Gov. Josh Green enacted to address Hawaiʻi’s affordable housing shortage will remain intact, the high court said.

Beth Fukumoto: If We Build The Infrastructure, The Housing Will Come Kevin Fujii/Civil Beat/2023

Beth Fukumoto: If We Build The Infrastructure, The Housing Will Come

Hawaiʻi has done a lot to produce affordable places to live, but examples elsewhere show that we can do more.

Beth Fukumoto: Hawaiʻi Needs To Get Serious About Accessory Dwelling Units American Institute of Architects Maui

Beth Fukumoto: Hawaiʻi Needs To Get Serious About Accessory Dwelling Units

Unless we’re willing to go all-in on this approach to increasing housing, we should quit pretending it’s part of the solution.

Backlash May Prompt New Rules For Affordable Rentals In Honolulu Ben Angarone/Civil Beat/2025

Backlash May Prompt New Rules For Affordable Rentals In Honolulu

Supporters say new requirements in Bill 53 would protect neighborhoods from the side effects of increased housing density. Opponents fear the changes would hamstring an already struggling program.

Beth Fukumoto: Drop The Defeatist Attitude When It Comes To Housing David Croxford/Civil Beat/2025

Beth Fukumoto: Drop The Defeatist Attitude When It Comes To Housing

The new book “Abundance” offers a clean, easy-to-understand approach that we can apply to our biggest crises.

Why This Honolulu Housing Strategy Is Not A ‘Super Successful’ Program David Croxford/Civil Beat/2023

Why This Honolulu Housing Strategy Is Not A ‘Super Successful’ Program

A new state law requires counties to let homeowners build two additional housing units on eligible properties. Honolulu is struggling to persuade people to build just one.

Denby Fawcett: Mayor Wants To Buy Wo Fat Building In Chinatown For Housing Courtesy: David Mulligan

Denby Fawcett: Mayor Wants To Buy Wo Fat Building In Chinatown For Housing

Developers ran out of money to convert the landmark former restaurant into a hotel.

Honolulu Is Canceling Its Empty Homes Tax Study. Will That Kill The Bill? David Croxford/Civil Beat/2024

Honolulu Is Canceling Its Empty Homes Tax Study. Will That Kill The Bill?

The yearlong study was supposed to help inform a now-stalled bill that would have increased property tax rates on unoccupied homes.

Lawsuit Claims Housing Authority Broke Promises To Displaced Tenants Kevin Fujii/Civil Beat/2025

Lawsuit Claims Housing Authority Broke Promises To Displaced Tenants

Last two remaining Kūhiō Park Terrace tenants say all they want is comparable housing.