(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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.