Housing, our best capital investment, is only 4 percent of state’s spending plan
Let’s invest wisely in Hawaiʻi’s capital needs. Housing is one of the best investments we can make, and every family deserves to have a home they can afford.
Hawaiʻi workers need four more work weeks a year to cover rent since 1985
Many of the cities with the highest rents also pay the highest average salaries, but Honolulu is not among them.
Despite rising incomes, housing is still out of reach for many in Hawaiʻi
Even for those who have lived here their entire lives—whose community ties go back generations—Hawaiʻi offers no easy path to affordable home ownership.
A tax on vacant units could provide housing crisis relief, if done right
Besides funding sources, taxes can be an excellent way of shifting behaviors; but getting rates and exemptions right is key to success.
Honolulu just moved to the forefront of vacation rental regulation
After 30 years, the county finally has the tools it needs to stop the proliferation of illegal short-term rentals.
Enforcement of vacation rental regulations would restore balance
More than one out of every 20 housing units statewide is now offered as a vacation rental; in some communities, as many as four out of every 10 housing units have been converted into STRs.
Will Hawaiʻi always be the “Health State?”
Research has shown that “health” is correlated with income and wealth equity, decent housing, and education, from preschool through college.
Public charge rule change would hurt Hawaiʻi’s economy
Not only would the proposed rule change adversely impact the standard of living of Hawaiʻi’s immigrant families, it would also harm Hawaiʻi’s overall economy.
Incomes in Hawaiʻi are not as high as you’ve heard: Here’s why
Over the years, the media has often reported that Hawaiʻi incomes are among the highest in the nation. If that doesn’t sound quite right to you, trust your gut.
Honolulu’s proposal to regulate short-term rentals needs serious help
Addressing the rampant proliferation of short-term vacation rentals in Hawaiʻi is critical to solving our housing crisis, but it’s imperative that we do it the right way: here’s how.
ADU demo draws hundreds of visitors
The 10th-annual Build-a-Thon included a model accessory dwelling unit (ADU), a small dwelling that can be built on single-family properties.
Lahaina low-income housing at risk of losing its affordability
Over the past several months, Hawaiʻi Appleseed has been working with the tenants of Front Street Apartments, a 142-unit complex in Lahaina that houses 300 low-income residents, to preserve the development’s affordability.
Appleseed releases 2016 State of Poverty report
The report brings together the most recent available data to provide a snapshot of how low-income residents have fared after the economic recovery from the Great Recession.