Juan Pablo Garnham and Arjuna Heim 8/16/24 Juan Pablo Garnham and Arjuna Heim 8/16/24

Climate disasters are an affordable housing problem

U.S. policymakers need to think about affordable housing as part of their resiliency strategies. The next Lahaina could be a hurricane in the Gulf Coast, a storm in the Northeast or a massive wildfire in California. Having a healthy stock of protected and affordable housing should be part of our cities’ climate emergency plans.

Daryl Huff 4/29/24 Daryl Huff 4/29/24

It’s being called Hawaiʻi’s biggest tax break, but some will get more help than others

Although pleased the inheritance tax reduction failed, Hawaiʻi Appleseed was unhappy that the reform bill delivers so much relief to people with the highest incomes.

Daryl Huff 4/22/24 Daryl Huff 4/22/24

In last-minute plea to Legislature, Maui’s mayor requests $125M for wildfire recovery aid

The request is getting a cool response amid pressure to do more for low-income residents.

The Sunshine Editorial Board 4/22/24 The Sunshine Editorial Board 4/22/24

Maui Mayor Richard Bissen is on the hot seat now. And rightly so

Community and labor groups hope to hold legislators accountable to local working families.