Stewart Yerton 7/8/24 Stewart Yerton 7/8/24

An Oʻahu teacher’s futile apartment hunt shows how bad the rental market is

Housing policy advocates say Helen Lau's story is all too common amid Honolulu's housing crisis.

Scott Yunker 6/26/23 Scott Yunker 6/26/23

Tenants facing eviction hope state will convert Kauaʻi’s Waipouli apartments to affordable housing

Affordable housing advocates are pressuring the State of Hawai‘i to purchase the apartment building and transform all 82 units into affordable housing.

Noelle Fujii-Oride 6/21/23 Noelle Fujii-Oride 6/21/23

In Hawaiʻi’s housing crunch, tenants are vulnerable to rent hikes and evictions

Advocates say the code lacks key policies needed in Hawaiʻi’s tight housing market, such as longer notice periods before someone can be evicted, caps on yearly rent increases and limits on the reasons landlords can evict tenants.

Star-Advertiser Editorial Board 6/3/23 Star-Advertiser Editorial Board 6/3/23

Mediating rent disputes

The mediation program’s principles are sound. Lawmakers now have many months to refine this bill and get right its final form and funding amounts; they cannot let a worthwhile program die because they can’t get their act together.

Dan Nakaso 5/28/23 Dan Nakaso 5/28/23

State funds for late rent, mediation to be revisited

Key state lawmakers are vowing to revisit a bill that died in the final days of the legislative session that would have required mediation between landlords and tenants before filing for eviction, while providing landlords millions in emergency rent relief.