The City Council passed a measure Wednesday that includes concessions to both housing advocates and developers.

Developers would no longer be able to pay “in-lieu” fees under a new affordable-housing policy that’s scheduled for a final Honolulu City Council vote today.

The latest proposal to increase affordable housing on Oʻahu advanced today at the Honolulu City Council.

A battle is brewing at Waikiki Lanais over whether the condo board can ban short-term vacation rentals; the practice has been going on there for decades.

Hawaiʻi’s inventory of vacation rental units increased 35 percent to 23,000 from 2015 to 2017, according to a report by the Hawaiʻi Appleseed Center for Law & Economic Justice.

One out of every 24 housing units in Hawaiʻi is now being used as a vacation rental, and at least 52 percent of vacation rentals are owned by nonresidents.

About one in 24 homes in Hawaiʻi is a vacation rental, which is contributing to the state’s shortage of affordable housing, according to Hawaiʻi Appleseed.

The number of short-term vacation rental units in Hawaiʻi rose 35 percent over the last two years—from 17,000 units in 2015 to 23,000 in 2017.

A new report by Hawaiʻi Appleseed estimates a quarter of homes sold in Hawaiʻi during recent years were bought by non-residents.

Russell Wozniak has become a leader of Oʻahu’s efforts to develop innovative solutions to the low-income housing shortage.

State officials are worried they could end up with no new revenue if Airbnb backpedals on the collection process.