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No one is speaking up for Hawaiʻi’s renters
Affordable Housing Anita Hofschneider 12/12/18 Affordable Housing Anita Hofschneider 12/12/18

No one is speaking up for Hawaiʻi’s renters

There is no organization dedicated to advocating for the rights of tenants, and a new study finds they lose nearly every eviction case.

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Council must be forceful to reduce illegal short-term rentals
Affordable Housing Star-Advertiser Editorial Board 12/9/18 Affordable Housing Star-Advertiser Editorial Board 12/9/18

Council must be forceful to reduce illegal short-term rentals

The Honolulu City Council must push forward for the sake of establishing a balance between collecting taxes owed and deterring further illegal vacation rentals.

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Policing Hawaiʻi’s illegal vacation rentals
Affordable Housing Noelle Fujii-Oride 12/3/18 Affordable Housing Noelle Fujii-Oride 12/3/18

Policing Hawaiʻi’s illegal vacation rentals

Honolulu’s weak law makes it hard to crack down on illegal vacation rentals, but a new law is in the works.

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Appleseed Center urges tough vacation rental rules
Affordable Housing Andrew Gomes 11/25/18 Affordable Housing Andrew Gomes 11/25/18

Appleseed Center urges tough vacation rental rules

Hawaiʻi Appleseed released a report Monday as the city council prepares again to debate a bill addressing the issue after years of public frustration.

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Kauaʻi residents receive enticing letters to list homes as short-term vacation rentals
Affordable Housing Ashley Nagaoka 10/23/18 Affordable Housing Ashley Nagaoka 10/23/18

Kauaʻi residents receive enticing letters to list homes as short-term vacation rentals

Last week, residents from Waimea to Hanalei reported receiving form letters from VRBO, looking for homeowners who want to cash in by listing their properties as short-term vacation rentals.

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State-facilitated retirement savings plan bill moves through Hawaiʻi legislature
Economic Justice Anna Hrushka 3/23/18 Economic Justice Anna Hrushka 3/23/18

State-facilitated retirement savings plan bill moves through Hawaiʻi legislature

Hawaiʻi would save $32.7 million on public assistance programs between 2018 and 2032 if lower-income retirees save enough to increase their retirement income by $1,000 more per year.

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Lawmakers want to preserve Obamacare—at least in Hawaiʻi
Healthcare Courtney Teague 3/13/18 Healthcare Courtney Teague 3/13/18

Lawmakers want to preserve Obamacare—at least in Hawaiʻi

Several bills in the Legislature would protect or resurrect aspects of the federal Affordable Care Act.

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This time Hawaiʻi lawmakers must deliver on all-mail elections
Education Civil Beat Editorial Board 3/5/18 Education Civil Beat Editorial Board 3/5/18

This time Hawaiʻi lawmakers must deliver on all-mail elections

Similar measures died in the legislature the past three sessions. Let’s get it right in 2018.

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Senate Ways & Means chair blocks a bill to raise minimum wage to $15 an hour
Economic Justice Jobeth Devera 2/28/18 Economic Justice Jobeth Devera 2/28/18

Senate Ways & Means chair blocks a bill to raise minimum wage to $15 an hour

A proposed bill would bump the minimum wage to $12.25 in 2019, then to $15 in 2020, but a committee chair says he won't hear the bill without more research.

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Airbnb says no to collecting taxes on rentals
Affordable Housing, Economic Justice Stewart Yerton 2/27/18 Affordable Housing, Economic Justice Stewart Yerton 2/27/18

Airbnb says no to collecting taxes on rentals

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

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Hawaiʻi may switch to all-mail elections in 2020
Economic Justice Courtney Teague 2/27/18 Economic Justice Courtney Teague 2/27/18

Hawaiʻi may switch to all-mail elections in 2020

A bill requiring the conversion in hopes of increasing voter turnout is headed to the House floor.

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New bill works towards equal pay in the workplace
Economic Justice Mika Miyashima 2/26/18 Economic Justice Mika Miyashima 2/26/18

New bill works towards equal pay in the workplace

A bill at the State Capitol is gaining momentum in the movement to help women in the workplace earn just as much as their male counterparts.

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