New SNAP limits mean higher costs, fewer choices for Hawaiʻi families
The real barrier to healthy eating is affordability. Hawaiʻi families who already struggle to make ends meet can barely cover basics; this new limitation only restricts choice and attacks low-income people.
New policy report calls for major shift in Hawai‘i’s transportation spending to address unmet mobility needs, traffic congestion and emissions
Over the last 5 years, 66.3 percent of the state’s transportation budget has gone toward projects that increase vehicle capacity, while only 1.5 percent has gone to reducing vehicle travel.
Maui tenants welcome federal court decision preserving low-income housing
Federal District Court Judge Jill Otake ruled that the developer was obligated to honor its commitment to keep rents affordable for the next 31 years.