Honolulu's severe housing crisis is being exacerbated by a growing trend of vacant homes purchased as investments by non-residents. To reverse this trend, Hawaiʻi Appleseed recommends a flat tax of 3–5 percent on empty homes.

New data-driven policy brief from Hawaiʻi Appleseed aims to educate lawmakers on the true nature of the policy proposal contained in this 2024 bill.

Hawaiʻi lawmakers can improve the economic health of our communities by re-balancing the state’s upside-down tax code.

Study aims to ascertain whether or not there are ways to increase housing stability by examining the temporary measures Hawaiʻi put into place in response to the COVID-19 pandemic.

During this unplanned school closure, three SFSP sponsors—YMCA Honolulu, Parents and Children Together, and Palama Settlement—are opening food sites in low-income areas on Oʻahu for keiki.

Fisher will discuss why wealthy countries like the U.S. continue to struggle with food insecurity.

Renters need to work a total of 143 hours a week at minimum wage to afford a two-bedroom apartment.

The state is foregoing more than $500,000 per year in federal meal reimbursements as a result.

Now is the time for Hawaiʻi to invest in its residents and businesses by creating a state refundable EITC that puts dollars back into workers’ pockets and into the cash registers of local business.