An analysis of Hawaiʻi’s pandemic-era rent relief and pre-litigation mediation program created through Act 57 (2021).

Policymakers have shaped an economy that relies far too much on extractive tourism that provides little to residents in return. To reverse these trends, we need a dramatic shift in our public policy. 

Despite the heavy toll that eviction takes on households and communities, tenants facing eviction in Hawaiʻi have relatively little support to ensure they are not improperly removed from their homes.