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Friday, December 22, 2023 |
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Ways to make it easier for private homebuilders to build more homes
By Grassroot Institute @ 11:00 AM :: 1198 Views :: Development, Land Use
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... what can Hawaii policymakers do? ....
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Thursday, December 21, 2023 |
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Could fixing our housing crisis really be so simple?
By Keli'i Akina PhD @ 3:39 AM :: 1324 Views :: Development, Land Use, Cost of Living
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... a roadmap that can help make it happen ....
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Sunday, December 17, 2023 |
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Cost-free ways Hawaii can increase its housing stock
By Grassroot Institute @ 7:45 PM :: 1482 Views :: Development, Land Use
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... The Grassroot Institute of Hawaii urges lawmakers to prioritize zoning and other reforms because residents need homes now ....
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Thursday, December 14, 2023 |
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Saturday, December 9, 2023 |
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‘Not everyone wants to move to Hawaii’
By Grassroot Institute @ 1:48 PM :: 1825 Views :: Development, Land Use, Cost of Living
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... if Hawaii is so popular, why has its population declined for seven years in a row? ....
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Saturday, December 9, 2023 |
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Fixation on short-term rentals called distraction from 'true culprit'
By Grassroot Institute @ 1:37 PM :: 1636 Views :: Maui County, Development, Land Use, Tourism, Cost of Living
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... government actions created the demand for STRs in the first place, and government regulatory failures “created housing unaffordability long before STRs even came into existence." ....
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Sunday, November 26, 2023 |
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Hawaii’s housing crisis deemed ’eminently solvable’
By Grassroot Institute @ 12:00 PM :: 1400 Views :: Development, Land Use, Cost of Living
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... U.S. Sen. Brian Schatz of Hawai'i recently reintroduced bipartisan legislation that would incentivize state and local governments to liberalize housing regulations around transit projects ....
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Sunday, November 26, 2023 |
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'Upzoning' to address need for homes on Maui
By Grassroot Institute @ 11:00 AM :: 1266 Views :: Maui County, Development
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...Other ideas presented to legislators in a Shelter Working Group were enacting a 'YIGBY' bill and allowing prefabricated housing....
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Sunday, November 26, 2023 |
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Will history someday record an 'economic miracle' for Lahaina?
By Keli'i Akina PhD @ 2:20 AM :: 1316 Views :: Maui County, Development, Economy, Land Use
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... how many years will depend on which path is taken ....
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Monday, November 20, 2023 |
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Maui can take lead in ‘Yes in God’s backyard’ housing
By Grassroot Institute @ 1:00 AM :: 1437 Views :: Maui County, Development, Religion
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... Family Life Center and King’s Cathedral in Kahului are partnering to put up 85 modular homes on 10 acres of the church’s land ....
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Sunday, November 19, 2023 |
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Let's not fall for all the Aloha Stadium hype
By Keli'i Akina PhD @ 2:24 AM :: 1571 Views :: Honolulu County, Development, Tourism
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... even the slimmed down plan is worrisome ....
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Saturday, November 18, 2023 |
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VIDEO: Bissen open to Seizing Condotels Which Compete with Full-Service ILWU-Controlled Hotels
By News Release @ 12:27 AM :: 2491 Views :: Maui County, Development, Labor, Land Use
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... 'Minatoya List' short-term rentals are condotels competing with the ILWU controlled hotels. That is why they are being targeted ....
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Friday, November 17, 2023 |
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Telling Evening News Anchors What to Say: Carpenters Union Wages War Against Affordable Modular Housing on Kauai
By News Release @ 4:59 AM :: 5174 Views :: Kauai County, Development, Labor, Cost of Living
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... Were you fooled when the Carpenters Union pretended to end its opposition to panelized construction after the Lahaina Fires? Sucker ....
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Tuesday, November 14, 2023 |
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Felon Watch: Nan buying Grace Pacific from A&B
By Andrew Walden @ 3:41 AM :: 3806 Views :: Ethics, Development, Rail
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... convicted felon to gain even more control over Hawaii CIP projects ....
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Sunday, November 12, 2023 |
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Owning in a Burn Zone
By Tom Yamachika @ 5:00 AM :: 2032 Views :: Maui County, Development, Land Use
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“... It’s absurd, the socialist mentality, they think they own the land ....”
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Sunday, November 12, 2023 |
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Honolulu Council approves self-certification for permits
By Grassroot Institute @ 2:00 AM :: 3091 Views :: Honolulu County, Development
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... Bill 6 (2023), CD1 would allow building applications to be reviewed by professionals qualified to self-certify that the plans and other data in the applications are in compliance ....
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Saturday, November 11, 2023 |
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YIGBY law would be "dream situation" for Hawaii housing
By Keli'i Akina PhD @ 9:53 PM :: 1793 Views :: Development, Religion
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... Hawaii’s churches want to help solve the state’s housing crisis. Why are we making it so difficult for them? ....
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Saturday, November 11, 2023 |
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Streamline permitting process to reduce wait times, favoritism
By Keli'i Akina PhD @ 3:40 AM :: 1545 Views :: Honolulu County, Development
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... The Actors Guild, a local acting group, produced a play based on their five-year ordeal of trying to get a permit to renovate their theater at Dole Cannery ....
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Tuesday, November 7, 2023 |
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Homeowner Politics and Housing Supply
By UHERO @ 12:48 AM :: 1650 Views :: Development, Land Use
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... councillors representing a higher number of homeowners are more likely to oppose housing bills ....
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Sunday, November 5, 2023 |
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Crossing the Rubicon Again
By Tom Yamachika @ 5:00 AM :: 1528 Views :: Ethics, Development, Taxes
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... Green suspended the General Excise Tax as it related to vendors involved in the design, construction, sale, lease, or financing of housing projects designed to provide rapid relief to the homeless ....
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Saturday, November 4, 2023 |
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‘Affordable housing’ making housing worse for everyone
By Grassroot Institute @ 11:45 PM :: 2152 Views :: Development, Land Use, Cost of Living
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... since 1969, the median home price in Hawaii has surged from being less than three times the median income to nearly 10 times the median income today ....
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Saturday, November 4, 2023 |
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Restoring Lahaina’s Economy: Time is of the Essence
By Keli'i Akina PhD @ 3:53 PM :: 1602 Views :: Maui County, Development, OHA
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“My family is getting very desperate and deciding whether to leave Hawaiʻi.”
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Tuesday, October 31, 2023 |
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DoH Survey: Housing Among Lahaina Top recovery needs
By News Release @ 9:41 PM :: 1586 Views :: Maui County, Development, Hawaii Statistics
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... The greatest needs identified by the community included financial recovery (26%), finding permanent residence (24%), and finding employment (9%) ....
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Sunday, October 29, 2023 |
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How monster homes came to be: A Halloween Story
By Keli'i Akina PhD @ 4:50 PM :: 2408 Views :: Honolulu County, Ethics, Development
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... meet the monster’s creators ....
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Friday, October 27, 2023 |
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Adaptability is key to solving Hawaii’s housing crisis
By Grassroot Institute @ 12:01 PM :: 1477 Views :: Honolulu County, Development
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... adaptive reuse as a possible solution to two pressing issues in Honolulu: downtown office vacancies and Oahu’s housing shortage ....
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Friday, October 27, 2023 |
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Grassroot testifies before county councils on housing, property tax relief, permitting
By Grassroot Institute @ 12:00 PM :: 1749 Views :: Honolulu County, Kauai County, Maui County, Development, Land Use
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... testimony to the Honolulu, Maui and Kauai county councils about measures that could increase the supply of housing ....
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Friday, October 27, 2023 |
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Respect property rights, remove red tape for Lahaina rebuild
By Keli'i Akina PhD @ 3:12 AM :: 1807 Views :: Maui County, Development, Land Use
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... The families and individuals who owned homes and businesses in Lahaina should not have their property rights arbitrarily stripped away from them to satisfy the grand plans of some bureaucracy ....
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Thursday, October 26, 2023 |
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Green's Latest Housing Proclamation Removes Sunshine Law Exemption
By News Release @ 5:01 PM :: 892 Views :: Ethics, Development, Land Use, Cost of Living
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... all boards involved in an affordable housing project covered by the proclamation should comply with the Sunshine Law’s requirements ....
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Sunday, October 22, 2023 |
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Right to Rebuild? No Building Permits Issued Since Lahaina Fire
By Andrew Walden @ 5:47 PM :: 6407 Views :: Maui County, Development
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... Not a single building permit has been granted within the Lahaina burn zone since the August 8-9, 2023, disaster .....
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Sunday, October 22, 2023 |
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Stop Permitting Favoritism
By Keli'i Akina PhD @ 1:31 AM :: 1851 Views :: Honolulu County, Ethics, Development
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... All permit applications are equal, but some are more equal than others ....
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Saturday, October 21, 2023 |
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Inverse Condemnation and Paying for Disasters
By Robert Thomas @ 10:36 PM :: 1761 Views :: Maui County, Development, Judiciary, Land Use
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... Hawaii Bar Association discusses Lahaina fires ....
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Saturday, October 21, 2023 |
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Hawaii urged to steer clear of Vienna housing model
By Grassroot Institute @ 8:59 PM :: 1976 Views :: Development, Land Use, Cost of Living
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“...Does social housing actually work? Setting the record straight on the Vienna Model....”
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Monday, October 16, 2023 |
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Hawaii Highest Realtor Costs in USA
By Selected News Articles @ 5:04 PM :: 1812 Views :: Development, Hawaii Statistics, Cost of Living
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... Hawaii is the most expensive state for realtor fees with a transaction costing $44,576 to the buyer and seller. ...
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Saturday, October 14, 2023 |
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Is it really a good idea to build a new Aloha Stadium?
By Grassroot Institute @ 4:20 PM :: 2143 Views :: Ethics, Development, Higher Education, Rail, Tourism
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... Considering the record of the old Aloha Stadium, there are many questions ....
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Thursday, October 12, 2023 |
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Maui: Water Meters Taken from Fire Victims
By Selected News Articles @ 11:40 PM :: 2053 Views :: Maui County, Ethics, Development
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... For customers whose houses were destroyed, the Director of the Department of Water Supply has temporarily canceled water service until the property owner is ready for reconnection ....
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Monday, October 9, 2023 |
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Aiming the Cannon at Monster Homes
By Tom Yamachika @ 3:50 AM :: 1783 Views :: Honolulu County, Development
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... Bill 52 provides an initial fine of $25,000, plus $10,000 per day without an upper limit ....
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Sunday, October 8, 2023 |
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Who Really Pays?
By Tom Yamachika @ 6:00 AM :: 1751 Views :: Maui County, Environment, Ethics, Development
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... the costs of corruption, fraud, and related bad behavior ....
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Saturday, October 7, 2023 |
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Aloha Stadium Boondoggle Becoming Instagram Joke
By Grassroot Institute @ 6:49 PM :: 2139 Views :: Honolulu County, Ethics, Development
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... Jonah Jameson from the "Spiderman" movie franchise laughing at a news headline about the stadium project with a sarcastic caption above it that reads "This won't be another disaster like the rail." ....
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Saturday, October 7, 2023 |
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Pave way for office buildings to be converted into housing
By Grassroot Institute @ 3:39 AM :: 1623 Views :: Honolulu County, Development
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... Bill 54 (2023), which would for a five-year period to facilitate the conversion of commercial buildings to multifamily residential units ....
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Thursday, October 5, 2023 |
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‘Affordable’ housing costs $1500 per square foot?
By Grassroot Institute @ 9:08 PM :: 2048 Views :: Development, Cost of Living
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... the average housing unit that cost $400,000 was only 260 square feet, about the size of a 16’x16′ room. That means the cost was $1,500 per square foot ....
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Thursday, October 5, 2023 |
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Thursday, October 5, 2023 |
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VIDEO: ‘Innovative solutions’ to address housing
By Grassroot Institute @ 3:50 PM :: 1448 Views :: Development, Land Use
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... if Hawaii wants more housing built, it should first reduce — or even eliminate — zoning regulations, particularly single-family zoning. Then it should do away with discretionary permitting ....
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Monday, October 2, 2023 |
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Think small to help resolve Kaua‘i’s housing crisis
By Grassroot Institute @ 6:46 PM :: 1581 Views :: Kauai County, Development, Land Use
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... allowing homebuilding on lot sizes smaller than currently allowed ....
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Friday, September 29, 2023 |
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Yes, in God’s Backyard
By Keli'i Akina PhD @ 2:50 AM :: 1693 Views :: Development, Religion
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... the 'Yes in God’s Backyard' law — makes it easier for churches and other religious institutions to build housing on their properties ....
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Thursday, September 28, 2023 |
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New dashboard highlights areas of Hawaiʻi housing crisis
By UHERO @ 10:04 PM :: 1893 Views :: Development, Hawaii Statistics, Land Use, Cost of Living
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... customize data reports based on location, with information such as property and rental market, demographics, zoning and housing stock ....
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Wednesday, September 27, 2023 |
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Time for Action, Mayor Bissen
By News Release @ 3:19 AM :: 1855 Views :: Maui County, Development
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... Theoretically, Bissen’s proclamation makes it easier to build housing for displaced families. But there are a couple problems .…
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Sunday, September 24, 2023 |
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Governor’s revised housing proclamation caves to NIMBYs
By Grassroot Institute @ 2:46 PM :: 1754 Views :: Development, Land Use
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"...the same bureaucracy and NIMBY-ism is happening with that emergency proclamation...."
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Wednesday, September 20, 2023 |
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Green Backtracks on YIMBY Emergency Order
By Selected News Articles @ 6:00 AM :: 3254 Views :: Development, Greenmail, Land Use
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"Now all this is…an abuse of the emergency power that won't fast-track housing."
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Tuesday, September 19, 2023 |
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Can BJ Penn tap out broken zoning code?
By News Release @ 4:24 PM :: 3277 Views :: Maui County, Development, Land Use
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... the EP didn’t and doesn’t create any permanent change in government. We need our legislature and county councils to do that ....
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