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Saturday, February 22, 2025
Political problems not the same as true emergencies
By Keli'i Akina PhD @ 7:46 PM :: 1466 Views :: Maui County, Ethics, Development, Hawaii State Government

... You might not have realized this, but Hawaii residents are living in multiple, continual states of emergency ....

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Thursday, February 20, 2025
Fire debris cleared from final commercial property in Lahaina
By News Release @ 9:02 PM :: 1063 Views :: Maui County, Development

... In total, 1,538 residential and commercial properties have been cleared ....

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Saturday, February 15, 2025
If we're not careful, nearly everything will become "historic"
By Keli'i Akina PhD @ 6:01 PM :: 1006 Views :: Development

... state law defines any building, structure, object, district, area or site over 50 years old as historic ....

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Saturday, February 15, 2025
LIST: Dozens of Bills That Could Affect Cost of Living
By Grassroot Institute @ 3:58 PM :: 1705 Views :: Development, Health Care, Taxes, Cost of Living

... measures related to housing, healthcare, taxes and government accountability ....

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Saturday, February 15, 2025
Policies that could help turn the tide of people leaving Hawaii
By Grassroot Institute @ 3:44 PM :: 1548 Views :: Maui County, Development, Land Use

... Hawaii’s high housing costs are due mostly to Hawaii’s excessively strict land-use and zoning regulations, as well as its long permitting wait times ....

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Saturday, February 15, 2025
California wildfire recovery lessons from Lahaina
By Grassroot Institute @ 3:32 PM :: 1184 Views :: Maui County, Development, Land Use

“...Lessons from Maui as LA Begins to Rebuild....”

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Friday, February 14, 2025
Report urges changes to cut review delays at State Historic Preservation Division
By Grassroot Institute @ 7:00 PM :: 938 Views :: Development

... Updating the definition of “historic property” would speed up permitting for homebuilding while protecting Hawaii’s history ....

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Friday, February 14, 2025
18 Months Later: Maui Council Begins to Loosen Rebuild Restrictions
By Grassroot Institute @ 6:00 PM :: 1117 Views :: Maui County, Development

... Maui County Council considering multiple housing-related bills, including one aimed specifically at making it easier for older buildings to be rebuilt after the 2023 wildfires ....

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Thursday, February 6, 2025
Lahaina Rebuild: Green's Latest Emergency Order Gives SMA Exemptions Mauka of Front Street
By News Release @ 4:35 PM :: 1487 Views :: Maui County, Development

... Properties mauka of Front Street or outside of the erosion hazard line are now exempt from SMA rules, which typically require lengthy review processes ....

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Sunday, February 2, 2025
Bill 105: Let Lahaina Rebuild as it Was
By Grassroot Institute @ 6:34 PM :: 1323 Views :: Maui County, Development, Religion

"... Bill 105, which would waive for five years the nonconformity rule for churches, temples and anyone else seeking to rebuild in the wake of the Lahaina fires...."

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Sunday, February 2, 2025
City touts 'bold initiative' to expand affordable housing
By News Release @ 6:05 PM :: 1162 Views :: Honolulu County, Development

... by partnering with developers to activate underutilized public lands, exploring innovative financing strategies to unlock new resources, and reorganizing its housing functions to centralize development, finance, and policy efforts ....

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Thursday, January 30, 2025
Save Kakaako Makai: Friends of Kewalo Invites the Public to its Information Gathering Potluck BBQ
By News Release @ 9:40 PM :: 1486 Views :: Honolulu County, Ethics, Development, OHA

... learn more about Office of Hawaiian Affairs’ plan to change the law that will allow residential development up to 400 ft tall in Kaka’ako Makai ....

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Monday, January 27, 2025
Hawaii’s failed wildfire rebuild should not be a model for California
By Selected News Articles @ 12:01 AM :: 1396 Views :: Maui County, Development

... California Gov. Gavin Newsom is looking to Hawaii for advice on how to rebuild after wildfires ....

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Friday, January 24, 2025
How to use Control of Water to Block Lahaina Rebuild
By UHERO @ 7:17 PM :: 1468 Views :: DHHL, Maui County, Development, OHA

... In June 2022, the State Commission on Water Resource Management (CWRM) designated the Lahaina Aquifer Sector Area as both a ground and surface water management area ....

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Friday, January 24, 2025
18 Months After Wildfires Destroyed Some 2,000 Homes on Maui, Only 3 Have Been Rebuilt
By Selected News Articles @ 5:01 AM :: 3848 Views :: Maui County, Development

... A thicket of red tape has made the island's rebuilding efforts painfully slow ....

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Monday, January 20, 2025
Do Lahaina recovery efforts hold lessons for LA?
By Keli'i Akina PhD @ 1:35 PM :: 1052 Views :: Maui County, Development

... over the past year, we’ve seen how bureaucratic hurdles can make it difficult to rebuild homes and businesses ....

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Sunday, January 19, 2025
Housing Affordability: Regulations or Spending?
By Grassroot Institute @ 4:21 PM :: 956 Views :: Development, Cost of Living

... “it’s much easier to spend money than it is to deal with regulations, and that’s what’s going on here.” ...

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Saturday, January 18, 2025
City partners with UHERO to launch Subsidized Housing Tracker
By UHERO @ 2:09 AM :: 1088 Views :: Honolulu County, Development, Hawaii Statistics

... tracker consolidates data on government-subsidized housing units across Honolulu County ....

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Saturday, January 11, 2025
OHA Legislative Agenda: Kakaako 400 Foot Towers (again)
By News Release @ 2:52 PM :: 1297 Views :: Development, Land Use, OHA

... This bill would also raise the residential height limit along Ala Moana Boulevard to 400 feet ....

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Sunday, December 29, 2024
Why is inflation higher in Hawaii?
By Selected News Articles @ 2:46 PM :: 1834 Views :: Development, Hawaii Statistics, Cost of Living

... It mostly comes down to one thing: housing ....

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Sunday, December 29, 2024
Hoarding More School Impact Fees
By Tom Yamachika @ 5:00 AM :: 1680 Views :: Education K-12, Development, Taxes

... $29 million lying around doing nothing ....

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Thursday, December 26, 2024
OHA Trustees’ Illegal 2025 Rush to Upzone Kakaako Makai (again)
By Andrew Walden @ 12:01 AM :: 1893 Views :: Honolulu County, Ethics, Development, Land Use, OHA

... OHA Trustees are hoping 2025 will be the year legislators stop laughing at their Kaka’ako Makai upzone bills ....

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Tuesday, December 24, 2024
Long-Term Recovery Plan for Lahaina Does not commit to Rebuild Front Street
By Andrew Walden @ 8:40 AM :: 2521 Views :: Maui County, Development

... The word ‘plan’ occurs 526 times in this report.  The phrase ‘property rights’ occurs zero times ....

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Tuesday, December 24, 2024
Maui County to receive more than $2B in federal disaster recovery funding
By News Release @ 8:30 AM :: 1303 Views :: Maui County, Development

... Approximately $1.6B allocated for housing and $480M for restoration efforts ....

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Sunday, December 22, 2024
Deferral of 'empty homes' tax leads list of recent good news
By Grassroot Institute @ 1:31 AM :: 1326 Views :: Honolulu County, Development, Taxes

... The Honolulu City Council shelved Bill 46 while also approving bills that will actually be effective at facilitating more housing ....

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Saturday, December 21, 2024
My wish list for Santa
By Keli'i Akina PhD @ 11:26 PM :: 1264 Views :: Development, Jones Act, Taxes, Cost of Living

... a few requests for the people of Hawaii ....

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Sunday, December 8, 2024
Dream home in paradise leads to 'total dismay'
By Keli'i Akina PhD @ 2:44 PM :: 2390 Views :: Hawaii County , Ethics, Development

... Kafkaesque issues that so far have been unresolvable ....

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Saturday, December 7, 2024
Why Hawaii's housing costs are among the highest in the nation
By Grassroot Institute @ 6:24 PM :: 1846 Views :: Development, Land Use, Cost of Living

... State land use laws significantly restrict urban development, meaning neighborhoods or condos can only make up about 5 percent of the state ....

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Friday, December 6, 2024
Affordable Housing: City Touts 'Year of Progress'
By News Release @ 4:49 PM :: 1479 Views :: Honolulu County, Development, Tax Credits, Cost of Living

"...restrictive regulations...."

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Monday, December 2, 2024
SF Judge Rules 'Empty Homes Tax’ Unconstitutional
By Andrew Walden @ 3:50 PM :: 4992 Views :: Honolulu County, Development, Land Use, Taxes

... the (US) Supreme Court has held that the government cannot “compel a landowner over objection to rent his property” without violating the Takings Clause ....

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Tuesday, November 26, 2024
​UHERO Grudgingly Admits ‘Uncertainties’ in Empty Homes Tax
By UHERO @ 2:26 PM :: 1686 Views :: Honolulu County, Development, Small Business, Cost of Living

... there are three major sources of uncertainty ....

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Sunday, November 24, 2024
Permit delays blamed for pervasive ‘pain and regulatory heartache’
By Grassroot Institute @ 8:33 PM :: 1504 Views :: Development

... the widespread desire for change, “not only of people who want to get their permits approved, but also the people who are approving the permits.”  ....

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Thursday, November 21, 2024
Historic Preservation Division Streamlining Lahaina Approvals
By News Release @ 11:23 PM :: 1502 Views :: Maui County, Development, Hawaii History

“...There isn’t a lot of built environment left. So, the main thing that we’re talking about, is how can we move projects forward quickly while doing our due diligence to keep an eye out for any archaeology, or more importantly, iwi (human remains) that may be revealed during the construction process...”

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Tuesday, November 19, 2024
The Value of Single-Family Neighborhoods
By Selected News Articles @ 2:19 AM :: 1739 Views :: Development, Land Use

... is there really a pent-up demand for high-density housing? ....

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Sunday, November 17, 2024
Grassroot-backed proposals make headway at Hawaii's county councils
By Grassroot Institute @ 4:37 PM :: 1635 Views :: Hawaii County , Maui County, Development

... testimonies Grassroot submitted to Hawaii's county councils during the past two weeks ....

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Sunday, November 17, 2024
Bill 212 could speed up permitting process on Hawaii Island
By Grassroot Institute @ 4:17 PM :: 1699 Views :: Hawaii County , Development, Small Business

... Bill 212 would increase the permit threshold for maintenance projects to $25,000 ....

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Saturday, November 16, 2024
I see people leaving
By Keli'i Akina PhD @ 11:56 PM :: 2442 Views :: Development, Cost of Living

... it could get worse ....

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Saturday, November 16, 2024
Grassroot events shine spotlight on Hawaii’s permitting problems
By News Release @ 6:36 PM :: 1471 Views :: Development, Small Business

... Building a home or even completing minor repairs in Hawaii can quickly turn into a bureaucratic nightmare due to the notorious delays in county permitting departments. ...

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Wednesday, November 13, 2024
DoH Issues Cesspool Guidance for Kula Burn Area
By News Release @ 4:26 PM :: 1494 Views :: Maui County, Development

... neither the County of Maui nor private wastewater collection systems have plans for building wastewater treatment works for the Kula area ....

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Monday, November 11, 2024
Backyard cottages one way to meet Maui housing needs
By Grassroot Institute @ 1:14 AM :: 1601 Views :: Maui County, Development

... let homeowners build more backyard cottages ....

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Saturday, November 9, 2024
Hawaii's permitting headaches: 'stories of anger and frustration'
By Keli'i Akina PhD @ 2:50 PM :: 1863 Views :: Development, Cost of Living

... these roadblocks hinder homebuilding, which fuels the ongoing housing crisis that impacts us all ....

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Sunday, November 3, 2024
How ADU growth can help ‘keep the country country’
By Grassroot Institute @ 2:17 AM :: 1927 Views :: Development

...  Act 39 of 2024 mandates the state’s four counties allow at least two accessory dwelling units per residential lot ....

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Saturday, November 2, 2024
Aloha Stadium Contractor Selected from list of ... one
By News Release @ 3:04 AM :: 2081 Views :: Honolulu County, Development, Higher Education, Tourism

... Department of Accounting and General Services and the Stadium Authority announced the approval of Aloha Halawa District Partners (AHDP) as the preferred offeror for the New Aloha Stadium Entertainment District (NASED) ....

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Wednesday, October 30, 2024
Green Appoints Water Commissioner, Salary Commissioners
By News Release @ 2:57 AM :: 1638 Views :: Environment, Agriculture, Development, OHA

... appointment of V.R. Hinano Rodrigues to the Commission on Water Resource Management -- enviros call for Senate to reject nomination ....

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Tuesday, October 29, 2024
Seven low-cost ways to speed up permitting in Hawaii
By Grassroot Institute @ 2:22 PM :: 1487 Views :: Development, Cost of Living

... The Grassroot Institute of Hawaii proposals are intended to help speed up permitting and relieve the Aloha State’s housing crisis ....

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Sunday, October 27, 2024
‘Guest House’ bill accords with Kauai General Plan
By Grassroot Institute @ 1:53 AM :: 1516 Views :: Kauai County, Development

“How to facilitate more homebuilding in Hawaii”

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Sunday, October 27, 2024
Restoring old Lahaina won’t be possible without zoning changes
By Grassroot Institute @ 1:44 AM :: 1227 Views :: Maui County, Development

... Grassroot Institute of Hawaii supports Bill 105 (2024), which would modify how nonconforming structures and uses can be rebuilt or restored after being destroyed by a natural disaster ....

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Saturday, October 26, 2024
Discussion: How to reduce permit delays
By Grassroot Institute @ 10:15 AM :: 2852 Views :: Development

... In Hilo and Honolulu, experts will discuss Grassroot’s upcoming report detailing ways to speed up permitting and homebuilding ....

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Saturday, October 26, 2024
Lahaina: FEMA Is Working To Place Temporary Housing Units on Privately Owned Vacant Lots
By News Release @ 12:50 AM :: 1229 Views :: Maui County, Development

... FEMA is seeking to lease vacant lots from property owners who do not intend to rebuild on them within the next two to three years ....

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Wednesday, October 23, 2024
Hawaii Bar: 'Property Rights & Regulatory Takings'
By Robert Thomas @ 8:44 PM :: 1443 Views :: Development, Judiciary, Land Use

... Links And Materials From Hawaii Bar Association Takings Program ....

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