Development

... Department of Hawaiian Home Lands Director Kali Watson signs first-of-its-kind building permit ....

... In December 2023, the FBI conducted a raid of the managers’ apartment and the Lei Ohana office at Kamakana Villages, seizing computers and other items implicated in the production of child pornography ....

... Price control will always have the same effect: scarcity, a distorted market and higher prices ....

... the existing site will become part of the ‘Venice of the Pacific’ water feature ....

... two words: 'Dust Bowl' ....

... The link went live Thursday, Sept. 19, 2024, and the Planning Department has 20 exemptions in the pipeline ....

... It also requests an order from the Court that provides the state owns the land clear of interest or claim by the defendant ....

... In establishing a new NHA, Congress designates a local coordinating entity—usually nonfederal—to coordinate and oversee administration of the area ....

... allow up to three accessory dwelling units per lot in most residential and some agricultural zones ....

... Jessica Puff has been chosen to lead the DLNR State Historical Preservation Division (SHPD), succeeding Dr. Alan Downer who retired earlier this year ....

... workforce development report called New Foundations: Laying the Groundwork for Hawai‘i’s Middle-class Renewal and Revival of the Trades ....

... the department’s proposed recommendations will be brought to the Maui County Council in a couple of months ....

... Rebuilding occurring on 20 residential properties, work continuing on commercial properties ....

... Temporary housing projects have been a priority for federal agencies while responding to the fires, yet temporary housing poses unintended consequences for the community ....

... Maui County’s extremely long wait times and high fees to obtain water meters and add fixtures ....

... $4,200 on top of an additional $12,060 for the initial water meter ....

... developing communities with greater structure separation, removing combustible connective fuels and hardening properties against ember and flame exposure ....

... At a Sept. 24 luncheon in Kahului, Grassroot experts will explain how lawmakers can speed up recovery and boost housing stock ....

“...Help Maui families by allowing more small homes per lot....”

... Hawaii has a reputation for being one of the hardest states in the nation to build homes ....

... Let the people who have lost their properties and are bravely committed to rebuilding do just that — and enable them to do it quickly ....

... Bill 3 (2024), which greatly enhances incentives to developers to help generate rental housing projects ....

... 100+ units in Mililani .... 

... There are a lot of environmental regulations ....

... Commercial debris removal operations are also progressing, with 91 out of 159 commercial properties cleared to date. The completion of these efforts remains on track for February 2024 ....

... legislative victories this year in the areas of taxation, housing, healthcare and other issues ....

... preserving property rights, lifting onerous regulations, pushing back against proposals that could negatively impact local residents, and supporting efforts to rebuild after the devastating Maui wildfires ....

... “probably the single largest challenge” for many of the Lahaina property owners is obtaining special management area permits ....

... Kauai Bill 2919 would allow one guest house per dwelling unit in most of the county’s residential districts and commercial, agriculture, open and university districts ....

... This spring, Hawaii joined the growing list of states that have loosened restrictions on Accessory Dwelling Units (ADUs) to alleviate the housing shortage ....

... a flurry of bills related to housing and other important issues being considered by the county councils ....

... supporting policies that could speed up homebuilding and lighten the financial burden for the thousands of residents who lost their homes to the fires ....

... an eminent domain case brought by the County of Maui against the owner of Maui property which is needed for a solid waste disposal site ....

... The 2024 Revised Edition of the 2023 Housing Plan builds upon the foundational strategies outlined in the original October 2023 plan ....

... As of this morning, eight households had received keys and were in the process of moving into the complex. Three others are scheduled for walk-ins today and more are expected to follow this week ....

... regulations and fees that could be removed or waived to more quickly help displaced residents ....

“The RFP was designed to accommodate the possibility of having a single offeror, and AHDP’s proposal will now undergo a detailed review by the evaluation members.”

... Honolulu City Council's zoning committee approves doing away with affidavits needed to build homes or other structures ....

... The $3.9 million project is funded by HCF and the state of Hawai‘i and developed by CNHA, which has a five-year revocable permit to use the HDOT parcel at no cost ....

... All of these bills show that the Maui Council is making progress toward helping county residents find housing and rebuild their lives and businesses ....

... Waive street improvement costs for rebuilding in fire zones ....

... EPA Completes Drinking Water and Wastewater Mission in Lahaina ....

" ... The main value of the edicts so far has been to focus attention on barriers to homebuilding and prompt positive legislative action .... "

"...if you really want things to change substantially, you gotta let the private sector do it, not the county be a developer, not the state be a developer....”

... Read the indictment and visualize how Michaels execs would run the same scheme in Hawaii .... 

... severe restrictions on homebuilding have resulted in too few homes and some of the nation’s highest housing prices ....

... Grant Program Heading To Hawai‘i To Build More Housing ....

... if Honolulu were to revise upward all the other development standards as well — the minimum setbacks, the height limits, the maximum lot coverage and minimum lot widths and depths — the number of newly legal units could skyrocket ....

... This year our freedoms were expanded with the passage by our state lawmakers of important legislation. Those expansions covered taxes, housing and healthcare ....

... The remade Lahaina will be a tourist-oriented animation of the pre-plantation era when the economy was based on slaughtering lots of whales ....