Development

... four recommendations — are all based off of bills that have been introduced at the Maui County Council or at the state level ....

... All Permit Types: Average duration of permit review and approval process has been reduced by 66%, from nearly five months to under two months ....

“if policymakers do not move faster to remove the legal barriers that have been blocking the rebuilding of Lahaina, the town will lose its sense of community and historic charm, and its residents will continue to move away or go homeless while its economy sputters into oblivion.”

... Act 88 of 2021, which Act 248 amended, stated that the appropriations in the biennium budget would lapse on June 30, 2024 ....

...It’s been two years since wildfires devastated the West Maui town, yet few structures have been rebuilt and many residents are in limbo....

... many remain displaced, face high rent burdens, or continue to deal with long-term income loss ....

... Schatz hasn’t been all talk, either. Last week, he introduced several bipartisan bills aimed at inducing more homebuilding ....

... Do the math: 1+22+14+18+14+8 = 77 emergencies ....

... The 27-year-old Posse system will be taken off-line at the close of business Monday, July 28, 2025, and will not be available to the public or DPP staff ....

... Green altered course when he signed a handful of bills that had been on his intent-to-veto list ....

... Schatz Introduces YIMBY Act To Encourage Localities To Cut Regulations, Adopt Pro-Housing Policies ....

... Trustee to succeed Trustee Robert K.W.H. Nobriga, whose term expired on June 30, 2025 ....

... The only cited support was a comparison of empty non-owner occupied second homes in one phase of the Wailea Palms property to another phase that allows short-term rentals ....

... the Planning Commission backs a bill that would make it easier for B&Bs destroyed in the 2023 fires to rebuild ....

... single-wall construction is considered structurally inferior in hurricane-prone areas ....

"...decisive action to address Hawaii’s notorious permitting delays...."

...funding to support critical nonprofit organizations impacted by federal funding reductions....

... House Bill 1001 (Act 301) establishes the Maui Wildfires Settlement Trust Fund ....

... OHA bought up several properties in Iwilei.  Now OHA-connected and Dela Cruz connected DTL is handling the master plan.  See how that works? ....

... the fees have been collected but have not been used, and for a very long time ....

... I’ve had no choice ....

... short-term rentals have been lawful, residential uses in these districts for decades ....

...'HNL Build' will officially launch on Monday, August 4, 2025....

Lahaina Maui HI - DRONE Update - June 2025 - Is there ANY Progress ???

... almost two years after the fires, fewer than two dozen homes have been rebuilt ....

... online registration is now open for DPP's new Self-Certification Professional (SCP) Program ....

... SB66, which would create a permitting “shot clock” and allow third-party permit approval if the 60-day processing deadline is not met; and HB126, which would reform the state’s civil asset forfeiture process ....

... Maui is averaging just under 21 approved permits per month ....

... with just $489 left over each month after covering essential living expenses, residents are left with little room to save ....

... in Hawaii investor buyers outnumber investor sellers more than any other state .... 

... The Lahaina fire is an opportunity to exploit.  The hotel unions and the hotels want the TVR business all for themselves ....

... regulations that allow community groups to essentially kill projects after they’ve been approved are the biggest hurdles to clear ....

“The height restriction … is wrongfully preventing Honuaʻula from completing the construction of an approved affordable housing project…"

... Sulla is set to be sentenced on October 21, Zamber on October 7, and Budhabhatti on October 8 ....

... could potentially open up a huge legal can of worms based on historical layers of fraud, mislabeling and mishandling of so-called "Ag" land ....

... promises are not guarantees, and that big government projects tend to come with unexpected costs and delays ....

... testimony before Hawai‘i, Honolulu, Kaua‘i and Maui county councils or planning commissions ....

... a new report from the county’s Office of the County Auditor suggests more than two dozen ways to help speed up the process ....

... Over the past five years, 15 energy projects in the state have been cancelled — more than half of the power projects being considered ....

... 64,490 additional units are needed through 2027 but only 13,471 units are currently in development pipelines and anticipated to be available by 2027 .... 

... 11.6% of Honolulu rentals are under 348 square feet ....

... A new report from the University of Hawai‘i Economic Research Organization shows that Hawaii permit delays in 2024 were at some of the worst levels ever ....

... a case challenging Governor Josh Green's use of emergency powers to address the state's affordable housing crisis ....

... The pace of new housing construction remains historically low. Housing permitting times continue to be long, especially in Honolulu and Maui ....

“I want him to sign the historic review bills, the impact fee bill, the permit bill.”

... SB1296 will allow most Lahaina residents in the area’s Special Management Area to rebuild without having to go through the burdensome SMA permitting process ....

... rebuilding Lahaina ....

... Ausman is not quite out of the woods yet ....

... strategic reorganization to centralize and accelerate the City’s housing initiatives ....

... Bills that will help mitigate Hawaii’s housing crisis include ....