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Paul Sau-Ki Cheng says he was exonerated of his financial crimes in the 1980s. The public record does not show that.

Values increased 0.3% on average across Oahu, far less than the 13.3% average increase last year.

Gov. Josh Green is proposing using taxpayer and private funds to build new housing and to pay home owners well above market value if they rent long term. Short-term rentals would simply be banned.

UPDATE: Mayor Richard Bissen called for “shared sacrifice” but said a moratorium on vacation rentals would likely bring costly legal challenges and unintended consequences.

Potential tax liabilities for hosts and evolving housing options are obstacles to participation.

Dallas-based real estate developer Paul Cheng has already received $18 million in county subsidies for his Pulelehua housing development.

The current need is most pressing in Lahaina, but the rest of the state is also suffering from a lack of dignified housing.

Kula residents readily acknowledge their losses are nowhere near the level experienced by Lahaina wildfire survivors but they share many of the same frustrations.

We need news organizations to do a better job exploring responsible travel and home ownership. 

Tiny homes and ohana units could help provide more housing quickly. Barriers must be removed to address what is, indeed, an emergency.