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Lanai May Finally Get An Affordable Housing Project. It Might Even Get 2 Cory Lum/Civil Beat/2021

Lanai May Finally Get An Affordable Housing Project. It Might Even Get 2

Two affordable housing projects proposed by Maui County and Pulama Lanai could boost the island’s low-income housing stock for the first time in nearly three decades.

Hilo Renters Fear They’ll Be Among The First To Go When Eviction Moratorium Ends Tim Wright/Civil Beat/2021

Hilo Renters Fear They’ll Be Among The First To Go When Eviction Moratorium Ends

More money is coming in for federal rental subsidies, but service providers worry landlords like Waiakea Villas won’t accept it.

Supreme Court Decision Came Too Late For Maui Residents Fighting Housing Development

Supreme Court Decision Came Too Late For Maui Residents Fighting Housing Development

The ruling could have statewide implications, as it narrows the limits of what planning and zoning exemptions are permissible for a fast-track affordable housing development.

Danny De Gracia: Oahu Homes Are Getting Dangerously Pricey Cory Lum/Civil Beat/2020

Danny De Gracia: Oahu Homes Are Getting Dangerously Pricey

The market ultimately knows that just because that property is priced at a million doesn’t mean it holds $1 million dollars in value. That should worry all of us.

Blangiardi Offering $10 Million In Incentives To Affordable Housing Developers Cory Lum/Civil Beat/2021

Blangiardi Offering $10 Million In Incentives To Affordable Housing Developers

The Honolulu mayor hopes the incentives spur private development of affordable homes.

This Bill Aims To Prevent A Wave Of Evictions But Critics Say It Falls Short Anthony Quintano/Civil Beat

This Bill Aims To Prevent A Wave Of Evictions But Critics Say It Falls Short

The state eviction moratorium is currently expected to expire June 8 but could be extended through the summer.

Hawaii Lawmakers Mull Mediation To Prevent Mass Evictions After Moratorium Lifted Cory Lum/Civil Beat/2018

Hawaii Lawmakers Mull Mediation To Prevent Mass Evictions After Moratorium Lifted

A bill would require landlords to enter mediation upon a tenant’s request, but some advocates say the measure doesn’t do enough to protect renters at risk of eviction.

Senate Committee Scraps Proposal For Rent Control Law Cory Lum/Civil Beat/2017

Senate Committee Scraps Proposal For Rent Control Law

But a measure to end the income tax deduction for mortgage interest on second homes advances.

The Long-Simmering Feud Over This Kauai Rental Property May Finally Be Coming To A Head Allan Parachini/Civil Beat/2020

The Long-Simmering Feud Over This Kauai Rental Property May Finally Be Coming To A Head

The well-known Chandler family’s property is on the agenda for this week’s Kauai planning commission meeting, signaling a possible end to a 20-year permitting dispute.

This Medical Team Is Working To Reach Those Most At Risk For COVID-19 Eleni Gill/Civil Beat/2020

This Medical Team Is Working To Reach Those Most At Risk For COVID-19

Doctors, nurses and social workers aim to help people affected by the coronavirus as well as educate and refer them to needed social services.