Sterling Higa: A Promising Plan To Ease Honolulu’s Housing Crisis
A proposal to build high-density condos with 99-year leases on state land could help create more of a home ownership culture.
Partnership Aims To Help Hawaii Teachers Buy Homes
A San Francisco company unveiled a new partnership with state education and business leaders to help school teachers afford to buy homes here.
State To Housing Applicants: Sign Up Online Or Lose Your Spot On Wait List
The Honolulu Public Housing Authority has sent out nearly 14,000 letters, but some advocates fear people won’t understand their importance.
Where Hawaii Renters Spend Half Their Incomes On Housing
In the state as a whole, people at many income levels who rent — not just low-income residents — face a shortage of rental housing.
Zero-Interest Loans Help Hawaii Residents Afford Big Down Payments
Saving for a down payment can be tough in Honolulu, where the median home value was $790,000 last year.
What We Must Talk About When We Talk About Housing
Like child labor laws, the minimum wage and workplace safety regulations, housing is a basic right.
Sterling Higa: Transforming One Of Honolulu’s Worst Eyesores
Redeveloping the worn-out Mayor Wright Homes housing project offers a rare chance for the city to create some inspiring architecture.
Family Is The Safety Net For Many Young Adults On Pricey Oahu
Kristina Ballina wants to move out of her parents’ Honolulu home but at age 28, she doesn’t think she can afford to.
Danny De Gracia: Ige’s Affordable Housing Plan Could Easily Backfire
The governor’s call to build condos on state-owned land raises a lot of questions, both financial and political.
Despite Shutdown, Hawaii Housing Programs Are OK — For Now
Officials worry that if the shutdown drags on too long, landlords will be reluctant to accept Section 8 housing vouchers in the future.