affordable housing

A new report says large portions of Hawaiʻi affordable housing are set to expire; Plans for a commercial lūʻau show may conflict with the Kapiʻolani Park public trust rules

The gift from Marc and Lynne Benioff includes 282 acres near Waimea given to Hawaiʻi Island Community Development Corporation solely for residential use by low and moderate-income households.

Mayor Mitch Roth signed Bill 72 on Monday to amend the county’s Affordable Housing Policy. The changes give housing priority to residents, workers who earn most of their income near an affordable housing project, and returning residents who left the island for school.

Dozens of affordable housing units are currently under construction at the historic Hocking Building in Honolulu’s Chinatown. The three-story building sits on the corner of North King Street and Nuʻuanu Avenue.

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A Maui County Council committee voted against exemptions for an affordable rental housing proposal last week. Proponents of the project said plans would have eventually addressed infrastructure and flooding concerns. HPR's Casey Harlow has more on its uncertain future.

Gov. Josh Green's appointee to head the Department of Hawaiian Home Lands is up for a confirmation hearing today before the Senate Hawaiian Affairs Committee. Affordable housing developer Kali Watson's potential return to DHHL is receiving praise from the affordable housing industry, and concern from some in the Native Hawaiian community. HPR’s Kuʻuwehi Hiraishi reports.

Kauhale developments are part of Gov. Josh Green's plan to tackle homelessness. But what does it take to build a community of tiny homes? HPR's Casey Harlow spoke with the state's housing officer Nani Medeiros to find out.

The Maui County Council still has to decide on whether or not to approve an affordable rental housing project in Waiehu. The development has been contested by a group claiming ancestral ties to the proposed site.

An existing state law currently allows developers to bypass certain zoning codes and regulations to build affordable housing. However, proposed projects that fall under state law face a number of obstacles and a state senator aims to ease some of those challenges. HPR's Casey Harlow has more.