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Thousands of families have been leaving Hawaii every year in search of cheaper housing on the mainland, thanks to the state’s artificial scarcity of housing resulting from zoning and other restrictions on development. The Grassroot Institute is dedicated to making it easier to build affordable homes in the islands, so residents will want to stay here with their families.
This probably won’t surprise regular readers of my “President’s Corner” columns, but a task force of eminent Hawaii business and other community leaders has just
Sometimes less is more. In Houston, the largest city in Texas by population, less zoning has resulted in more housing, helping it enjoy a significantly higher standard
Hawaii isn’t the only place experiencing a lack of housing. That’s an affliction we share with many metropolitan areas across the nation, such as San Francisco
After the great success of the “Avengers” movies, the internet was full of people explaining that Thanos, the villain of the series, had a point.
This commentary was originally published Sept. 10, 2019, in The Maui News. Maui County residents have long suffered from a lack of affordable housing, but county
Discussions about the minimum wage tend to overlook an obvious fact: Lowering the cost of living would make everyone’s pay go further, especially the less
The cost of life in Hawaii is just too much for us to raise a family there. We wanted to be able to provide our
