The City and County of Honolulu recently increased its valuations of most properties on Oahu, which most likely will result in higher property taxes. So now what? Natalie Iwasa told Keliʻi Akina on the Jan. 3, 2023, episode of “Hawaii Together” that the City Council will set the rates in
Hawaii has the most burdensome housing regulations in the country, and Hawaii County has more barriers to housing than any other county in the United States, according to a recent study by the University of Hawaii Economic Research Organization. Grassroot Institute of Hawaii President and CEO Keliʻi Akina discussed those
Photo by Charley Myers Hawaii property taxes are going up, and that’s not cool. The Honolulu Star-Advertiser reported this week that the latest property value assessments of all real property on Oahu went up by 12.4% compared with the previous year. And that’s just the average. On the North Shore,
Zoning reform alone isn’t the solution to Hawaii’s housing affordability crisis, but it would be a step in the right direction, Grassroot Institute of Hawaii policy researcher Jonathan Helton told H. Hawaii Media radio host Johnny Miro this past Sunday, Dec. 4. 2022. Helton discussed with Miro how more than
Ever wonder why so many mansions are being built on Hawaii Island? It’s because they don’t involve a lot of red tape or public opposition. The catch is they are being built on agricultural lands, where regulations allow one house per acre. This is why so many agricultural parcels are
One of the most information-packed episodes of “Hawaii Together” I’ve ever seen aired this past Tuesday on the ThinkTech Hawaii, and I wasn’t even a part of it. It was hosted by my Grassroot Institute of Hawaii colleague Joe Kent, who was sitting in for me because I was representing the
Hawaii’s zoning laws prevent growth, are socially divisive, contribute to Hawaii’s high home prices and ought to be abolished, according to Nolan Gray, a former city planner in New York and research director for an housing advocacy group called California YIMBY. Gray was the featured guest on the Nov. 22,
A preliminary injunction against Oahu’s ban on short-term rentals of fewer than 90 days is a bad sign for the City & County of Honolulu, according to Malia Hill, policy director for the Grassroot Institute of Hawaii. Hill spoke this past Sunday with host Johnny Miro on the H. Hawaii
I’ve been playing a new online game, but no matter what I do, I can’t seem to win. It’s a real-life simulation about getting authorized to build a house for your family. But I keep getting tripped up by Honolulu’s permitting process. The creative folks at Honolulu Civil Beat have
To: Honolulu City Council Tommy Waters, Chair Esther Kia‘aina, Vice Chair From: Grassroot Institute of Hawaii Ted Kefalas, Director of Strategic Campaigns RE: BILL 56 (2022), CD1 — RELATING TO PERMITS REQUIRED. Comments Only Dear Chair and Council
The City and County of Honolulu recently increased its valuations of most properties on Oahu, which most likely will result in higher property taxes. So now what? Natalie Iwasa told Keliʻi Akina on the Jan. 3, 2023, episode of “Hawaii Together” that the City Council will set the rates in
Hawaii has the most burdensome housing regulations in the country, and Hawaii County has more barriers to housing than any other county in the United States, according to a recent study by the University of Hawaii Economic Research Organization. Grassroot Institute of Hawaii President and CEO Keliʻi Akina discussed those
Photo by Charley Myers Hawaii property taxes are going up, and that’s not cool. The Honolulu Star-Advertiser reported this week that the latest property value assessments of all real property on Oahu went up by 12.4% compared with the previous year. And that’s just the average. On the North Shore,
Zoning reform alone isn’t the solution to Hawaii’s housing affordability crisis, but it would be a step in the right direction, Grassroot Institute of Hawaii policy researcher Jonathan Helton told H. Hawaii Media radio host Johnny Miro this past Sunday, Dec. 4. 2022. Helton discussed with Miro how more than
Ever wonder why so many mansions are being built on Hawaii Island? It’s because they don’t involve a lot of red tape or public opposition. The catch is they are being built on agricultural lands, where regulations allow one house per acre. This is why so many agricultural parcels are
One of the most information-packed episodes of “Hawaii Together” I’ve ever seen aired this past Tuesday on the ThinkTech Hawaii, and I wasn’t even a part of it. It was hosted by my Grassroot Institute of Hawaii colleague Joe Kent, who was sitting in for me because I was representing the
Hawaii’s zoning laws prevent growth, are socially divisive, contribute to Hawaii’s high home prices and ought to be abolished, according to Nolan Gray, a former city planner in New York and research director for an housing advocacy group called California YIMBY. Gray was the featured guest on the Nov. 22,
A preliminary injunction against Oahu’s ban on short-term rentals of fewer than 90 days is a bad sign for the City & County of Honolulu, according to Malia Hill, policy director for the Grassroot Institute of Hawaii. Hill spoke this past Sunday with host Johnny Miro on the H. Hawaii
I’ve been playing a new online game, but no matter what I do, I can’t seem to win. It’s a real-life simulation about getting authorized to build a house for your family. But I keep getting tripped up by Honolulu’s permitting process. The creative folks at Honolulu Civil Beat have
To: Honolulu City Council Tommy Waters, Chair Esther Kia‘aina, Vice Chair From: Grassroot Institute of Hawaii Ted Kefalas, Director of Strategic Campaigns RE: BILL 56 (2022), CD1 — RELATING TO PERMITS REQUIRED. Comments Only Dear Chair and Council
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