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Housing, Land Use & Zoning

SB937 SD1: LUC reform could speed up new home construction

The following testimony was submitted by the Grassroot Institute of Hawaii for consideration by the Senate Committee on Judiciary, and the Senate Committee on Ways and Means on March 3, 2023. ___________ March 3, 2023 10 a.m. Conference Room 211 Via Videoconference To: Senate Committee on Judiciary       Senator Karl

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Housing expert says Hawaii fits pattern of areas losing residents

Honolulu fits the pattern of a handful of big cities on the mainland whose residents have been moving away due to lack of housing, according to nationally recognized housing expert Kevin Erdmann.  “If you just looked at the migration statistics,” he told host Keli‘i Akina on this week’s “Hawaii Together”

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HB814 HD1: 30-year-ownership requirement undermines zoning reform

The following testimony was submitted by the Grassroot Institute of Hawaii for consideration by the House Committee on Finance on Feb. 24, 2023. ___________ February 24, 2023 10 a.m. Conference Room 308 Via Videoconference To: House Committee on Finance        Rep. Kyle T. Yamashita, Chair      

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Gray takes his case against zoning to Maui

National zoning expert M. Nolan Gray engaged with two audiences on Oahu on Wednesday, Feb. 15, about his view that zoning laws are the primary cause of America’s housing woes. And on Thursday, Feb. 15, he shared his views with an enthusiastic audience on Maui. Gray is a former New

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Proposed tax change on Hawaii island could hurt older homebuyers

The following testimony was submitted Feb. 21, 2023, by the Grassroot Institute of Hawaii to the Hawaii County Committee on Finance. ___________ February 21, 2023 11 a.m. Hawaii County Building To: Committee on Finance       Councilmember Matt Kaneali’i-Kleinfelder, Chair       Councilmember Cindy Evans, Vice Chair From:

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Gray makes waves with challenge to zoning laws

Sometimes, problems that are exclusive to the islands call for uniquely Hawaii solutions. That’s not necessarily the case for the affordable housing crisis, though, says zoning expert Nolan Gray.  Gray, author of the recently published book “Arbitrary Lines: How Zoning Broke the American City and How to Fix It,” believes

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SB937: LUC reforms could speed up homebuilding

The following testimony was presented February 15, 2023, by the Grassroot Institute of Hawaii to the Senate Committee on Water and Land. ___________ February 15, 2023 12:30 p.m. Conference Room 229 Via Videoconference To: Senate Committee on Water and Land        Senator Lorraine R. Inouye, Chair    

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SB867: Eliminating inclusionary zoning would encourage housing growth

The following testimony was presented February 13, 2023, by the Grassroot Institute of Hawaii to the House Committee on Water & Land. ___________ February 13, 2023 3 p.m. Conference Room 225 Via Videoconference To: Senate Committee on Housing       Senator Stanley Chang, Chair       Senator Dru

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SB937 SD1: LUC reform could speed up new home construction

The following testimony was submitted by the Grassroot Institute of Hawaii for consideration by the Senate Committee on Judiciary, and the Senate Committee on Ways and Means on March 3, 2023. ___________ March 3, 2023 10 a.m. Conference Room 211 Via Videoconference To: Senate Committee on Judiciary       Senator Karl

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Housing expert says Hawaii fits pattern of areas losing residents

Honolulu fits the pattern of a handful of big cities on the mainland whose residents have been moving away due to lack of housing, according to nationally recognized housing expert Kevin Erdmann.  “If you just looked at the migration statistics,” he told host Keli‘i Akina on this week’s “Hawaii Together”

Read More →

HB814 HD1: 30-year-ownership requirement undermines zoning reform

The following testimony was submitted by the Grassroot Institute of Hawaii for consideration by the House Committee on Finance on Feb. 24, 2023. ___________ February 24, 2023 10 a.m. Conference Room 308 Via Videoconference To: House Committee on Finance        Rep. Kyle T. Yamashita, Chair      

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Gray takes his case against zoning to Maui

National zoning expert M. Nolan Gray engaged with two audiences on Oahu on Wednesday, Feb. 15, about his view that zoning laws are the primary cause of America’s housing woes. And on Thursday, Feb. 15, he shared his views with an enthusiastic audience on Maui. Gray is a former New

Read More →

Proposed tax change on Hawaii island could hurt older homebuyers

The following testimony was submitted Feb. 21, 2023, by the Grassroot Institute of Hawaii to the Hawaii County Committee on Finance. ___________ February 21, 2023 11 a.m. Hawaii County Building To: Committee on Finance       Councilmember Matt Kaneali’i-Kleinfelder, Chair       Councilmember Cindy Evans, Vice Chair From:

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Gray makes waves with challenge to zoning laws

Sometimes, problems that are exclusive to the islands call for uniquely Hawaii solutions. That’s not necessarily the case for the affordable housing crisis, though, says zoning expert Nolan Gray.  Gray, author of the recently published book “Arbitrary Lines: How Zoning Broke the American City and How to Fix It,” believes

Read More →

SB937: LUC reforms could speed up homebuilding

The following testimony was presented February 15, 2023, by the Grassroot Institute of Hawaii to the Senate Committee on Water and Land. ___________ February 15, 2023 12:30 p.m. Conference Room 229 Via Videoconference To: Senate Committee on Water and Land        Senator Lorraine R. Inouye, Chair    

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SB867: Eliminating inclusionary zoning would encourage housing growth

The following testimony was presented February 13, 2023, by the Grassroot Institute of Hawaii to the House Committee on Water & Land. ___________ February 13, 2023 3 p.m. Conference Room 225 Via Videoconference To: Senate Committee on Housing       Senator Stanley Chang, Chair       Senator Dru

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