Photos by Sean Mitsui Making housing more affordable on Maui could be accomplished through two changes to the island’s status quo on development: comprehensive rezoning and greater density. But making those changes will be easier said than done. Why? The answer may be that Maui is “schizophrenic.” “Sure, everybody says
The good news is that Hawaii residents will be able to keep trading in cryptocurrency. The bad news is that Hawaii’s policymakers haven’t given up the dream of regulating it into oblivion. For years, Hawaii residents who wanted to buy or sell cryptocurrency were stymied by the state’s Money Transmitters Act,
Hawaii’s acute lack of affordable housing is “largely a manufactured crisis,” according to Trey Gordner, the featured guest on Monday’s “Hawaii Together” program on ThinkTech Hawaii. Gordner is a civic technologist who recently earned a master’s degree in urban and regional planning from Virginia Tech. His thesis was on measuring
How do you know if your state’s housing crisis is related to overregulation? When it’s technically easier to build a house for Oprah than it is to build houses for average families. That’s what my colleague Joe Kent made clear on Tuesday to a group of students visiting from Michigan’s
Well, Joe Kent tried his best during a Monday morning interview with KHON2 reporter Dallis Ontiveros to explain the negative ramifications of Bill 41. But Honolulu’s mayor went ahead and signed the bill the next day anyway Approved 8-1 by the Honolulu City Council, Bill 41 essentially bans short-term rentals
The following testimony was submitted by the Grassroot Institute of Hawaii for consideration April 5, 2022, by the Senate Committee on Ways and Means. _______________ To: Senate Committee on Ways and Means Sen. Donovan M. Dela Cruz, Chair Sen Gilbert S.C. Keith-Agaran, Vice Chair
The following testimony was submitted by the Grassroot Institute of Hawaii for consideration April 5, 2022, by the House Committee on Consumer Protection and Commerce. _______________ To: House Committee on Consumer Protection & Commerce Rep. Aaron Ling Johanson, Chair Rep. Lisa Kitagawa, Vice Chair
The following testimony was submitted by the Grassroot Institute of Hawaii for consideration April 4, 2022, by the House Committee on Finance. _______________ To: House Committee on Finance Rep. Sylvia Luke, Chair Rep. Kyle T. Yamashita, Vice Chair From: Grassroot Institute of Hawaii
The following testimony was submitted by the Grassroot Institute of Hawaii for consideration March 31, 2022, by the Senate Committees on Government Operations and Housing. _______________ To: Senate Committee on Government Operations Sen. Sharon Y. Moriwaki, Chair Sen. Donovan M. Dela Cruz, Vice Chair
The following testimony was submitted by the Grassroot Institute of Hawaii for consideration March 23, 2022, by the House Committee on Economic Development. _______________ To: House Committee on Economic Development Rep. Sean Quinlan, Chair Rep. Daniel Holt, Vice Chair From: Grassroot Institute of Hawaii
Photos by Sean Mitsui Making housing more affordable on Maui could be accomplished through two changes to the island’s status quo on development: comprehensive rezoning and greater density. But making those changes will be easier said than done. Why? The answer may be that Maui is “schizophrenic.” “Sure, everybody says
The good news is that Hawaii residents will be able to keep trading in cryptocurrency. The bad news is that Hawaii’s policymakers haven’t given up the dream of regulating it into oblivion. For years, Hawaii residents who wanted to buy or sell cryptocurrency were stymied by the state’s Money Transmitters Act,
Hawaii’s acute lack of affordable housing is “largely a manufactured crisis,” according to Trey Gordner, the featured guest on Monday’s “Hawaii Together” program on ThinkTech Hawaii. Gordner is a civic technologist who recently earned a master’s degree in urban and regional planning from Virginia Tech. His thesis was on measuring
How do you know if your state’s housing crisis is related to overregulation? When it’s technically easier to build a house for Oprah than it is to build houses for average families. That’s what my colleague Joe Kent made clear on Tuesday to a group of students visiting from Michigan’s
Well, Joe Kent tried his best during a Monday morning interview with KHON2 reporter Dallis Ontiveros to explain the negative ramifications of Bill 41. But Honolulu’s mayor went ahead and signed the bill the next day anyway Approved 8-1 by the Honolulu City Council, Bill 41 essentially bans short-term rentals
The following testimony was submitted by the Grassroot Institute of Hawaii for consideration April 5, 2022, by the Senate Committee on Ways and Means. _______________ To: Senate Committee on Ways and Means Sen. Donovan M. Dela Cruz, Chair Sen Gilbert S.C. Keith-Agaran, Vice Chair
The following testimony was submitted by the Grassroot Institute of Hawaii for consideration April 5, 2022, by the House Committee on Consumer Protection and Commerce. _______________ To: House Committee on Consumer Protection & Commerce Rep. Aaron Ling Johanson, Chair Rep. Lisa Kitagawa, Vice Chair
The following testimony was submitted by the Grassroot Institute of Hawaii for consideration April 4, 2022, by the House Committee on Finance. _______________ To: House Committee on Finance Rep. Sylvia Luke, Chair Rep. Kyle T. Yamashita, Vice Chair From: Grassroot Institute of Hawaii
The following testimony was submitted by the Grassroot Institute of Hawaii for consideration March 31, 2022, by the Senate Committees on Government Operations and Housing. _______________ To: Senate Committee on Government Operations Sen. Sharon Y. Moriwaki, Chair Sen. Donovan M. Dela Cruz, Vice Chair
The following testimony was submitted by the Grassroot Institute of Hawaii for consideration March 23, 2022, by the House Committee on Economic Development. _______________ To: House Committee on Economic Development Rep. Sean Quinlan, Chair Rep. Daniel Holt, Vice Chair From: Grassroot Institute of Hawaii
