Kevin Fujii/Civil Beat/2023
Beth Fukumoto: If We Build The Infrastructure, The Housing Will Come
Hawaiʻi has done a lot to produce affordable places to live, but examples elsewhere show that we can do more.
American Institute of Architects Maui
Beth Fukumoto: Hawaiʻi Needs To Get Serious About Accessory Dwelling Units
Unless we’re willing to go all-in on this approach to increasing housing, we should quit pretending it’s part of the solution.
Ben Angarone/Civil Beat/2025
Backlash May Prompt New Rules For Affordable Rentals In Honolulu
Supporters say new requirements in Bill 53 would protect neighborhoods from the side effects of increased housing density. Opponents fear the changes would hamstring an already struggling program.
David Croxford/Civil Beat/2025
Beth Fukumoto: Drop The Defeatist Attitude When It Comes To Housing
The new book “Abundance” offers a clean, easy-to-understand approach that we can apply to our biggest crises.
David Croxford/Civil Beat/2023
Why This Honolulu Housing Strategy Is Not A ‘Super Successful’ Program
A new state law requires counties to let homeowners build two additional housing units on eligible properties. Honolulu is struggling to persuade people to build just one.
Courtesy: David Mulligan
Denby Fawcett: Mayor Wants To Buy Wo Fat Building In Chinatown For Housing
Developers ran out of money to convert the landmark former restaurant into a hotel.
David Croxford/Civil Beat/2024
Honolulu Is Canceling Its Empty Homes Tax Study. Will That Kill The Bill?
The yearlong study was supposed to help inform a now-stalled bill that would have increased property tax rates on unoccupied homes.
Kevin Fujii/Civil Beat/2025
Lawsuit Claims Housing Authority Broke Promises To Displaced Tenants
Last two remaining Kūhiō Park Terrace tenants say all they want is comparable housing.
Kevin Fujii/Civil Beat/2024
Maui Plan To Phase Out Thousands Of Short-Term Rentals Advances
Some council members voted with reservations and expressed frustration at how the process has pitted members of the community against each other.
David Croxford/Civil Beat/2023
Newly Signed Bill Imperils Historic Places and Burial Sites, Critics Say
Preservationists decry Gov. Josh Green’s late decision to approve a measure to remove an obstacle to development.