The affordable rentals in Kailua-Kona were supposed to be ready in 2024 and cost $50 million. The developer now hopes to finish in 2027 at a cost of $81 million.

The closure will eliminate 15 jobs, or about 4% of Pūlama Lānaʻi’s 400-strong workforce, but the company said employees can apply for other positions.

More households in the islands are paying fees to condo or HOA associations than previously thought, according to the latest Census Bureau data.

The county was able to help cut development costs by changing its zoning and subdivision codes.

The current proclamations Gov. Josh Green enacted to address Hawaiʻi’s affordable housing shortage will remain intact, the high court said.

Hawaiʻi has done a lot to produce affordable places to live, but examples elsewhere show that we can do more.

Unless we’re willing to go all-in on this approach to increasing housing, we should quit pretending it’s part of the solution.

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.

The new book “Abundance” offers a clean, easy-to-understand approach that we can apply to our biggest crises.

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.