The Federal Emergency Management Agency is trying to reduce the load on the island’s housing stock but the continual need to relocate is frustrating residents.

The Legislature rejected most of the Hawaiian advocates proposals to put more money and initiatives to help get people off the waitlist.

The city council has been trying to pass a 1% to 3% tax for years but wants to target offshore investors, not local residents. Consultants say no other city does it that way.

The bill’s supporters said one state Senator was responsible for the outcome

Anxiety over the possibility of federal budget cuts was the backdrop for budget negotiations this year.

The Deals are the first oceanfront property owners on Front Street to try rebuilding in an area that scientists say is at risk due to sea level rise. Neighbors see it as a test case.

The council’s housing committee chair says she’ll put it on the agenda after county budget deliberations.

Economists lay out the good and the bad of the mayor’s proposal to convert thousands of short-term units to long-term housing.

A phased-in approach was to begin July 1 but the council has yet to take up the mayor’s proposal.

The state House killed a bill that went after big investors in residential real estate. There are other options to explore.