Housing

Hawai‘i Condo Owners Could Benefit From  State Plan To Prop Up Insurance Market Cory Lum/Civil Beat/2022

Hawai‘i Condo Owners Could Benefit From State Plan To Prop Up Insurance Market

Lawmakers are moving forward with bills that would rescue owners facing rising rates.

This Luxury Kauaʻi Hotel Is Housing Foreign Workers In Container Homes (Brittany Lyte/Civil Beat/2025)

This Luxury Kauaʻi Hotel Is Housing Foreign Workers In Container Homes

The 1 Hotel Hanalei Bay also bought a multimillion-dollar home in a working class neighborhood to house upper management.

Graveyard Of Kauaʻi Cows Killed By Anthrax Could Undermine Luxury Homes Courtesy: Kauaʻi Historical Society

Graveyard Of Kauaʻi Cows Killed By Anthrax Could Undermine Luxury Homes

A hearing is scheduled Tuesday in a lawsuit that Princeville residents have filed against the developer.

Maui Lawmakers Seek To Speed Up Rebuilding For Some Fire Victims (Courtesy: Krizhna Bayudan)

Maui Lawmakers Seek To Speed Up Rebuilding For Some Fire Victims

As temporary housing for survivors has cropped up around the island, efforts to replace permanent housing have been slowed by a special state coastal permit process.

South Maui Community Pushes Back After Plan Gets More Developer-Friendly Nathan Eagle/Civil Beat/2024

South Maui Community Pushes Back After Plan Gets More Developer-Friendly

Advisory committee members say the county Planning Department’s changes will contribute to an unsustainable future for the greater Kīhei area.

Struggling To Survive: Hawaiʻi Residents Take On Debt, Think About Leaving Jeremy Hay

Struggling To Survive: Hawaiʻi Residents Take On Debt, Think About Leaving

Report: More people having trouble getting by are on neighbor islands.

Solving Hawaiʻi’s Housing Crisis Front And Center In New Legislative Session Cory Lum/Civil Beat

Solving Hawaiʻi’s Housing Crisis Front And Center In New Legislative Session

Zoning regulations, use of public funds to spur housing construction are among different approaches to addressing housing needs on the agenda in 2025 session.

Is Hawaiʻi’s Historic Investment In Affordable Housing Paying Off? David Croxford/Civil Beat/2024

Is Hawaiʻi’s Historic Investment In Affordable Housing Paying Off?

Two years ago, the state made a record investment in affordable rental housing. Results so far are both encouraging and sobering.

Data Dive: Maui Renters Were Having A Tough Time Even Before The Fires Getty Images/iStockphoto

Data Dive: Maui Renters Were Having A Tough Time Even Before The Fires

Census data released earlier this month reflects some of the housing challenges that existed even before the Lahaina fire.

Honolulu YMCA Tenants Won’t Be Uprooted Thanks To The State Kawika Lopez/Civil Beat/2024

Honolulu YMCA Tenants Won’t Be Uprooted Thanks To The State

The tenants had been at risk of losing their homes after the Central Y said it could no longer afford to subsidize their rents.