“I’m 31 years old and people think I shouldn’t be getting help from my parents, but I think that’s a reality that a lot of my generation is facing.”

“If we sold our house and got rid of all our debt and then tried to start afresh, we wouldn’t come back to Hawaii. There would be no way to come back.”

In HI-Priced, a new email newsletter that’s part of our ongoing “Living Hawaii” series, we’re asking local people how they make ends meet in the Aloha State.

A state senator, inspired by the island nation’s program, wants to build massive amounts of public housing that residents could purchase.

Living with multiple generations is a way of life in Hawaii that Jowenna Ellazar embraces. But like many others, she has few options in a city where the median home price hovers around $800,000.

Sharply increasing the property tax that applies to some non-occupant homeowners could help bring down the cost of living, especially on Oahu. Here's why.

When it comes to rents and real estate, the state’s middle class can’t compete with the endless pool of people who want to move here.

The secret to bargain prices: An alternative network of local suppliers, low overhead, selling out daily and less fussiness about the perfect-shaped fruit or vegetable.

“This is the community that shaped me, that taught me the values that guide my life day to day. I want that for my child.”

Some of us live closer to our jobs than ever. But it’s taking longer to get there. And the cost in lost time, dollars and home life is heavy.

Could economic disruption reach some of Hawaii's most prominent companies and lower our cost of living in the islands?

In the state as a whole, people at many income levels who rent — not just low-income residents — face a shortage of rental housing.

“Being frugal is an important aspect to living in Hawaii.”

Saving for a down payment can be tough in Honolulu, where the median home value was $790,000 last year.

“Even if you save $5 a month, you’re closer than you were last month.”

Kristina Ballina wants to move out of her parents’ Honolulu home but at age 28, she doesn’t think she can afford to.

Adults aged 25 to 34 are facing higher college tuition, higher rents and bigger housing prices than previous generations.

Civil Beat is deepening its coverage of Hawaii’s cost-of-living crisis — and inviting readers to join a civic conversation about what it takes to get by in the islands.

In HI-Priced, a new email newsletter that’s part of our ongoing “Living Hawaii” series, we’re asking local people how they make ends meet in the Aloha State.

Can America’s most expensive state afford to pay a livable wage? More to the point, can it afford not to?