"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.

It may seem counterintuitive, but our low property tax rates in the islands add to our high cost of living.

When it comes to buying power and the rising cost of living, we still haven't fully recovered from the Great Recession.

Amid changing incentives, home solar may take more time to pay off. But how does it affect resale values?

On Oahu, it's the lack of locations, locations, locations.

Real estate analysts and experts contend we could make great strides toward producing the housing we need by losing some of our regulations.