Affordable housing

Airbnb’s Impact on Hawaii’s Housing Supply

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October 12, 2017 09:04 AM State House names Tom “Sledgehammer” Brower as Housing chair

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Rep. Brower attracted national attention for his sledgehammer-wielding vigilantism (and for getting punched in the face while filming homeless encampments without permission) Read More »

Will Caron

November 22, 2016 02:30 PM Hawaii needs affordable rentals now

Gubernatorial candidate James "Duke" Aiona shares his plan for solving Hawaii's affordable rental housing problem with the Hawaii Independent. Read More »

Duke Aiona

July 25, 2014 02:20 PM The city housing sale has failed. Now what?

Swapping buyers to finance failed but unexamined assumptions is not an option Read More »

Steve Lohse

January 31, 2014 03:32 PM City affordable housing sale fails

January 23, 2014 11:12 PM Anything to save a bad sale?

The city is offering to finance the sale of its affordable housing units. Chinatown tenants say this is a bad idea. Read More »

Steve Lohse

January 07, 2014 11:40 AM Are you earning $32.14 an hour?

There are 168 hours in a week. But in Honolulu, a minimum wage worker would need an extra nine to afford housing. Read More »

Ikaika M Hussey

September 16, 2013 05:04 PM How we could remove the barriers to affordable housing