Land Use & Zoning
How to achieve a policy trifecta
What if we could help farmers, ease the housing crisis and improve Hawaii’s economy all at the same time? A series of simple reforms could do that. The starting point would be to make it easier to build farmworker housing on agricultural land. That…
‘Community benefits agreements’ would…
The following testimony was submitted by the Grassroot Institute of Hawaii for consideration by the…
Let subdivision planning proceed while waiting on water…
The following testimony was submitted by the Grassroot Institute of Hawaii for consideration by the…
New Grassroot report outlines ways to build more…
Actions at the state and county levels would benefit employees as well as farmers, ranchers and…
Include single-family dwellings as by-right use in…
The following testimony was submitted by the Grassroot Institute of Hawaii for consideration by the…
Height limits another barrier to rebuilding Lahaina as it was
The following commentary was first published on Dec. 18, 2025, in Maui Now under the headline “Height-limit rule limits scope of Lahaina rebuilding .”_____________Almost two and a half years after wildfires destroyed much of Lahaina, homeowners and…
Allow all burned Lahaina structures to be rebuilt to…
The following testimony was submitted by the Grassroot Institute of Hawaii for consideration by the…
Proposed STR phaseout is legal, economic crisis waiting…
The following testimony was submitted by the Grassroot Institute of Hawaii for consideration by the…
End or reduce capital gains tax on housing to…
The following commentary was first published on Dec. 12, 2025, in The Hill under the headline “To…
Increase apartment floor-area ratios to boost housing…
The following testimony was submitted by the Grassroot Institute of Hawaii for consideration by the…
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