Land Use & Zoning
Time for new choices on how to fix Hawaii’s shortage of housing
Photo by Mark Coleman By Arjuna Heim Over the past several decades, housing that is affordable to the average Hawaiʻi resident has become increasingly out of reach for many. This housing affordability crisis is a direct result of decades-old policy…
Waive rules for encroachments so Lahaina charm can be…
The following testimony was submitted by the Grassroot Institute of Hawaii for consideration by the…
Exempt fire-destroyed properties from…
The following testimony was submitted by the Grassroot Institute of Hawaii for consideration by the…
Schatz praises working together to address…
“We all say we want housing, but we make it almost impossible to build, by enacting thickets of…
Helton hits highlights of recent county housing reform…
Legislative action in all four of Hawaii’s counties could soon help ease the state’s acute housing…
Allow destroyed Lahaina structures to be rebuilt to original heights
The following testimony was submitted by the Grassroot Institute of Hawaii for consideration by the Maui Planning Commission on Oct. 14, 2025._____________Oct. 14, 2025, 9 a.m.Planning Department conference roomTo: Maui Planning Commission Kim…
Allow building ‘encroachments’ that…
The following testimony was submitted by the Grassroot Institute of Hawaii for consideration by the…
Support more mix-use zoning as way to help increase…
The following testimony was submitted by the Grassroot Institute of Hawaii for consideration by the…
Erasing progress not the way to move forward
If we want to solve Hawaii’s housing shortage, we need to embrace change. My prime example at the…
Repealing Act 39 would be step backward in effort to…
The following testimony was submitted by the Grassroot Institute of Hawaii for consideration by the…
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