Land Use & Zoning
Allow taller buildings for housing in city’s affordable rentals program
The following testimony was submitted by the Grassroot Institute of Hawaii for consideration by the Honolulu City Council on Nov. 5, 2025._____________Nov. 5, 2025, 10 a.m.Honolulu HaleTo: Honolulu City Council Tommy Waters, Chair Andria…
Long delay of bowling alley on Lanai suggests need for…
The following commentary was first published on Oct. 30, 2025, by The Maui News under the headline…
Easing farmworker housing rules crucial to…
The following commentary is based on remarks presented by Ted Kefalas of the Grassroot Institute of…
Akina extols dissent as necessary part of solving our…
Grassroot Institute President Keli‘i Akina spoke briefly on Wednesday morning, Oct. 16, with radio…
Legalize more mixed-use zoning to expand Big Isle…
The following testimony was submitted by the Grassroot Institute of Hawaii for consideration by the…
Housing event showed value of collaboration
I often tell my colleagues at the Grassroot Institute of Hawaii that we owe it to our principles to know how to win. For example, if we want to make sure we all have places to live in Hawaii, we have to find common ground with others to help make…
Time for new choices on how to fix Hawaii’s…
Photo by Mark Coleman By Arjuna Heim Over the past several decades, housing that is affordable to…
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…
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