Department of Hawaiian Home Lands awards 815 residential project leases on O’ahu
The Department of Hawaiian Home Lands awarded a total of 815 project leases on Saturday in the department’s largest residential offering for the island of O‘ahu this year.
Rep. Case introduces bill to boost transit-oriented affordable housing
US Rep. Ed Case, who represents urban Oʻahu in Congress, has introduced a bipartisan bill intended to encourage more affordable housing construction in areas designated for transit-oriented development, an approach that could offer new financing too...
Maui County adopts new accessory dwelling rules to expand housing opportunities
To ease the island's severe housing shortage, Maui County has adopted new rules that allow qualifying residentially zoned properties on Maui, Molokaʻi and Lānaʻi to be eligible for up to two accessory dwellings in addition to a primary residence -...
Wailuku Greystar property named in statewide housing voucher discrimination complaint
A Wailuku apartment is among the Greystar properties named in a civil rights complaint filed Monday alleging the company illegally refused to rent to prospective tenants using federal housing vouchers.
Maui housing market posts stronger sales activity in June
Maui’s housing market saw increased sales activity in June 2026, with single-family home sales rising 16.4%, with a median price of $1,356,975. Condominium sales also surged by 51.7% compared to the previous year, though the median sales price for ...
Wildfire-impacted homeowners encouraged to attend County’s ‘Meet Our General Contractor’ event July 15
The County of Maui Office of Recovery will be hosting a Meet Our General Contractor Open House on Wednesday, July 15, 2026, from 5 to 7 p.m. at the Office of Recovery’s Lahaina Resource Center, Lahaina Gateway, 325 Keawe St., Suite B102.
Maui Council committee advances bills rezoning dozens of Kīhei, West Maui apartment complexes as hotels
The crux of the debate is whether apartment units, long zoned for residential use, should be used as direly needed local housing or continue operating as visitor accommodations with the economic benefits of jobs, property tax revenue and income for v...
Gov. Green signs housing legislation into law
Gov. Josh Green has signed into law Senate Bill 2061 as Act 121, marking a "significant milestone in the state’s ongoing efforts to address Hawaiʻi’s housing affordability crisis and expand opportunities for local families to achieve homeownersh...
New hotel zoning for vacation rentals passes Maui Council on final vote, 7-2
The Maui County Council voted 7-2 on Friday to raise fines for loud vehicle sound systems, advancing a measure that drops an earlier proposal to seize stereo equipment from repeat offenders.