Beekeepers Looking to Boost Industry. The host for this show is Keli’i Akina. The guest is Harry Holm. Hawai’i Island helps feed the United States and Canada with a unique export: bees, which are essential for the pollination of plants that farms produce. In fact, beehives on Hawai’i Island supply three-quarters of the queen bees […]
Roadblocks to Building on Maui (Hawaii Together)
Zoning Code, Permitting and Water Rules. The host for this show is Joe Kent. The guest is Syd Smith. Maui is one of the most regulated counties in the United States when it comes to land use and homebuilding — and this has proven to be a major obstacle to quick construction of emergency housing […]
CPRs, ADUs and Other Housing Options (Hawaii Together)
Ways to Maximize Current Zoning Laws. The host for this show is Keli’i Akina. The guest is Abe Lee. The practice of building more housing in existing urban areas — ‘infill’ homebuilding — is one of the hottest trends in the country right now, and today’s guest on ‘Hawaii Together,’ Abe Lee, has a great […]
Hawaii’s Short-term Rental Crackdown (Hawaii Together)
State, County Bills Threaten Residents. The host for this show is Keli’i Akina. The guest is Joshua Montgomery. State and county bills loom over the future of Hawaii’s short-term vacation rental industry. Several state bills would allow counties to phase out short-term rentals and impose higher taxes on them, while a Hawaii Island initiative would […]
Reviewing the Governor’s Housing Orders (Hawaii Together)
A Blueprint for Permanent Reforms. The host for this show is Keli’i Akina. The guest is Andrew Luff. Hawai’i Gov. Josh Green made national news this summer when he announced his emergency order suspending all manner of regulations related to homebuilding, including zoning, land-use, civil service and environmental. Green has since restored some of the […]
Innovative Housing Policies (Hawaii Together)
Federal YIMBY Bills, Pre-approved Plans. The host for this show is Jonathan Helton. The guest is Andrew Justus. U.S. Sen. Brian Schatz of Hawai’i recently reintroduced bipartisan legislation that would incentivize state and local governments to liberalize housing regulations around transit projects. This follows a string of other federal bills aimed at encouraging states to […]
Building Homes in Canada (View from the North)
Do They Know More than we Do. The host for this show is Jay Fidell. The guest is Ken Rogers. Dr. Ken Rogers, retired Canadian Businessman, helps us understand what it takes to build homes in Western Canada. There are many challenges in building affordable housing and housing for the homeless, including land, zoning, infrastructure, […]
Community-focused Housing (Hawaii Together)
How Churches Can Help Provide Housing. The host for this show is Ted Kefalas. The guest is Joshua Hayashi. California recently enacted a ‘Yes, in God’s backyard’ law to make it easier for nonprofit religious and educational institutions to build housing on their lands. A similar bill was approved unanimously by the Hawai’i Senate in […]
What we Can Learn from Western Canada on Housing (View from the North)
Could These Lessons be Useful in Hawaii. The host for this show is Jay Fidell. The guest is Ken Rogers. Dr. Ken Rogers, retired Canadian Businessman, helps us understand what they are doing to build affordable housing in Western Canada. There are so many challenges in building affordable housing and housing for the homeless, including […]
Yes, in God’s Backyard (Hawaii Together)
Reviewing California’s Housing Reforms. The host for this show is Keli’i Akina. The guest is Chris Calton. A new law in California — called the ‘Yes in God’s Backyard’ law — makes it easier for churches and other religious institutions to build housing on their properties. Chris Calton, Ph.D., a research fellow at the Oakland, […]