How Does Planning Compare in the US and Canada. The host for this show is Jay Fidell. The guest is Ken Rogers. Dr. Ken Rogers, formerly a city planner in Calgary, Alberta, helps us understand City planning and re/development for the city of the future. Cities have changed because of remote work, downtowns have changed. […]
Parking Reform Could Boost Housing Stock (Hawaii Together)
Outdated Zoning Mandates Need to Go. The host for this show is Keli’i Akina. The guest is Tony Jordan. Hawaii’s housing crisis must be tackled with a multi-pronged strategy, but zoning codes that mandate a minimum number of parking spaces for each new house or building should be high on the list of reforms. Tony […]
Hawaii’s Housing Shortage Explained (Hawaii Together)
Market-rate Homes Key to Easing Crisis. The host for this show is Keli’i Akina. The guest is Kevin Erdmann. Hawaii’s housing crisis is real, and it won’t go away without decisive action. But what should that action look like? Is state and county spending on new affordable housing the best way to lower housing prices? […]
Why Hawaii Should Abolish Zoning (Hawaii Together)
New Book Addresses Important Questions. The host for this show is Joe Kent. The guest is Nolan Gray. Why do cities use zoning? Is it to protect people from noisy neighbors or maintain community character? Does zoning have any downsides? Nolan Gray, a former city planner and currently research director for California YIMBY answers these […]
Easing Housing Barriers on the Big Island (Hawaii Together)
Cut Red Tape for Permitting and Zoning. The host for this show is Joe Kent. The guest is Zendo Kern. Hawaii County has the most housing regulations of any county in the nation, and a frustratingly huge backlog of building permits to prove it. Host Keli‘i Akina talks with Zendo Kern, the county’s planning director, […]
Clearing Roadblocks to Housing on Maui (Hawaii Together)
Why Maui Needs to Relax Housing Barriers. The host for this show is Ted Kefalas. The guest is Todd Apo. Todd Apo, vice president of community partnerships and public affairs of the Hawaii Community Foundation, will discuss the foundation’s ‘House Maui’ initiative, which aims to clear away roadblocks to more housing on Maui. Host Joe […]
Mapping Out Hawaii’s Housing Regulations (Hawaii Together)
New Tool IDs Homebuilding Barriers. The host for this show is Ted Kefalas. The guest is Trey Gordner. Host Keli‘i Akina talks with Trey Gordner, a graduate student and researcher in urban and regional planning at Virginia Tech, who has been working remotely from Hawaii to create a “Hawaii Zoning Atlas.” Gorner hopes the new […]
The Impact of Zoning on Housing Affordability (Sister Power)
Sister Power Kymberly Marcos Pine is the Vice Chair of the Honolulu City Council, and the Chairwoman of the Council’s Committee on Zoning and Housing. She has continued to serve on the Honolulu City Council for almost six years. As the second-most senior official on the Council, and as the Chairwoman of the Committee on […]