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Extend deadline for owners renting to displaced residents
1+ day, 21+ hour ago —...Committee Yuki Lei Sugimura, Chair Tasha Kama, Vice-Chair From: Jonathan... ...To: Maui County Council Budget, Finance and Economic Development...
ADU-focused Bill 123 conforms to objectives of draft general plan
1+ day, 21+ hour ago —...Heather Kimball, Chair Holeka Goro Inaba, Vice-Chair From: Grassroot... ...Institute of Hawaii Jonathan Helton, Policy Researcher... ...Jonathan HeltonPolicy ResearcherGrassroot Institute of Hawaii [1]... ...This bill in its current form would help meet the county’s obligations...
Healthy habits for a healthy economy
1+ day, 21+ hour ago —...spend more and more each year — outpacing, even, the growth of Hawaii... ...As any doctor will tell you, one lifestyle change isn’t necessarily... ...Or our lawmakers could cut funding to the controversial Hawaii Tourism... ...This commentary was Keli‘i Akina’s weekly “President’s Corner” column...
Allow vending alongside county streets, lessen fine for violations
1+ day, 21+ hour ago —...To: Hawai‘i County Council, Policy Committee on Infrastructure and... ...of Hawaii for consideration by the Hawai‘i County Council Policy... ...Grassroot generally supports this bill but would like the Committee... ...Get updates on what we're doing to make Hawaii affordable for everyone...
Incentivize long-term rentals without penalizing homeowners
1+ day, 21+ hour ago —..., Chair Holeka Goro Inaba, Vice-Chair From: Grassroot Institute... ...of Hawaii Jonathan Helton, Policy Researcher RE: BILL... ...Jonathan HeltonPolicy ResearcherGrassroot Institute of Hawaii... ...residential class to the long-term rental class could save the owner...
Toward a new maritime vision
1+ week, 3+ day ago —...Absent such action, maritime decay will continue apace and the United States... ...Belatedly, the scale of dysfunction has begun to register in Washington... ...Defense Department’s assured access to them during armed conflicts... ...of Defense....
Who knew water-fixture rules could be such a big problem?
1+ week, 3+ day ago —...Coffee in Upcountry Maui and a member of the County Council’s Agriculture... ...It originated with a complaint from Syd Smith, owner of Maliko Estate... ...To help ease Maui County’s housing crisis, the Grassroot report recommends... ...Maui County sets the maximum number of water-fixture units allowed...
Hawaii Island beekeepers rejoice at Council's passage of Bill 144
1+ week, 3+ day ago —...Harry Holm, president of the Big Island Beekeepers Association, said... ...was approved Wednesday by the Hawai‘i County Council and now goes... ...In a news report yesterday about the bill, Hawaii Tribune-Herald... ...the bill was published in the Hawaii Tribune-Herald....
Expand self-certification for certain energy-related projects
2+ week, 12+ hour ago —...Honolulu City Council Tommy Waters, Chair Esther Kiaʻāina, Vice Chair... ...Honolulu Hale To: Honolulu City Council Tommy Waters, Chair...
Raise tax credit eligibility now to stay ahead of AMI increases
2+ week, 12+ hour ago —...Honolulu Hale To: Honolulu City Council Tommy Waters, Chair... ... Esther Kiaʻāina, Vice Chair From: Grassroot Institute of... ...Second, increasing the credit to $100,000 would save the Council... ...applied for the credit after the Council increased the eligibility...