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Tackling Hawaiʻi’s housing crisis is a top priority for Governor Josh Green’s administration. It’s a crisis that represents one of the largest economic challenges facing families in Hawaiʻi. This website details the efforts by the Green administration to protect and provide thousands of units of affordable housing throughout Hawaiʻi for local residents.
Learn MoreProclamation Highlights: The Sixth Emergency Proclamation Relating to Affordable Housing further refines and streamlines the process required to build affordable housing. Sixth Proclamation Relating to Affordable Housing, signed April 19, 2024
Read More Sixth Proclamation Relating to Affordable Housing, Signed April 19, 2024Proclamation Highlights: Concludes the Build Beyond Barriers Working Group (BBB) and assigns the certification responsibility to the Hawaii Housing Finance and Development Corporation. Applicants must now submit their proposals to the HHFDC. Expands the affordability threshold for projects and to…
Read More Fifth Proclamation Relating to Affordable Housing, Signed February 20, 2024Proclamation Highlights: Continues the Governor’s groundbreaking agenda in addressing the ongoing housing crisis and urgent need for affordable housing solutions. Fourth Proclamation Relating to Affordable Housing, Signed January 18, 2024
Read More Fourth Proclamation Relating to Affordable Housing, Signed January 18, 2024Proclamation Highlights: Allows County housing and permitting agencies to fill vacancies to expand their workforce without applying for certification from the BBB to proceed; Clarifies that agencies recruiting under the Proclamation have the discretion to fill existing positions or create…
Read More Third Proclamation Relating to Affordable Housing, Signed December 22, 2023For decades, Hawaiʻi has suffered from a severe shortage of affordable housing due to steep infrastructure costs, high land and labor costs, and the most restrictive housing regulations in the country. These factors fuel a chronic housing crisis, where the…
Read More Pathways to Removing Obstacles to HousingThe Proclamation amends section 201(H)-38(a)(3), HRS. This exemption is now applicable only to State affordable housing projects that have already secured the approval of the Hawaiʻi Housing Finance & Development Corporation. Second Proclamation Relating to Affordable Housing, signed October 24,…
Read More Second Proclamation Relating to Affordable Housing, Signed October 24, 2023