Emergency Proclamation

Proclamation Highlights The Tenth Proclamation Relating to Affordable Housing further refines and streamlines the process required to build affordable housing. Tenth Proclamation Relating to Affordable Housing, signed December 6, 2024

Proclamation Highlights: Places a pause on the automatic adoption of county building codes, giving the counties additional time to review, amend and adopt the latest state and national building codes to suit their particular safety and design standards and needs....

Proclamation Highlights The Eighth Proclamation Relating to Affordable Housing further refines and streamlines the process required to build affordable housing. Eighth Proclamation Relating to Affordable Housing, signed August 15, 2024

Proclamation Highlights: The Seventh Emergency Proclamation Relating to Affordable Housing further refines and streamlines the process required to build affordable housing. Seventh Proclamation Relating to Affordable Housing, signed June 18, 2024

Proclamation 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

Proclamation 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...

Proclamation 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

Proclamation 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...

The 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,...

The Proclamation is a continuation of the groundbreaking and visionary work launched by the Green Administration and the many housing stakeholders in Hawaiʻi to eliminate the barriers to developing affordable housing.  News Release - September 15, 2023 Proclamation Relating to...