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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...

For 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...

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...

Governor Josh Green, M.D., today signed the much-anticipated Emergency Proclamation on Housing (EP) that will accelerate relief from the statewide housing crisis.  News Release - July 17, 2023 Proclamation Relating to Housing, signed July 17, 2023