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The Office of Planning and Sustainable Development (OPSD) invites public comments from September 19, 2024, through October 4, 2024, on Hawaiʻi’s application for the Pathways to Removing Obstacles to Housing (PRO Housing) Round II grant from the U.S. Department of...

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

The Office of Governor Josh Green has released the “2024 Legislative Session Housing Digest,” a comprehensive guide to all the bills and resolutions that aim to expand Hawaiʻi’s inventory of affordable housing and ease the statewide housing crisis. Lawmakers approved...

Hawaiʻi has been awarded over $6.6 million in federal funding through the Pathways to Removing Obstacles to Housing program, thanks to Senator Brian Schatz's 'Yes in My Backyard' legislation. This grant will help establish a State Infrastructure Bank to finance...

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...

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...