Statewide news from the NOW network
Housing is one of the most closely watched issues in Hawaiʻi. This hub collects reporting on affordable housing, development, rentals, homelessness and related policy from Maui Now, Big Island Now and Kauaʻi Now. Some stories are island-specific; others involve statewide agencies, the Legislature or programs that span multiple islands. HawaiiNow groups them here and sends you to the original newsroom for the full story.
Maui · Housing
Hale Makua resident, Mary Uchida sits in front of her room and enjoys the 80th Anniversary Disney parade at Hale Makua Hale Makua Health Services, a nonprofit providing a variety…
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Statewide · Business
A new University of Hawaiʻi Economic Research Organization report finds the Housing Choice Voucher program — known as Section 8 housing — faces growing financial pressure as…
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Statewide · Business
A new University of Hawaiʻi Economic Research Organization report finds the Housing Choice Voucher program — more commonly known as Section 8 housing — faces growing financial…
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Statewide · Housing
Federal spending on Hawaiʻi’s tenant-based rental vouchers — more commonly called Section 8 housing — more than tripled since 2003, even after accounting for inflation; yet, the…
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