David Arakawa News Today

An emergency working group established in July by Gov. Josh Green to speed delivery of affordable housing in Hawaii has gotten back to work after initial setbacks that included legal challenges and the resignation of its leader.

The Hawaii Tourism Authority is requesting that the governor declare a tourism emergency in the wake of devastating wildfires in Maui and Hawaii counties, and if approved it would be the first such declaration and allow the agency to tap into a $5 million special fund.

The Hawaiʻi Tourism Authority Board of Directors has appointed Blaine Miyasato as the new chair and Mahina Paishon Duarte as the new vice chair.

Question: Who specifically will be on the committee fast-tracking housing projects by order of the governor?

Hawaii Sen. Stanley Chang doesn't care if people roll their eyes when he talks about housing solutions. He just wants action.

This report on affordable housing policies by county governments and state agencies provides different perspectives on what works and what doesn’t – and what might work better.

A majority of Hawaiʻi residents believe tourism is worth the issues that surround the industry, according to the latest resident sentiment survey from the Hawaiʻi Tourism Authority.

The Fight Over Hawaiis Important Agricultural Lands - Honolulu Civil Beat The Fight Over Hawaii’s ‘Important Agricultural Lands’ Many Oahu property owners are angry and worried their lives could be suddenly upended by a major land use proposal that has been in the works for decades. Reading time: 13 minutes. When Honolulu city officials met with the public on April 8, 2015, to discuss a legal change that would affect some 1,800 land owners and 12% of Oahu’s land, the event at the Milil...