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The Honolulu City Council is considering loosening some housing codes to allow empty commercial buildings to more easily be converted to housing units.
A measure meant to continue greater private development of affordable rental housing on Oahu is under consideration by the Honolulu City Council.
House Bill 2239 would have mandated developers to designate at least 90% of residential units to be reserved for prospective owner-occupants in the 30 days following the initial sale. The Senate Consumer Protection Committee discussed the measure Tuesday but deferred it indefinitely.