#Kamaʻāina Homes Program

Maui Council advances voluntary deed restriction program, targeting Molokaʻi as pilot

May 7, 2025 · 6:15 PM UTC
Molokaʻi residents could be the first to benefit from a county-funded, voluntary deed restriction program, a measure that cleared its first hurdle before the Maui County Council on Friday.

Kamaʻāina housing bill dies in Senate amid statewide affordable housing crisis

April 30, 2025 · 3:11 PM UTC
A bill aimed at boosting local homeownership and affordable rentals through state-funded county acquisitions of voluntary deed restrictions has stalled in the Senate Housing Committee and will not advance this legislative session, which ends Friday. However, during its regular meeting Friday, the Maui County Council will consider its own legislation to use voluntary deed restrictions […]

Senate bill advances to strip county council approval of state-funded housing projects

February 14, 2025 · 2:59 PM UTC
A bill to exempt state-financed housing developments from county council approval has passed second reading on the Hawaiʻi Senate floor and advanced to the Ways and Means Committee.

House committee recommends passage of Kamaʻāina Homes Program

January 30, 2025 · 5:29 PM UTC
The House Committee on Housing, vice chaired by Central Maui Rep. Tyson Miyake, recommended passage Wednesday of House Bill 739, which would establish a Kamaʻāina Homes Program.