#kupuna housing

Hawaiʻi will need nearly 60,000 new homes by 2050, AARP report finds

Hawaiʻi will need nearly 60,000 additional housing units by 2050 to meet future demand, with much of that need driven by an aging population and rising housing costs, according to a new analysis prepared for AARP Hawaiʻi.

Rep. Tyson Miyake of Maui provides update on priority bills

Hawaiʻi Rep. Tyson Miyake of Maui shared a legislative update on priority bills as the Hawaiʻi State Legislature takes its mandatory five day recess.

Gov. Green signs bills to enhance water safety and kūpuna care

Gov. Josh Green, M.D., signed four measures into law on Thursday to strengthen Hawaiʻi’s public safety through the enactment of safety measures and protocols surrounding retention and detention ponds, as well as legislation that implements education and safeguards for pressing kūpuna issues. According to the governor, these bills reflect the state’s ongoing priorities to protect […]

Waikapū Development Venture project completion deadline extended to 2029

The Maui County Council has approved extending the construction completion date to September 2029 for Waikapū Development Venture’s 80-unit affordable workforce housing project south of Wailuku town.

DHHL Withdrawing its 2003 Honokōwai Master Plan

Honokōwai Master Plan had called for up to 1,000 residential lots and kupuna housing. Plans have shifted to a lower impact agriculture community.