Sorry I know this is unrealistic China prices BUT my sister-in-laws 2 bedroom apartment in China cost $30,000 new but barebones-meaning you tile your own floor, put in your own appliances, paint your own interior and set up your own kitchen. I think its good to give the buyer the option of putting in their own things as they can afford it rather than pay that extra $30k-$70k in having a full home. I think some fresh out of college kids would opt sleeping in the barebones and after their loans are paid up and career is more stable they could then pimp their crib. When I worked in Japan, the government offered teacher apartments for $100 a month rent only for teachers. This was an incentive for them to stay on the remote island. Most eventually opted to pay expensive Tokyo apartment rates rather than live in the country BUT its nice to know the government did do something to give people incentives to live in the country side as teachers. The equivalent to Hawaii would be if you could rent a nice 1 bedroom apartment in molokai for $100 a month as long as you are a full time DOE teacher in molokai.
We need to limit purchases of properties by conglomerates and companies, foreign and domestic. This isn't a wild concept. Some countries with limited resources limit outside purchase of the most valuable assets like properties and homes so that only residents can purchase them.
That would not help as much as you'd expect. If you look at the data the strong majority of housing sales in Hawaii is to locals. I think a bigger issue is how NIMBY people get about high density, high occupancy housing projects because they are afraid it will worsen traffic. Even projects specifically for Kupuna will get counter-lobbied by locals, and our elected officials are too spineless to take hard stands and reform the permitting and zoning policies. Instead they take the easy route and brag about spending money on affordable housing projects, even though many aren't long term solutions because they are either incentizing housing projects that would have been built anyway to have more affordable housing units, or are just buying existing buildings and then offering them at affordable housing rates. Neither of these will solve the problem and are just band aids if they don't expand our housing inventory.
It would be unconstitutional to limit purchases by U.S. citizens, and by extension, U.S. firms. A native Hawaiian has the same rights as someone from Texas to purchase a property in Hawaii (with the exception of tribal land/reservation). Limiting foreign nationals might survive court challenges, as long as it carved out exemptions for permanent residents, but it may also be found to violate the interstate commerce clause (meaning, it would have to be a federal law, not a state law). Currently, Florida is trying to attempt something similar to this.
I live in Silicon Valley so I will not be able to say anything financially. Oahu is cheaper than where I live. But I want to preserve Hawaii. I visit 1~2 times a year and love it. For housing, increase tax on luxury homes incrementally. Tax vacation homes heavily. Bigger homes also. To help young local and natives, we need to create good jobs. Initiate entrepreneurship programs to create good paying jobs. Next the state and the city government need to be represented by younger generations. Another possibility is not to own houses but provide affordable long term rental units with buy options for young families.
My understanding as to why there's not enough parking at the rail stations is they expect people to catch the bus to the station. That's a funny thing about many locals -- we hate catching the bus. Not all locals, but a pretty good chunk of us would rather complain about traffic and parking than catch the bus. Why is that? I used to be like that too. I used to live near you in Kaneohe, worked downtown, and dealt with that traffic and parking every day. My car was in the shop one day, so I tried the 88 Express. It was awesome! Bought a bus pass after that and rode it daily. I wouldn't catch the bus to go shopping or to go out, but for work, it's perfect! Maybe you should try TheBus and do a video about it.
How well the bus works for you depends on how well your home and work aligns with the routes. If you don't have to transfer, it's great. If you have to transfer, it turns into a long commute.
I grew up in hawaii and is of Hawaiian ancestry.affordability is the key reason all locals are leaving hawaii and if this trend continues hawaii people will be no more.VERY SAD ALL DO TO MONEY!!!!!!!!KALA
Let’s see what Green will do with that surplus for housing. Kahele was more driven for affordable housing with higher hopes in keeping it strictly for Hawaii generations.
3:45 Parking with only 4 dedicated areas is a disaster. Every train station needs parking. I’m guessing the Hawaii government is relying on people getting The Bus 🚌 to the stations.
What comes in to my mind is.... Wages. Isn't it ridiculous that the one of the most expensive state to live has one of the lowest wage system in the U.S.? It doesn't make sense to me and looks nothing to do with driving prices up at all.
NZ recently made a law that if a non-citizen is wanting to have a house in NZ, they have to build a new one. They cannot buy an existing house. Also....have a look at what Singapore does....lots of high rises but people have a home. I also like the tiny house community idea too. It would work great for single people and older retirees.
Lots of new homes out west, mixed purpose town houses, single homes and apartments. Housing lotto also seems to be working. Agree more can be built, one plus is that there is no 'beauty' view to block, so you are right you could build quite a few stories up.. Every train stations should have a affordable condos built next to or on (Japanese style), totally agree with that approach. There are still stations past the airport, closer to town that could also benefit from new large buildings, especially the old warehouses that seem to be run down and falling apart. These would be just 2 or 3 stops from town and great for work. I think there needs to be a better approach to more carparks ( obviously each station should have one lol).. The land is waisted on single use and cars are expensive (for those looking for affordable homes), and then just having them sit at a lot all day, there could be better solutions there (better public transit direct to stations. Bike/Ebike lockups). There needs to be more benefits for those in work, reward those locals living here with rent discounts and free transit etc.. and there is still a lot more to be done on charging tourists more for visiting, we are nowhere near the entry tax that would reduce the tourist numbers by anything significant, in my opinion. Everyone is talking 'crisis' but no one seems to be acting with the pace a crisis needs.
AS A VETERAN, BORN AND RAISED IN HAWAII, NO LIVING IN CALIFORNIA. US VETS HAS A GOOD HOUSING PROJECTS AROUND THE COUNTRY. I HEAR THERE IS A VERY GOOD US VET PRIGRAM OUT IN MAKAHA AREA. THEY HAVE BEEN TAKING CARE OF 200 VETERAN AND NON VETERAN FAMILIES. INTERESTING HOUSING OPTIONS.
Affordable housing if subsidized has to be for WORKING people not welfare recipients. That being said, hard working people deserve to be able to have a home of their own. Until the transit system is finished, Not everyone wants to or can live out in in the plains or as far out as Waianae. It might be preferable to have renewal zones, where the state subsidizes the rehabbing or rebuilding of old homes and provides assistance with down payments and closing costs for sale to first time buyers. To insure locals benefit, there should be minimum residency requirements, owner occupancy and a minimum time requirement before a resale can happen. If anyone from out of town wants to move there, they can pay market. Surely State government can quit wasting taxpayer dollars on low return, do nothing studies or expenses to use toward the housing crisis instead.
I moved to Hawaii for 1 year 2014 and they were talking about the rail being finished later that year. The place I currently live finished their longer rail in 6 months.
@@HelloFromHawaii I knew some civil engineers who worked on the project, the would talk about it before scuba diving. Maybe is will get done, but I recall they often said there was some delay because of building permits, regulation etc
Won't work. I knew people who lived on houseboats and the maintenance is going to be through the roof. You don't live on a houseboat to save money but because you have a passion for it because it sure doesn't make sense from a labor or financial aspect. With an old cruise ship you have two more factors complicating things. (1) Cruise ships are designed to be sailed not stationary so there are a lot of maintenance problems you are going to encounter trying to keep it maintained while stationary. (2) Most cruise ships cost way more to maintain than their up front cost so the small amount you save from getting an older, used cruise ship will be dwarfed by the increased maintenance cost of maintaining an older vessel. Ironically, you'd probably be better off purchasing a new vessel specially built to be a stationary mobile hotel at sea. That said, it will have maintenance costs similar to a hotel so why not build it on land and save yourself a ton of headaches.
I want to retire and I am poor. I hear Hawaii had/has low cost land in places. And I want to build myself, and so what is the cheapest way to build? With lumber? With concrete blocks? And can I build off grid? Anyone know anything?
These new suggested bedroom-condominiums and studio flats, (rented), should indeed be $1000.00 monthly for 1-bedroom a d $600.00 a studio. 2-bedroom 1100.00, 3 bedroom 1200.00. This would be inexpensive low cost residential housing. For *Locals* !! There should be parking space per each household for scooters, and cycles, and 2 subcompact cars. A real space for these. This designated space can double as storage.
Don’t allow rental property to be purchased by anyone who does not actually live on island. Tax the rentals so much that it doesn’t make sense to buy one for out of state buyers. (Im an out of state buyer that would be directly affected if this happens)
The question is how much leeway does Hawaii have to pass such laws? Done wrong, you could dry up the rental market as too few would buy a place to rent out.
Two major issues; Building cost efficiently and financing creatively. I have solutions for both. Maybe I’ll give Josh a call and prove to him that affordable single family dwellings are possible with some “outside the Island”thinking.
Builders who build apartments have the intention on turning them condos five years later. That way all the problems with the units have been resolved and avoid expensive lawsuits.
One huge problem I am guessing with alot of these types of problems. Too many special interests got their dirty, greasy, greedy hands on politician's pockets. Get rid of that aspect and ensure you get people who are truly there to do good, you can move mountains. But until then, good luck and enjoy many more years of expensive studies that go nowhere.
The real issue is the friction between people who want to keep Hawaii as it is and the need for more housing. Where ever you put more housing, you're going to change the area. Between those who want to preserve historic buildings, "keep the country country", keep ag ag, and "it's a detriment to the neighborhood" - those voices are louder than the ones that say we need to build. Case is point, the fight over senior housing in Manoa and the high rise in Moiliili.
Here are a few problems with "affordable housing" if it is done with state money then it is taxpayers paying for someone else to have affordable housing. If it is not done with state money and it is done by an investment in real property by business it likely will not be affordable. Also Hawaii being a one party state has enacted so many regulations and hoops to jump through it is almost impossible to build anything without spending a fortune to do it and takes a long time just to get the project started. The other problem is so many who live in those areas will oppose a project no matter what it is. Last is, why as a taxpayer should I use my money to pay someone else's rent?
I'm from Makakilo/Kapolei and I agree that they need to be developing more out on the west side but I really don't like how they're turning the area into a suburban hell, with large sprawls of single family housing. One of the reasons why town is so much more desirable is because you really don't have to leave town for anything. Even though Kapolei is a lot better now than 5-10 years ago, all the good dining, events, nightlife, etc, is still in town. Also, due to the sleeper community suburban style that we see in Ewa, Kapolei, and I suppose Ho'opili, you need to get into your car to do *anything*. It's ridiculous that you need to get into a car to drop your kids to school, go to work, go to the gym, and go to the supermarket. Maybe it's cause I spent a good amount of time off the island and abroad, and I'm sure as someone who regularly goes to Japan, you'll be able to understand, that cohesive, desirable communities tend to be walkable. We need denser, walkable communities out west that makes town more of an inconvenience than a necessity.If we really want Kapolei to be the second city it needs to actually feel like a *city*.
Hi Chris , I’m a bit of the subject here , but I’m interested in your Thumbnail for the video. What did you use to get the silhouette of you on the thumbnail ? And by the way , great subject 🤙
This affordable housing should be for local born. Take the prices back to the 70’s prices. The rich have raised the cost of living with their big bucks with no heart for the islands. The military is responsible for raised rents with officers stipend back in the day of the 70’s, when there was no reason for military bases to occupy the best land. I’m a 70 year old kama’aina, who lived and fell in love with the energy, the people, the support and respect for one another, on the islands in the 70’s. So I would not be eligible for affordable housing if the caveat is for local born, (My children are local born) if I returned to the islands I love. I support this caveat because of the love I have. The locals have been shafted way way too long on housing. I wish you luck with your time with the governor. Is the governor local born?
I agree with some of your viewers - Limit real estate purchases to locals or people who have lived in Hawaii for a certain period of time, say 15-20 years. People from the mainland or foreign investors make a lot more money where they come from and think 1.5 -2 million for a house is a bargain because their purchasing power is greater. If the government can’t do this because it is not constitutional, then have a higher tax rate for these individuals to make it less attractive for them to buy up our inventory. I like your idea, too. The problem with government is they don’t have the foresight to look into the future. They make decisions for today or as far ahead as the time when they are in office but not much after that. They are reactive and not proactive. Govern with common sense! Again, it’s easy for elected officials to make promises but to deliver on the promises they make is the key. Another thought provoking video! Thanks!
@@HelloFromHawaii Good luck with that. I remember many years ago, the city tried to implement a "local preference" in hiring - that is a preference to hire local. The courts struck it down. Illegal at the federal level or something.
Why didn't we start pubic transportation from town and head outward add a station, run the train and make some money to add another station and so on ,work the bugs out of the service ,by the time the whole railway is done we will be able to said that the job is well done.
I don't think the government should involve themselves in any attempt to manipulate local house costs. The answer is simple, if you can't afford to live in San Jose, CA, you move to a place where you can. Plenty of cheap houses in Indiana, Tennessee, and Oklahoma. Problem solved......
@@HelloFromHawaii Can't argue with you there. In 2019, we moved from California to Japan. We took no furniture, just small personal belongings, which came to about 80 shipping boxes. Cost was $10K. Took 2 months by ship. Moving is expensive.
Reduce time fo get building permit to 6 weeks. U get contractor bid den wait avg of year, longest n nation, den u no get kala 4 build hale @ increased $ year later. On Big Island plenny peopo now building wat dey can afford, basic kine, 2 code wit out permit & looking 2 get permit after, if & wen dey sell der 🏡 Also der building tiny homes to code on a trailer so no need building permits only register wit DMV. Dey had it wit COH planning dept 🙄
Just keep it simple. All new housing projects can only be sold to a resident of Hawaii. You can sell an existing home to a USA citizen after ten years and no foriegners are allowed to purchase property in Hawaii. Is this leagle? Not sure, but it will increase supply.
I agree, when we here in California have to spend $360,000 for a 4-bedroom 2,000 sqft home, it is just outrageous. BTW, how many people in Hawaii make $200,000 a year. It can be done with the husband working 2 jobs, and the wife another.
@@TCB2023. I'm glad we built our 2400 sqft home in 2000 for $220,000. Paid it off years ago. The only answer is to move away from there, Californy is the place you ought to be. So pack up the house and move to Beverly. Hills that is, movie stars, swimming pools.
So who are the people who are buying homes that make housing prices high? Many people in Hawaii make good income? Municipalities purposely build less parking spaces than needed because parking and trafic enforcement revenue is part of municipalities' yearly budget.
I got a job on kauai but honestly I'm on the fence about taking it because of the lack of housing. Affordable would be nice but even something with functional kitchens would be a start. Its pretty bleak looking there
I lived in an “affordable housing” apartment that was a 2 b/2b but 1300 soft so on my good income it was affordable, but on a median income probably not. The issue was that they defined affordability as $/sqft and the builder built the building to optimize for eventual conversion to condos. If the state wants to create truly affordable housing it needs to keep the greed out. That means a fair profit for the builder and operator but no path to conversion to open market pricing. And probably rent control as in New York for existing tenants to keep it affordable.
The only problem I see with that is that it makes too much sense. But I really do think if we "steal" some ideas out of Japan & Singapore's playbook it would really give a good 80% solution to Hawaii's housing affordability problem. The other solution I can think of is reduce the housing demand. 😁
Ahhhh, Singapore. Every time the issue of housing comes up, so many people mention Singapore. Here's the problem. You CANNOT simply take and implement a single good idea from a country that you like, and expect that idea to work in Hawaii without adopting the MANY OTHER aspects of that country that makes that idea work in the first place. Do you get what I mean? What I mean is that Singapore has MANY STRICT laws. I'm talking laws that will impact all areas of your life. Spit on the ground in Honolulu - no big deal. Spit on the ground in Singapore? You got some problems. Get caught with a couple of pounds of pot in Honolulu? You probably won't go to jail, especially if it's your first offense. Get caught with a couple of pounds of pot in Singapore? You wouldn't want to know the consequences. I'm certainly no expert on Singaporean laws; however I do know that their government and ways of life are much different than ours. You can't simply adopt one aspect of Singapore that seems like a good idea and expect it to work in Hawaii without all of the other laws and political and economical machinery that goes along with it. Here's a link to give you a small idea of what I'm talking about: freedomhouse.org/country/singapore/freedom-world/2020 And here's a quote from the article: "All domestic newspapers, radio stations, and television channels are owned by companies linked to the government. Editorials and news coverage generally support state policies, and self-censorship is common, though newspapers occasionally publish critical content. The government uses racial or religious tensions and the threat of terrorism to justify restrictions on freedom of speech."
@@user-sg8kq7ii3y not to mention how they have to have a permit to drive into the city. Can you imagine the chaos that would create in Honolulu? Americans can’t bear to part with their vehicles to go anywhere! Bus? Train? Sounds like the train continues to spin its wheels with so many set backs and from the sounds of things there’s not enough park and ride parking facilities to accommodate those that might actually be willing to take a train.
Projects are great in concept, but never work out. They always end up turning into trash/bad neighborhoods as there is no "pride of ownership." Maybe it could work in Hawaii, but it would take serious buy-in from our citizenry. Unlikely given how rentals are currently treated. Doesn't hurt to dream, though.
@@johnoshiro8885 Mayor Wrights Housing project is an abject failure, no doubt about it. Rat, gang, and drug infested. All but unihabitable. Kuhio Park isn't an outright success, either, though it's at least still livable. Prices are hardly in the realm of cheap/affordable for most ($1,400 for a Section 8 Studio is absurd), and that's assuming you can get a unit at all.
@@HelloFromHawaii Certainly possible. Hasn't worked out that way in New York, Chicago/Hammond, or St. Louis, but their populations are quite different from ours/culture is different. Might be worth trying one as a pilot and go from there. Go full-bore in 5 years if the areas stay habitable.
Any government housing becomes a victim of the government over time. Fine to build project, make sure private maintenance. I know it is too late to change but the rail project is truly a joke and a big boondoggle. Can you tell me how you expect somebody driving from the West Side to get out of the car and switch to the rail in Kapolei?
Hawaii's #1 problem undisputed. It's why so many local style people was forced to leave Hawaii in the last 2 years especially. My family is just one of many examples. Whenever you talk about it in public or on videos though I noticed the rich haoloes and fellow Japanese ridicule us normal people.
@@HelloFromHawaii not on your videos. it's safe kine to voice frustrations here. the wealthy haoles and fellow Japanese on Hawaii News Now, K4TV, KHON2 and other official state Hawaii channels here on TH-cam. Whenever I bring up housing as the #1 State problem they tell me it doesn't affect them because they have lots of money and just don't be poor.
All the suggestions in the video are Socialism. Price controls, subsidizing and government housing give you the Projects in the Bronx. It seems there is extreme land use regulation in Hawaii which prevents new houses from being built. I'm in California which has the same problem. As a result, real estate in both states are astronomical. It comes down to supply and demand - more demand plus lesser supply equals higher prices. Simple arithmetic. What prevents more housing being built in Hawaii? I don't know exactly. Maybe the donkey overlords have decreed a rare salamander or tree frog is an endangered species and cutting down too many palm trees and other tropical plants will cause the bugger in question to go extinct. I'm not sure how quickly or easily something like that could happen because Hawaii is the tropics. You just put something in the ground and it grows. That even happens on the Big Island with plants growing through all the hardened volcanic rock. The donkey kingpins have largely turned Hawaii into an untouchable national monument like the Grand Canyon. De-regulate. Roll back all the absurd land use regulations that prevent more housing being built. The "endangered" salamander or tree frog will be fine because the lush tropical habitat that may be cut down for new housing will be naturally replaced quicker than you can say "Surf's up."
See what we are talking about is a symptom to an issue. Your solutions to affordable housing seems like common sense. The problem is often some common sense does not fit for the most isolated island chain in the world. I believe we need to start thinking outside the box for solutions for a place with unique issues. For example, what makes Oahu attractive? Is it because its Hawai'i? Is it our culture? If that was the case. Hawai'i has many Islands, wouldn't all the islands have 905,000 people on itt, that is if people are moving to the islands because its Hawai'i? So what makes Oahu so popular? Is it safe to say that its the type of development that attracts r populations from outside the island's to Oahu. So wouldn't a solution also be to look at what Oahu was like when we didn't have an affordable housing problem or more indigenous kanakas, kama'aina living off islands then now? What was different? The solution is not anti-growth but a different approach to development. Just like capitalism is not bad when its people centered. Ultra-capitalism is an unbalance. Oahu is unbalanced now. The rail is one fine example. We built it in hopes to help traffic abatement but not realizing that it will contribute to more traffic and population growth in the future. More housing and shopping venues will be built along the rails stops and pathway that will bring more population growth and cars then the rails traffic abatement per population percentage will handle. I appreciate you and your channel chris.
Building government sponsored rental units will not solve the problem because it is simply subsidized and paid for by the rest of the state's population. You are shifting cost of living increases, and at the same time increasing the cost to run the government to manage the extra services. It is not cost savings when you give something to someone for 'cheap' on the backs of others and making them pay for it.
Owners of these new rental apartments need to receive an appropriate return on their investment. If a building costs 10 Mil, they need rents to cover expenses and provide that return. Rather than having the government provide rent subsidies in perpetuity so owners can keep rents down and make a profit, the government should be an owner/partner in the buildings. They can own 50% of the building as a silent partner. The landlord then only has a much smaller cost investment and needs lower rents to hit the ROI they need. The government, as a 50% owner, takes no profit. But in exchange, rents get set low. Seems better than the government paying rent subsidies in perpetuity.
If you think packing more people in is the answer, you'll find out that it can't be done. Your roads can't survive, and you won't have enough electricity, water, and gas. The island is way over what it should handle. It's too late, how are you going to tell people who bought a million dollar home that it is now only worth half of what they bought it for. It's not a housing problem, it's a people problem, y'all got too many for a small island. BTW, there will never be affordable housing in Hawaii. There just not enough room.
Too many holes in this plan to write. But basically your telling the government to build 10+ Mayor Wright or Kam IV projects on state land on and or near prime real estate. To suggest turning HI into Japan’s overcrowded & over priced housing market is ridiculous. This is not a solution that keeps HI HI. Tent prices will be set by tax & market price. Subleasing LH affordable properties wont stop as long as there is a housing shortage because people will simply use this as a vehicle to acquire some residual income. I say that this is a callous and disjointed approach to the housing problem in HI that didn’t tackle the real problem of the lack of affordable housing. Sorry bruh
Here you go again, comparing Hawaii to Japan. First you compare our rail to Japan's, now you want to mimic Japan's style of building housing around the rail stations. I'm new to your channel and you need to realize you have a bad habit of making comparisons to Japan, so stop it or change the name of your channel to "Make Hawaii Just Like Japan." Second of all, you make a big deal of car parking at the rail stations. Rail is supposed to be an ALTERNATIVE to cars. The idea is to use a BUS, ride a BIKE, or WALK to a rail station. You are still in this car mentality. You are locked into many narrow streams of thought.
Some really good ideas. Unfortunately, we aren't serious about this as far as I can see. We talk a good story but the devil is in the details. I hope someone listens to you.
@@tinkerneer I really want to get back in Football I'm only 31 I played 2 years in Middle school how is Football in Hawaii? I know I will have to obviously train
Rent control not a good idea for the landlord. When taxes, insurance, maintenance and sometimes utilities go up and up, it gets harder for the landlord to meet overhead and cash flow. Rentals are like any other business, they aren’t charities. It’s not fair for any business not to be able to turn a profit. What eventually happens is maintenance starts to suffer or the owners have to sell out after which the low paying renters end up with newer higher/unaffordable leases or getting evicted.
They need to stop selling houses to non Hawaii Residents! Doesn't Canada have that law that if you not a Canadian resident, you not allowed to buy a house there?
I know, if you make housing too affordable anyone who feels like it will be moving there and eventually it will become overcrowded and horrible. This will ruin beautiful Hawaii
Many homeowners like their properties being worth a lot. No incentive to to lower property prices, especially if you have a big mortgage. Also, property taxes (revenue) depends on those elevated prices.
I live in Lahaina, could get into the new affordable housing they put up, but they won't let me have my emotional support kitty. I'm a Navy Veteran, Air Traffic Controller on 9/11. She's a registered emotional support animal... and I need her. It's ridiculous that I can't take advantage of the program.
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Sorry I know this is unrealistic China prices BUT my sister-in-laws 2 bedroom apartment in China cost $30,000 new but barebones-meaning you tile your own floor, put in your own appliances, paint your own interior and set up your own kitchen. I think its good to give the buyer the option of putting in their own things as they can afford it rather than pay that extra $30k-$70k in having a full home. I think some fresh out of college kids would opt sleeping in the barebones and after their loans are paid up and career is more stable they could then pimp their crib.
When I worked in Japan, the government offered teacher apartments for $100 a month rent only for teachers. This was an incentive for them to stay on the remote island. Most eventually opted to pay expensive Tokyo apartment rates rather than live in the country BUT its nice to know the government did do something to give people incentives to live in the country side as teachers. The equivalent to Hawaii would be if you could rent a nice 1 bedroom apartment in molokai for $100 a month as long as you are a full time DOE teacher in molokai.
Wow. That would be an amazing incentive to be a teacher.
We need to limit purchases of properties by conglomerates and companies, foreign and domestic. This isn't a wild concept. Some countries with limited resources limit outside purchase of the most valuable assets like properties and homes so that only residents can purchase them.
That’s only half the problem. The other half are the regulations and zoning laws that NIMBYs pass to prevent affordable housing development
That would not help as much as you'd expect. If you look at the data the strong majority of housing sales in Hawaii is to locals. I think a bigger issue is how NIMBY people get about high density, high occupancy housing projects because they are afraid it will worsen traffic. Even projects specifically for Kupuna will get counter-lobbied by locals, and our elected officials are too spineless to take hard stands and reform the permitting and zoning policies. Instead they take the easy route and brag about spending money on affordable housing projects, even though many aren't long term solutions because they are either incentizing housing projects that would have been built anyway to have more affordable housing units, or are just buying existing buildings and then offering them at affordable housing rates. Neither of these will solve the problem and are just band aids if they don't expand our housing inventory.
"Some countries" - there's the problem. I don't know as Hawaii as the legal ability to limit that.
shoot not just some countries, some states have laws limiting foreign corporation purchases of land/property
It would be unconstitutional to limit purchases by U.S. citizens, and by extension, U.S. firms. A native Hawaiian has the same rights as someone from Texas to purchase a property in Hawaii (with the exception of tribal land/reservation). Limiting foreign nationals might survive court challenges, as long as it carved out exemptions for permanent residents, but it may also be found to violate the interstate commerce clause (meaning, it would have to be a federal law, not a state law). Currently, Florida is trying to attempt something similar to this.
I live in Silicon Valley so I will not be able to say anything financially. Oahu is cheaper than where I live. But I want to preserve Hawaii. I visit 1~2 times a year and love it. For housing, increase tax on luxury homes incrementally. Tax vacation homes heavily. Bigger homes also. To help young local and natives, we need to create good jobs. Initiate entrepreneurship programs to create good paying jobs. Next the state and the city government need to be represented by younger generations. Another possibility is not to own houses but provide affordable long term rental units with buy options for young families.
My understanding as to why there's not enough parking at the rail stations is they expect people to catch the bus to the station. That's a funny thing about many locals -- we hate catching the bus. Not all locals, but a pretty good chunk of us would rather complain about traffic and parking than catch the bus. Why is that? I used to be like that too. I used to live near you in Kaneohe, worked downtown, and dealt with that traffic and parking every day. My car was in the shop one day, so I tried the 88 Express. It was awesome! Bought a bus pass after that and rode it daily. I wouldn't catch the bus to go shopping or to go out, but for work, it's perfect! Maybe you should try TheBus and do a video about it.
Mahalo for the comment. Yeah, I know some locals who don't like the catch bus, but they have to. Great idea on making a video about it.
How well the bus works for you depends on how well your home and work aligns with the routes. If you don't have to transfer, it's great. If you have to transfer, it turns into a long commute.
Tiny home communities would be sweet and fit the lifestyle
It would be a great experiment.
I grew up in hawaii and is of Hawaiian ancestry.affordability is the key reason all locals are leaving hawaii and if this trend continues hawaii people will be no more.VERY SAD ALL DO TO MONEY!!!!!!!!KALA
Let’s see what Green will do with that surplus for housing. Kahele was more driven for affordable housing with higher hopes in keeping it strictly for Hawaii generations.
3:45 Parking with only 4 dedicated areas is a disaster. Every train station needs parking. I’m guessing the Hawaii government is relying on people getting The Bus 🚌 to the stations.
Yeah, I think so. Bus or dropped off at the stations.
What comes in to my mind is.... Wages.
Isn't it ridiculous that the one of the most expensive state to live has one of the lowest wage system in the U.S.?
It doesn't make sense to me and looks nothing to do with driving prices up at all.
That's another way to do it. Increase wages so people can afford things. But I wonder how increased wages would affect the housing costs.
NZ recently made a law that if a non-citizen is wanting to have a house in NZ, they have to build a new one. They cannot buy an existing house. Also....have a look at what Singapore does....lots of high rises but people have a home. I also like the tiny house community idea too. It would work great for single people and older retirees.
Space is tight in Hawai'i. Not a lot of land to build a new house on.
Interesting idea in NZ. Not sure we can do that, but I know the State has looked into the Singapore model.
You have some good ideas. I think you should consider running for an office and serve.
Thanks, but not interested at this time 😁
Tiny house villages should be embraced.
Interesting idea.
Lots of new homes out west, mixed purpose town houses, single homes and apartments. Housing lotto also seems to be working. Agree more can be built, one plus is that there is no 'beauty' view to block, so you are right you could build quite a few stories up.. Every train stations should have a affordable condos built next to or on (Japanese style), totally agree with that approach.
There are still stations past the airport, closer to town that could also benefit from new large buildings, especially the old warehouses that seem to be run down and falling apart. These would be just 2 or 3 stops from town and great for work.
I think there needs to be a better approach to more carparks ( obviously each station should have one lol).. The land is waisted on single use and cars are expensive (for those looking for affordable homes), and then just having them sit at a lot all day, there could be better solutions there (better public transit direct to stations. Bike/Ebike lockups).
There needs to be more benefits for those in work, reward those locals living here with rent discounts and free transit etc.. and there is still a lot more to be done on charging tourists more for visiting, we are nowhere near the entry tax that would reduce the tourist numbers by anything significant, in my opinion.
Everyone is talking 'crisis' but no one seems to be acting with the pace a crisis needs.
Mahalo for sharing. Would love to see more done and projects start going up.
Good point! 🤙
This is a really good idea and I hope you get your 5 mins with the Gov.
Thanks 😄
AS A VETERAN, BORN AND RAISED IN HAWAII, NO LIVING IN CALIFORNIA. US VETS HAS A GOOD HOUSING PROJECTS AROUND THE COUNTRY. I HEAR THERE IS A VERY GOOD US VET PRIGRAM OUT IN MAKAHA AREA. THEY HAVE BEEN TAKING CARE OF 200 VETERAN AND NON VETERAN FAMILIES. INTERESTING HOUSING OPTIONS.
You know what we need, we need a huge a%# cargo ships about 50 of them to carry stuff to and from and all powered by water.
Live on boats?
Affordable housing if subsidized has to be for WORKING people not welfare recipients. That being said, hard working people deserve to be able to have a home of their own. Until the transit system is finished, Not everyone wants to or can live out in in the plains or as far out as Waianae. It might be preferable to have renewal zones, where the state subsidizes the rehabbing or rebuilding of old homes and provides assistance with down payments and closing costs for sale to first time buyers. To insure locals benefit, there should be minimum residency requirements, owner occupancy and a minimum time requirement before a resale can happen. If anyone from out of town wants to move there, they can pay market. Surely State government can quit wasting taxpayer dollars on low return, do nothing studies or expenses to use toward the housing crisis instead.
Mahalo for the suggestions. I like that the housing has to be for working people. Maybe a minimum and maximum income range?
I moved to Hawaii for 1 year 2014 and they were talking about the rail being finished later that year. The place I currently live finished their longer rail in 6 months.
I'm not sure when it will be finished. I thought at the end of 2022.
@@HelloFromHawaii I knew some civil engineers who worked on the project, the would talk about it before scuba diving. Maybe is will get done, but I recall they often said there was some delay because of building permits, regulation etc
How about using old cruise ships as rental property?
Won't work. I knew people who lived on houseboats and the maintenance is going to be through the roof. You don't live on a houseboat to save money but because you have a passion for it because it sure doesn't make sense from a labor or financial aspect. With an old cruise ship you have two more factors complicating things. (1) Cruise ships are designed to be sailed not stationary so there are a lot of maintenance problems you are going to encounter trying to keep it maintained while stationary. (2) Most cruise ships cost way more to maintain than their up front cost so the small amount you save from getting an older, used cruise ship will be dwarfed by the increased maintenance cost of maintaining an older vessel. Ironically, you'd probably be better off purchasing a new vessel specially built to be a stationary mobile hotel at sea. That said, it will have maintenance costs similar to a hotel so why not build it on land and save yourself a ton of headaches.
Interesting idea. Do we have a lot of old cruise ships in HI?
I want to retire and I am poor. I hear Hawaii had/has low cost land in places. And I want to build myself, and so what is the cheapest way to build? With lumber? With concrete blocks? And can I build off grid? Anyone know anything?
These new suggested bedroom-condominiums and studio flats, (rented), should indeed be $1000.00 monthly for 1-bedroom a d $600.00 a studio.
2-bedroom 1100.00, 3 bedroom 1200.00.
This would be inexpensive low cost residential housing.
For *Locals* !!
There should be parking space per each household for scooters, and cycles, and 2 subcompact cars. A real space for these. This designated space can double as storage.
Mahalo for the suggestions 🤙
Don’t allow rental property to be purchased by anyone who does not actually live on island. Tax the rentals so much that it doesn’t make sense to buy one for out of state buyers.
(Im an out of state buyer that would be directly affected if this happens)
The question is how much leeway does Hawaii have to pass such laws? Done wrong, you could dry up the rental market as too few would buy a place to rent out.
Two major issues; Building cost efficiently and financing creatively. I have solutions for both. Maybe I’ll give Josh a call and prove to him that affordable single family dwellings are possible with some “outside the Island”thinking.
Whats your ideas
Tiny homes? I’d be down. 🤙🏽
Me too. Just need the land and infrastructure.
Builders who build apartments have the intention on turning them condos five years later. That way all the problems with the units have been resolved and avoid expensive lawsuits.
Hopefully they start building them to remain rentals in perpetuity.
One huge problem I am guessing with alot of these types of problems. Too many special interests got their dirty, greasy, greedy hands on politician's pockets. Get rid of that aspect and ensure you get people who are truly there to do good, you can move mountains. But until then, good luck and enjoy many more years of expensive studies that go nowhere.
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The real issue is the friction between people who want to keep Hawaii as it is and the need for more housing. Where ever you put more housing, you're going to change the area. Between those who want to preserve historic buildings, "keep the country country", keep ag ag, and "it's a detriment to the neighborhood" - those voices are louder than the ones that say we need to build. Case is point, the fight over senior housing in Manoa and the high rise in Moiliili.
Can someone tell me the top reggae stations on each
Sorry, haven't listened to the radio in years.
You seem to have a lot of good insight you ever thought about running or telling your concerns to your district
Here are a few problems with "affordable housing" if it is done with state money then it is taxpayers paying for someone else to have affordable housing. If it is not done with state money and it is done by an investment in real property by business it likely will not be affordable. Also Hawaii being a one party state has enacted so many regulations and hoops to jump through it is almost impossible to build anything without spending a fortune to do it and takes a long time just to get the project started. The other problem is so many who live in those areas will oppose a project no matter what it is. Last is, why as a taxpayer should I use my money to pay someone else's rent?
I'm from Makakilo/Kapolei and I agree that they need to be developing more out on the west side but I really don't like how they're turning the area into a suburban hell, with large sprawls of single family housing. One of the reasons why town is so much more desirable is because you really don't have to leave town for anything. Even though Kapolei is a lot better now than 5-10 years ago, all the good dining, events, nightlife, etc, is still in town. Also, due to the sleeper community suburban style that we see in Ewa, Kapolei, and I suppose Ho'opili, you need to get into your car to do *anything*. It's ridiculous that you need to get into a car to drop your kids to school, go to work, go to the gym, and go to the supermarket. Maybe it's cause I spent a good amount of time off the island and abroad, and I'm sure as someone who regularly goes to Japan, you'll be able to understand, that cohesive, desirable communities tend to be walkable. We need denser, walkable communities out west that makes town more of an inconvenience than a necessity.If we really want Kapolei to be the second city it needs to actually feel like a *city*.
Mahalo for sharing. I agree that once you're in Town, you don't really need to leave. Might be something I talk about in a future video.
Hi Chris , I’m a bit of the subject here , but I’m interested in your Thumbnail for the video. What did you use to get the silhouette of you on the thumbnail ? And by the way , great subject 🤙
I use Pixelmator Pro and it has a auto selection tool.
@@HelloFromHawaii Cool , Mahalo 🤙
This affordable housing should be for local born. Take the prices back to the 70’s prices. The rich have raised the cost of living with their big bucks with no heart for the islands. The military is responsible for raised rents with officers stipend back in the day of the 70’s, when there was no reason for military bases to occupy the best land. I’m a 70 year old kama’aina, who lived and fell in love with the energy, the people, the support and respect for one another, on the islands in the 70’s. So I would not be eligible for affordable housing if the caveat is for local born, (My children are local born) if I returned to the islands I love. I support this caveat because of the love I have. The locals have been shafted way way too long on housing. I wish you luck with your time with the governor. Is the governor local born?
Wow, I agree! Bring back the 1970's!!
I agree with some of your viewers - Limit real estate purchases to locals or people who have lived in Hawaii for a certain period of time, say 15-20 years. People from the mainland or foreign investors make a lot more money where they come from and think 1.5 -2 million for a house is a bargain because their purchasing power is greater. If the government can’t do this because it is not constitutional, then have a higher tax rate for these individuals to make it less attractive for them to buy up our inventory. I like your idea, too. The problem with government is they don’t have the foresight to look into the future. They make decisions for today or as far ahead as the time when they are in office but not much after that. They are reactive and not proactive. Govern with common sense! Again, it’s easy for elected officials to make promises but to deliver on the promises they make is the key. Another thought provoking video! Thanks!
Interesting idea. Not sure they can limit it to local born, but maybe a residency requirement.
@@HelloFromHawaii Good luck with that. I remember many years ago, the city tried to implement a "local preference" in hiring - that is a preference to hire local. The courts struck it down. Illegal at the federal level or something.
Why didn't we start pubic transportation from town and head outward add a station, run the train and make some money to add another station and so on ,work the bugs out of the service ,by the time the whole railway is done we will be able to said that the job is well done.
That would have been the way to go. Unfortunately, we started the other way.
What a moving video! I hope that you’re acknowledged for Affordable Housing.
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I don't think the government should involve themselves in any attempt to manipulate local house costs. The answer is simple, if you can't afford to live in San Jose, CA, you move to a place where you can. Plenty of cheap houses in Indiana, Tennessee, and Oklahoma. Problem solved......
Mahalo for sharing. It's just not as easy or cheap to move from HI because of the geography.
@@HelloFromHawaii Can't argue with you there. In 2019, we moved from California to Japan. We took no furniture, just small personal belongings, which came to about 80 shipping boxes. Cost was $10K. Took 2 months by ship. Moving is expensive.
Reduce time fo get building permit to 6 weeks. U get contractor bid den wait avg of year, longest n nation, den u no get kala 4 build hale @ increased $ year later. On Big Island plenny peopo now building wat dey can afford, basic kine, 2 code wit out permit & looking 2 get permit after, if & wen dey sell der 🏡 Also der building tiny homes to code on a trailer so no need building permits only register wit DMV. Dey had it wit COH planning dept 🙄
Just keep it simple. All new housing projects can only be sold to a resident of Hawaii. You can sell an existing home to a USA citizen after ten years and no foriegners are allowed to purchase property in Hawaii. Is this leagle? Not sure, but it will increase supply.
Not sure it's legal, but we can always explore it.
@@HelloFromHawaii the main thing we need to do change the zoning law
I agree, when we here in California have to spend $360,000 for a 4-bedroom 2,000 sqft home, it is just outrageous. BTW, how many people in Hawaii make $200,000 a year. It can be done with the husband working 2 jobs, and the wife another.
Try 1.5 million for that same 4 bedroom house. That's hawaii cost of living
@@TCB2023. I'm glad we built our 2400 sqft home in 2000 for $220,000. Paid it off years ago. The only answer is to move away from there, Californy is the place you ought to be. So pack up the house and move to Beverly. Hills that is, movie stars, swimming pools.
Not just Hawaii.. it’s everywhere.. the cost of housing increased dramatically in the last two years.. income hasn’t.
And bank interest rates are going through the roof effecting existing mortgages
So who are the people who are buying homes that make housing prices high? Many people in Hawaii make good income? Municipalities purposely build less parking spaces than needed because parking and trafic enforcement revenue is part of municipalities' yearly budget.
Local buyers, mainland buyers, and foreign buyers.
Rent caps
I pay 4k a month thats 50k a year. I'm 30 how is this sustainable
That's tough.
I got a job on kauai but honestly I'm on the fence about taking it because of the lack of housing. Affordable would be nice but even something with functional kitchens would be a start. Its pretty bleak looking there
How much are the rents? Haven't looked into the Kauai market.
I lived in an “affordable housing” apartment that was a 2 b/2b but 1300 soft so on my good income it was affordable, but on a median income probably not. The issue was that they defined affordability as $/sqft and the builder built the building to optimize for eventual conversion to condos. If the state wants to create truly affordable housing it needs to keep the greed out. That means a fair profit for the builder and operator but no path to conversion to open market pricing. And probably rent control as in New York for existing tenants to keep it affordable.
Mahalo for sharing 🤙
The only problem I see with that is that it makes too much sense. But I really do think if we "steal" some ideas out of Japan & Singapore's playbook it would really give a good 80% solution to Hawaii's housing affordability problem.
The other solution I can think of is reduce the housing demand. 😁
Ahhhh, Singapore. Every time the issue of housing comes up, so many people mention Singapore. Here's the problem. You CANNOT simply take and implement a single good idea from a country that you like, and expect that idea to work in Hawaii without adopting the MANY OTHER aspects of that country that makes that idea work in the first place. Do you get what I mean? What I mean is that Singapore has MANY STRICT laws. I'm talking laws that will impact all areas of your life. Spit on the ground in Honolulu - no big deal. Spit on the ground in Singapore? You got some problems. Get caught with a couple of pounds of pot in Honolulu? You probably won't go to jail, especially if it's your first offense. Get caught with a couple of pounds of pot in Singapore? You wouldn't want to know the consequences.
I'm certainly no expert on Singaporean laws; however I do know that their government and ways of life are much different than ours. You can't simply adopt one aspect of Singapore that seems like a good idea and expect it to work in Hawaii without all of the other laws and political and economical machinery that goes along with it. Here's a link to give you a small idea of what I'm talking about: freedomhouse.org/country/singapore/freedom-world/2020
And here's a quote from the article:
"All domestic newspapers, radio stations, and television channels are owned by companies linked to the government. Editorials and news coverage generally support state policies, and self-censorship is common, though newspapers occasionally publish critical content. The government uses racial or religious tensions and the threat of terrorism to justify restrictions on freedom of speech."
Compare the land mass of Hawaii with those countries, and you will quickly see that it just ain't going to happen.
lol. Too much sense. 😄
@@user-sg8kq7ii3y not to mention how they have to have a permit to drive into the city. Can you imagine the chaos that would create in Honolulu? Americans can’t bear to part with their vehicles to go anywhere! Bus? Train? Sounds like the train continues to spin its wheels with so many set backs and from the sounds of things there’s not enough park and ride parking facilities to accommodate those that might actually be willing to take a train.
Projects are great in concept, but never work out. They always end up turning into trash/bad neighborhoods as there is no "pride of ownership." Maybe it could work in Hawaii, but it would take serious buy-in from our citizenry. Unlikely given how rentals are currently treated.
Doesn't hurt to dream, though.
Think Mayor Wrights Housing, Kuhio Park Terrence, and other subsidized low cost, high density projects. Were they failures or successes?
@@johnoshiro8885 Mayor Wrights Housing project is an abject failure, no doubt about it. Rat, gang, and drug infested. All but unihabitable.
Kuhio Park isn't an outright success, either, though it's at least still livable. Prices are hardly in the realm of cheap/affordable for most ($1,400 for a Section 8 Studio is absurd), and that's assuming you can get a unit at all.
I think it may work, though, because there are communities around these stations. And maybe that's where the pride could come from.
@@HelloFromHawaii Certainly possible. Hasn't worked out that way in New York, Chicago/Hammond, or St. Louis, but their populations are quite different from ours/culture is different.
Might be worth trying one as a pilot and go from there. Go full-bore in 5 years if the areas stay habitable.
I'm from SE QLD in Australia and we have the same issues. I hope we fix it too.
Any government housing becomes a victim of the government over time. Fine to build project, make sure private maintenance. I know it is too late to change but the rail project is truly a joke and a big boondoggle. Can you tell me how you expect somebody driving from the West Side to get out of the car and switch to the rail in Kapolei?
With plenty of parking, they might park and ride.
Hawaii's #1 problem undisputed. It's why so many local style people was forced to leave Hawaii in the last 2 years especially.
My family is just one of many examples.
Whenever you talk about it in public or on videos though I noticed the rich haoloes and fellow Japanese ridicule us normal people.
😁 I haven't noticed who ridicules in the comments.
@@HelloFromHawaii not on your videos. it's safe kine to voice frustrations here.
the wealthy haoles and fellow Japanese on Hawaii News Now, K4TV, KHON2 and other official state Hawaii channels here on TH-cam.
Whenever I bring up housing as the #1 State problem they tell me it doesn't affect them because they have lots of money and just don't be poor.
Cool!!
I would rather see tiny homes then high rises and they are cost effective
Tiny homes would be interesting.
All the suggestions in the video are Socialism. Price controls, subsidizing and government housing give you the Projects in the Bronx. It seems there is extreme land use regulation in Hawaii which prevents new houses from being built. I'm in California which has the same problem. As a result, real estate in both states are astronomical. It comes down to supply and demand - more demand plus lesser supply equals higher prices. Simple arithmetic.
What prevents more housing being built in Hawaii? I don't know exactly. Maybe the donkey overlords have decreed a rare salamander or tree frog is an endangered species and cutting down too many palm trees and other tropical plants will cause the bugger in question to go extinct. I'm not sure how quickly or easily something like that could happen because Hawaii is the tropics. You just put something in the ground and it grows. That even happens on the Big Island with plants growing through all the hardened volcanic rock.
The donkey kingpins have largely turned Hawaii into an untouchable national monument like the Grand Canyon. De-regulate. Roll back all the absurd land use regulations that prevent more housing being built. The "endangered" salamander or tree frog will be fine because the lush tropical habitat that may be cut down for new housing will be naturally replaced quicker than you can say "Surf's up."
See what we are talking about is a symptom to an issue. Your solutions to affordable housing seems like common sense. The problem is often some common sense does not fit for the most isolated island chain in the world. I believe we need to start thinking outside the box for solutions for a place with unique issues. For example, what makes Oahu attractive? Is it because its Hawai'i? Is it our culture? If that was the case. Hawai'i has many Islands, wouldn't all the islands have 905,000 people on itt, that is if people are moving to the islands because its Hawai'i? So what makes Oahu so popular? Is it safe to say that its the type of development that attracts r populations from outside the island's to Oahu. So wouldn't a solution also be to look at what Oahu was like when we didn't have an affordable housing problem or more indigenous kanakas, kama'aina living off islands then now? What was different?
The solution is not anti-growth but a different approach to development. Just like capitalism is not bad when its people centered. Ultra-capitalism is an unbalance. Oahu is unbalanced now. The rail is one fine example. We built it in hopes to help traffic abatement but not realizing that it will contribute to more traffic and population growth in the future. More housing and shopping venues will be built along the rails stops and pathway that will bring more population growth and cars then the rails traffic abatement per population percentage will handle.
I appreciate you and your channel chris.
Mahalo for the comment. Appreciate the perspective.
Whining about high prices will get you nowhere. Focus on raising incomes. The future will be more and more expensive.
Building government sponsored rental units will not solve the problem because it is simply subsidized and paid for by the rest of the state's population. You are shifting cost of living increases, and at the same time increasing the cost to run the government to manage the extra services. It is not cost savings when you give something to someone for 'cheap' on the backs of others and making them pay for it.
Mahalo for the comment. Do you have any suggestions?
Owners of these new rental apartments need to receive an appropriate return on their investment. If a building costs 10 Mil, they need rents to cover expenses and provide that return. Rather than having the government provide rent subsidies in perpetuity so owners can keep rents down and make a profit, the government should be an owner/partner in the buildings. They can own 50% of the building as a silent partner. The landlord then only has a much smaller cost investment and needs lower rents to hit the ROI they need. The government, as a 50% owner, takes no profit. But in exchange, rents get set low. Seems better than the government paying rent subsidies in perpetuity.
Interesting idea 🤙
If you think packing more people in is the answer, you'll find out that it can't be done. Your roads can't survive, and you won't have enough electricity, water, and gas. The island is way over what it should handle.
It's too late, how are you going to tell people who bought a million dollar home that it is now only worth half of what they bought it for. It's not a housing problem, it's a people problem, y'all got too many for a small island.
BTW, there will never be affordable housing in Hawaii. There just not enough room.
Well, I hope we can find a way to house the people who are still here.
@@HelloFromHawaii You can, it's called the mainland. You should have high school classes that instruct on how to move to the mainland, and find a job.
No parking...you have to have an E-bike, or E-longboard. Get over it. Move on!!!
Great idea, but not sure everyone can ride those to the stations.
I gatta get off this fing island
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Also, maybe rent to buy programs
Community gardens build communities.
Keep the tradition of being involved with the land.
Great idea.
Too many holes in this plan to write. But basically your telling the government to build 10+ Mayor Wright or Kam IV projects on state land on and or near prime real estate. To suggest turning HI into Japan’s overcrowded & over priced housing market is ridiculous. This is not a solution that keeps HI HI. Tent prices will be set by tax & market price. Subleasing LH affordable properties wont stop as long as there is a housing shortage because people will simply use this as a vehicle to acquire some residual income. I say that this is a callous and disjointed approach to the housing problem in HI that didn’t tackle the real problem of the lack of affordable housing. Sorry bruh
I'll give you a situation free of charge u put a republican back in
Here you go again, comparing Hawaii to Japan. First you compare our rail to Japan's, now you want to mimic Japan's style of building housing around the rail stations. I'm new to your channel and you need to realize you have a bad habit of making comparisons to Japan, so stop it or change the name of your channel to "Make Hawaii Just Like Japan." Second of all, you make a big deal of car parking at the rail stations. Rail is supposed to be an ALTERNATIVE to cars. The idea is to use a BUS, ride a BIKE, or WALK to a rail station. You are still in this car mentality. You are locked into many narrow streams of thought.
Some really good ideas. Unfortunately, we aren't serious about this as far as I can see. We talk a good story but the devil is in the details. I hope someone listens to you.
I hope things get better.
Rent control like they have in Cali, number 1, then affordable by area.
Not working.
LOL have you seen Cali's real estate and rental prices?
Those are in non rent control areas. I had a 2bd, 2ba apt paying 1100 after living there for 14 yes.
@@tinkerneer I really want to get back in Football I'm only 31 I played 2 years in Middle school how is Football in Hawaii? I know I will have to obviously train
Rent control not a good idea for the landlord. When taxes, insurance, maintenance and sometimes utilities go up and up, it gets harder for the landlord to meet overhead and cash flow. Rentals are like any other business, they aren’t charities. It’s not fair for any business not to be able to turn a profit. What eventually happens is maintenance starts to suffer or the owners have to sell out after which the low paying renters end up with newer higher/unaffordable leases or getting evicted.
They need to stop selling houses to non Hawaii Residents! Doesn't Canada have that law that if you not a Canadian resident, you not allowed to buy a house there?
I know, if you make housing too affordable anyone who feels like it will be moving there and eventually it will become overcrowded and horrible. This will ruin beautiful Hawaii
Many homeowners like their properties being worth a lot. No incentive to to lower property prices, especially if you have a big mortgage. Also, property taxes (revenue) depends on those elevated prices.
Nope. In Vancouver they let CHINA come in and buy up ao much property that CANADIAN PEOPLE CANT AFFORD TO LIVE THERE....ITS SAD...
They can't really do that. This is why rentals are key.
Nothing is affordable at home anymore 💯
I live in Lahaina, could get into the new affordable housing they put up, but they won't let me have my emotional support kitty. I'm a Navy Veteran, Air Traffic Controller on 9/11. She's a registered emotional support animal... and I need her. It's ridiculous that I can't take advantage of the program.