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Hawaii News

Aging Hawaiʻi: 60,000 More Housing Units Needed By 2050

By JEREMY HAY/Honolulu Civil Beat Honolulu Civil Beat Hawaiʻi will need nearly 60,000 additional housing units by 2050 to meet future demand driven largely by an aging population and to prevent younger residents from getting squeezed out of the housing market. Residents age 65 or older ...

New Acting Lt. Gov. Chosen in Hawaii As Luke Takes Leave Of Absence

By CHAD BLAIR and BLAZE LOVELL/Honolulu Civil Beat Honolulu Civil Beat Sylvia Luke, the embattled lieutenant governor of Hawaiʻi, said Thursday she will take an indefinite leave of absence without pay. "This decision is not made lightly," she said in a press release. "Serving the people of ...

Auditor Issues Urgent Warning About Key Hawaiʻi Homeless Program

By BLAZE LOVELL/Honolulu Civil Beat Honolulu Civil Beat An audit underway of the state's tiny home initiative for the homeless, mandated by lawmakers after a Civil Beat investigation uncovered significant flaws in the program's accounting, has found deficiencies that warrant "immediate ...