Â鶹´«Ã½ residents have long struggled with housing availability and affordability. Median home prices in the islands have climbed beyond middle-class reach with many local households paying an unsustainable portion of their income to housing.
In an effort to present solutions, the University of Â鶹´«Ã½ will feature a live online forum with Stanford Graduate School of Business economist Rebecca Diamond, (UHERO) Executive Director Carl Bonham, UH (PPC) Director Colin Moore and Â鶹´«Ã½ State Rep. Nadine Nakamura.
The livestream conversation, How to renovate housing policy in a way that really works, will be held on Tuesday, May 11 at 8 a.m. The forum will tackle effective strategies, economic research of similar markets, and critical steps to consider during the post-COVID economy.
Diamond, an associate professor of economics at Stanford has published extensive research on rent control, affordable housing development, income redistribution and the effects of foreclosure.
“Rebecca Diamond is an original and creative thinker, one of the most brilliant economists working on housing,” said Philip Garboden, Hawaii Community Reinvestment Corporation Professor in affordable housing at UH¡¯²õ (DURP). “Her insights on new research can help craft effective remedies that will work here.”
“Housing affordability and availability is one of the most serious challenges we face in Â鶹´«Ã½,” noted Denise Konan, dean of the and professor of . “It¡¯²õ critical that we advance solutions best supported by evidence, so we¡¯re pleased to be hosting this event to help sort through the best ideas for Â鶹´«Ã½.”
The livestream event is open to the public. (.)
The Better Tomorrow Speaker Series is a joint venture of UH ²Ñ¨¡²Ô´Ç²¹, Â鶹´«Ã½ Community Foundation and Kamehameha Schools. Event sponsors include the UH ²Ñ¨¡²Ô´Ç²¹ College of Social Sciences, Scholars Strategy Network, UHERO, UH ²Ñ¨¡²Ô´Ç²¹ Department of Economics, UH ²Ñ¨¡²Ô´Ç²¹ DURP and UH PPC.
This series is an example of UH ²Ñ¨¡²Ô´Ç²¹¡¯²õ goal of Excellence in Research: Advancing the Research and Creative Work Enterprise (PDF), one of four goals identified in the 2015–25 Â鶹´«Ã½ (PDF), updated in December 2020.