Tax hike for Maui short-term rentals, UHERO blog suggests
This approach parallels a policy solution that a growing number of cities have used to try and address housing shortages: levying higher taxes on vacant housing units.
Hawai?i Keiki¡¯s Maui providers honored for wildfire response
The team provided care through shelters, telehealth, partnerships and emotional support activities.
UH to study Lahaina wildfire response and impact on residents
The $3.8 million, 5-year study is funded by the National Institutes of Health.
UH alum: Tsunami survivor gives back to Lahaina survivors
Miku Narisawa helped launch a program to bring students affected by the Lahaina wildfires to regions in Japan that have recovered from the 2011 earthquake and tsunami.
Vacation rental crackdown may lower condo prices in Maui County
If enacted, the policy could expand Maui's long-term residential housing supply by 13%
$2.1M for UH-led Maui wildfire response research
UH projects totaling $2.1 million address the impacts to air and water quality, public health, ecosystem resilience and community evacuation responses.
UH ²Ñ¨¡²Ô´Ç²¹ provost competition awards multidisciplinary innovation
Eleven projects were awarded a total of $2.3 million in the 4th UH ²Ñ¨¡²Ô´Ç²¹ Strategic Investment Initiative competition.
AI-powered wildfire forecast system for Hawai?i is goal of UH researchers
The team will work together to improve the state¡¯s existing forecast system, which currently uses data from a single station at the Honolulu airport.
Celebrating Lahaina in song, UH Maui students record album
The album of original music about Lahaina showcases its rich history and the students¡¯ hopes for its future.
Home sales hit 25-year low, housing crisis explained in UHERO factbook
UHERO reported high interest rates, high prices and low supply have continued to keep housing extremely unaffordable.