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What if Honolulu upzoned everywhere? Lessons for solving a housing crisis from Aotearoa
Read the Companion Brief I’m grateful for helpful comments and suggestions from Trey Gordner and Ryan Greenaway-McGrevy. Hawaiʻi has some of the most expensive housing…
Brief: What if Honolulu upzoned everywhere? Lessons for solving a housing crisis from Aotearoa
In 2016, Auckland, in Aotearoa New Zealand, upzoned ~75% of the city. As a result, permits went up ~80%, and after six years, rents were 22% lower…
Congratulations to UHERO’s Steven Bond-Smith
Congratulations to UHERO’s Steven Bond-Smith on earning tenure and a promotion to Associate Professor! https://www.hawaii.edu/news/2026/06/22/uh-2026-tenure-and-promotion-list/#manoa
New UHERO interview with Civil Beat
UHERO’s Carl Bonham, Steven Bond-Smith, and Justin Tyndall met with Civil Beat to discuss the latest research on housing, cost of living, and the economic…
UHERO Forecast for the State of Hawaiʻi: War brings more stormy weather to Hawaii
Hawaii’s economy must weather a new storm. The Iran war has sent oil prices surging, promising to raise inflation, increase travel costs, and slow the…
The Inter-regional Economic Impact of the Reduction in Tourism Following the Maui Wildfires
Hawai‘i’s economy, heavily specialized in tourism, is particularly vulnerable to shocks that disrupt tourism numbers. The Maui economy is even more dependent on tourists, and…
Are People Leaving Hawaiʻi Because of High Prices, or Low Incomes?
This post focuses on a key theme from our comprehensive report, “Beyond the Price of Paradise: Is Hawaiʻi being left behind?” For 23 of the…
The Lost Decade Never Ended in Hawaiʻi
This post focuses on a key theme from our comprehensive report, “Beyond the Price of Paradise: Is Hawaiʻi being left behind?” In the early 1990s,…
Is Hawaiʻi Being Left Behind?
This post focuses on a key theme from our comprehensive report, “Beyond the Price of Paradise: Is Hawaiʻi being left behind?” Across the United States,…