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Research

Insights

What it Takes to Age in Place in Hawaiʻi: The Income Older Adults Need to Meet Basic Needs

October 7, 2026

Housing Choice Voucher Program in Hawai‘i

September 16, 2026

What if Honolulu upzoned everywhere? Lessons for solving a housing crisis from Aotearoa

September 10, 2026

America’s housing affordability challenge: How big and how broad?

July 2, 2026

Native Forests as Critical Infrastructure: The Economic Case for Watershed Management in the Ala Wai

May 26, 2026

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News

MauiWES Research Featured on PBS NewsHour

August 26, 2026

Congratulations to UHERO’s Steven Bond-Smith

June 22, 2026

New UHERO interview with Civil Beat

May 17, 2026

UHERO’s Nori Tarui appointed to Collaborative Research Group on Environmental Economics and Policy

April 9, 2026

Mental health impacts of Maui wildfires extend beyond burn zone

March 11, 2026

Briefs

Brief: What if Honolulu upzoned everywhere? Lessons for solving a housing crisis from Aotearoa

September 10, 2026

Hawai‘i’s Fuel Cost Problem: What the LSFO–LNG Price Comparison Really Shows

April 14, 2026

The Vulnerability of Hawai‘i’s Nonprofit Sector to Cuts in Federal Funding

October 2, 2025

Considerations for understanding water availability in West Maui

January 21, 2025

students walking at UH Manoa campus

Wealth by Association? How Social Networks Drive Inequality in Hawaii

April 25, 2024

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Forecasts

UHERO Forecast for the State of Hawaiʻi: No respite from storms or oil prices

September 25, 2026

UHERO Forecast for the State of Hawaiʻi: War brings more stormy weather to Hawaii

May 15, 2026

UHERO Forecast for the State of Hawaiʻi: Hawaii moves beyond recession, but slowly

February 27, 2026

UHERO Forecast for the State of Hawaiʻi: Mild recession and weak recovery in 2026

December 12, 2025

UHERO Forecast for the State of Hawaiʻi: Deteriorating US outlook weighs on Hawaii prospects

September 26, 2025

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Reports

The State of the Housing Choice Voucher Program in Hawai‘i

September 16, 2026

Supporting thriving water futures through education and career pathways: perspectives from Hawai‘i educators

August 17, 2026

Economic and Housing Recovery Three Years After the Maui Wildfires: Findings from the Maui Recovery Survey

August 11, 2026

The Road to Recovery: Strengthening Health, Stability, and Resiliency Three Years After the Maui Wildfires

July 27, 2026

The Hawai‘i Housing Factbook 2026

May 7, 2026

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Publications

Climate-amplified wildland–urban interface disasters create persistent internal metal mixtures associated with pulmonary impairment

September 30, 2026

A market analysis for a transfer of development rights program to facilitate sea level rise adaptation

May 26, 2026

The Inter-regional Economic Impact of the Reduction in Tourism Following the Maui Wildfires

March 27, 2026

New MauiWES Study Published in JAMA Psychiatry

March 11, 2026

New MauiWES Study Published in JAMA Network Open

August 6, 2025

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