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Safer buildings vs more housing: How new building codes may impact Hawaii
A month after wildfires ravaged Maui in August 2023, Gov. Josh Green issued an emergency proclamation to postpone the adoption of any new building codes that might exacerbate a housing shortage that had just gotten worse. The governor’s office is now moving to fast-track adoption...
Insurance prices threaten an affordable housing oasis in Hawaii
Lahilahi Heen has lived for decades in a three-bedroom house surrounded by a carefully groomed garden in the lush Hawaiian Shores subdivision in Lower Puna. It’s also downslope from Hawaii’s most active volcano. Her house sits outside Pahoa Village in an area that was threatened...
Maui wildfire survivors will get an additional year of housing help from FEMA
LAHAINA, Hawaii (AP) — Survivors of last year's deadly wildfire that decimated a historic Maui town will receive an additional year of housing assistance from the Federal Emergency Management Agency. Housing has been a major challenge in recovering from the Aug. 8, 2023, Lahaina...
Expectations soar for Mavs with addition of Klay Thompson after run to NBA Finals
Dallas Mavericks Last season: 50-32, lost to Boston in NBA Finals. COACH: Jason Kidd (fifth season with Mavericks, 10th season overall, 323-296). SEASON OPENER: Oct. 23 vs. San Antonio. DEPARTURES: F Derrick Jones Jr., G Josh Green, G Tim...
LaMelo Ball and the Hornets look to snap 8-year NBA playoff drought under new coach Charles Lee
Charlotte Hornets Last season: 21-61, missed playoff for eight straight season COACH: Charles Lee (first-time NBA head coach, hired May 9). SEASON OPENER: Oct. 23 at Houston. DEPARTURES: F Davis Bertans, F Aleksej Pokusevski, G Bryce...
