LOCALS in My Backyard
@limbyhawaii.org
A hui advocating for a housing market that serves kama'aina and kanaka: not investors or crybabies. Not YIMBY, not NIMBY, 𝓛IMBY!
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OHA statement. On point. Gov Green is pushing us into a false dichotomy. Hawaii can and must shape the negotiation not just accept the terms Trump admin imposes. Call the governor’s office. Green has national ambitions, make it clear those are imperiled by his actions here.
#trump
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#trump
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November 14, 2025 at 9:33 PM
We released a little paper not too long ago that found basically this. Developers in Hawaii hold back housing to maximize profits.
That’s not even like an insult to the developers either folks. Their job, like every financialized industry, is to maximize returns. They’re just doing their job well.
That’s not even like an insult to the developers either folks. Their job, like every financialized industry, is to maximize returns. They’re just doing their job well.
Homebuilding giant Lennar has a large stockpile of houses it can’t sell at current asking prices.
Instead of lowering home prices for the public, the company has launched an e-marketplace catering to wealthy investors and corporate landlords.
Instead of lowering home prices for the public, the company has launched an e-marketplace catering to wealthy investors and corporate landlords.
A New Housing Marketplace That’s Keeping Homes Unaffordable
Homebuilding giant Lennar has a large stockpile of houses it can’t sell at current asking prices. Instead of lowering home prices for the public, the company has launched an e-marketplace catering to wealthy investors and corporate landlords.
jacobin.com
September 23, 2025 at 8:33 PM
We released a little paper not too long ago that found basically this. Developers in Hawaii hold back housing to maximize profits.
That’s not even like an insult to the developers either folks. Their job, like every financialized industry, is to maximize returns. They’re just doing their job well.
That’s not even like an insult to the developers either folks. Their job, like every financialized industry, is to maximize returns. They’re just doing their job well.
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A kāhea. Please sign, repost, and share broadly especially if in Hawaii. Let’s show that Hawaii is united behind Hawaiians.
#hawaii, #kanakasky
#hawaii, #kanakasky
He inoa nō Pauahi — In honor of Pauahi
Once again, Kamehameha Schools is under attack. This petition is our chance to stand together, defend Ke Aliʻi Pauahi’s kauoha, and protect the future of our keiki and lāhui.
No matter our connectio...
actionnetwork.org
September 11, 2025 at 5:38 PM
A kāhea. Please sign, repost, and share broadly especially if in Hawaii. Let’s show that Hawaii is united behind Hawaiians.
#hawaii, #kanakasky
#hawaii, #kanakasky
”look the problem with our housing market is that developers don’t make enough money” is not a solution to our affordable housing problems.
We do need infrastructure, but we should be building it to build housing for local families. full stop.
We do need infrastructure, but we should be building it to build housing for local families. full stop.
September 9, 2025 at 6:14 PM
”look the problem with our housing market is that developers don’t make enough money” is not a solution to our affordable housing problems.
We do need infrastructure, but we should be building it to build housing for local families. full stop.
We do need infrastructure, but we should be building it to build housing for local families. full stop.
We’re releasing a paper today looking at Hawaii’s housing shortage.
It’s bad and it’s getting worse. Our shortage increased by 15k units in the last 5 years.
The usual culprit is zoning. Which you know we get. Single family zoning is meh.
But is it the reason we have a shortage of housing?
It’s bad and it’s getting worse. Our shortage increased by 15k units in the last 5 years.
The usual culprit is zoning. Which you know we get. Single family zoning is meh.
But is it the reason we have a shortage of housing?
A market driven housing shortage?
📄Today we are releasing a discussion paper showing how zoning regulation in Honolulu isn't a primary culprit of our housing shortage. You can read that report here. When housing in Hawaii is talked about it's usually presented in simple terms. We have high prices because we don't build enough housing.
limbyhawaii.org
August 4, 2025 at 5:59 PM
We’re releasing a paper today looking at Hawaii’s housing shortage.
It’s bad and it’s getting worse. Our shortage increased by 15k units in the last 5 years.
The usual culprit is zoning. Which you know we get. Single family zoning is meh.
But is it the reason we have a shortage of housing?
It’s bad and it’s getting worse. Our shortage increased by 15k units in the last 5 years.
The usual culprit is zoning. Which you know we get. Single family zoning is meh.
But is it the reason we have a shortage of housing?
We exist to give Locals a fighting chance against this, 39.9% of units in Hawaii are investor owned.
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July 23, 2025 at 11:04 PM
We exist to give Locals a fighting chance against this, 39.9% of units in Hawaii are investor owned.
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This is a good thread and a great concluding quote. YIMBYism in particular is just tinkering on the margins of the problem. Auckland, the poster child for YIMBYism has over a decade seen only a 0.1% decline in the cost of home ownership and a 1.5% decline in rent. We wrote about it here:
June 2, 2025 at 12:53 AM
This is a good thread and a great concluding quote. YIMBYism in particular is just tinkering on the margins of the problem. Auckland, the poster child for YIMBYism has over a decade seen only a 0.1% decline in the cost of home ownership and a 1.5% decline in rent. We wrote about it here:
We’re so tied to protecting a broken development system that we celebrate when an “affordable” housing development costs $400-$1000 MORE per month than the unaffordable going market rate. You can easily find a one bedroom on FB or Zillow for less. Inane #🌺news
www.hawaiinewsnow.com/2025/04/22/n...
www.hawaiinewsnow.com/2025/04/22/n...
New affordable housing rental complex opens in Makiki
PenseMetro consists of 29 units with monthly rents ranging from $1,900 to $2,400.
www.hawaiinewsnow.com
April 22, 2025 at 6:19 PM
We’re so tied to protecting a broken development system that we celebrate when an “affordable” housing development costs $400-$1000 MORE per month than the unaffordable going market rate. You can easily find a one bedroom on FB or Zillow for less. Inane #🌺news
www.hawaiinewsnow.com/2025/04/22/n...
www.hawaiinewsnow.com/2025/04/22/n...
This is the best path forward folks. Via @overstoryhawaii.bsky.social overstoryhawaii.org/community-la...
Community Land Trusts Are on the Rise in Hawai‘i - Overstory
The growing network of community land trusts seek to provide permanently affordable homes for Hawai‘i’s people—and redefine the narrative on housing in paradise to emphasize collective, rather than in...
overstoryhawaii.org
March 26, 2025 at 8:39 PM
This is the best path forward folks. Via @overstoryhawaii.bsky.social overstoryhawaii.org/community-la...
Good morning Hawaii, here’s the real reason we don’t have local ag at any scale. All that land is held back speculatively for real estate development. Build LIMBY, end this bollux, and read this thread.
I'm a logistics consultant for farms & food facilities. And I'm telling you making food is VERY profitable! Already!
So what's the real problem?
People who have the land & capital to make food would rather be real estate developers.
That's it. That's the whole problem.
So what's the real problem?
People who have the land & capital to make food would rather be real estate developers.
That's it. That's the whole problem.
March 12, 2025 at 7:49 PM
Good morning Hawaii, here’s the real reason we don’t have local ag at any scale. All that land is held back speculatively for real estate development. Build LIMBY, end this bollux, and read this thread.
This is a good writeup. At LIMBY we're all for deeded restrictions and affordability in perpetuity. That said this bill fails the "does what it says on the tin" test. It has glaring loopholes we pointed out in testimony. A thread 1/
This new approach would help buffer Hawai‘i homes from speculation and encourage more locals to actively contribute to addressing the Islands’ housing challenges.
Hawai‘i Wants to Purchase Voluntary Deed Restrictions to Preserve More Homes for Locals
This new approach would help buffer Hawai‘i homes from speculation and encourage more locals to actively contribute to addressing the Islands’ housing challenges.
overstoryhawaii.org
February 27, 2025 at 2:06 AM
This is a good writeup. At LIMBY we're all for deeded restrictions and affordability in perpetuity. That said this bill fails the "does what it says on the tin" test. It has glaring loopholes we pointed out in testimony. A thread 1/
If we want to crack the nut that is affordable housing we need to do less subsidizing of $1,000 per square-foot studios (ala "The Flats" in Ala Moana) and do more stuff like this 👇.
Maui County Council members voted unanimously, 9-0, on Friday to approve by resolution the use of up to $5 million from the Managed Retreat Revolving Fund for property acquisition by the Lahaina Community Land Trust.
Council OKs up to $5M for property acquisition by Lahaina Community Land Trust
Maui County Council members voted unanimously, 9-0, on Friday to approve by resolution the use of up to $5 million from the Managed Retreat Revolving Fund for property acquisition by the Lahaina Community Land Trust.
mauinow.com
February 25, 2025 at 8:05 PM
If we want to crack the nut that is affordable housing we need to do less subsidizing of $1,000 per square-foot studios (ala "The Flats" in Ala Moana) and do more stuff like this 👇.
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#Hawaii has some of the highest home prices in the nation, yet our current, flat conveyance tax structure fails to ensure that real estate market activity meaningfully contributes to #AffordableHousing, infrastructure, and community investment.
hiappleseed.org/blog/margina...
hiappleseed.org/blog/margina...
Marginal conveyance tax rates would advantage the majority of Hawaii’s local homeowners — Hawaiʻi Appleseed
Hawaii has some of the highest home prices in the nation, yet our current, flat conveyance tax structure fails to ensure that real estate market activity meaningfully contributes to affordable housing...
hiappleseed.org
February 19, 2025 at 9:17 PM
#Hawaii has some of the highest home prices in the nation, yet our current, flat conveyance tax structure fails to ensure that real estate market activity meaningfully contributes to #AffordableHousing, infrastructure, and community investment.
hiappleseed.org/blog/margina...
hiappleseed.org/blog/margina...
A quick intro as we're the new kids on the block. We're all volunteer but will be building policy briefs over this legislative session. You can check out more at limbyhawaii.org/policy-stubs/
January 30, 2025 at 9:45 PM
A quick intro as we're the new kids on the block. We're all volunteer but will be building policy briefs over this legislative session. You can check out more at limbyhawaii.org/policy-stubs/