Hawaii

The homeless population increases in Oahu, and the entire state of Hawaii struggles with a shortage of affordable housing. To deal with the problem, state officials have said that 30,000 housing units will be needed in the next two years.

An amendment to make Honolulu a pedestrian- and bicycle-friendly city is threatened because of a proposed decrease in on-street parking spaces.

The city's council chooses to proceed with plans for a new light rail system -- with a possible price tag of over $5 billion dollars.

A proposed commercial development on the Hawaiian Island of Kaua'i has been denied by a county planning commission. The site is located in a flood zone and construction would require the removal of many exotic trees. The developer plans to sue.

President George Bush plans to establish the world's largest protected ocean site, an act which will preserve a sensitive coral reef ecosystem on islands and atolls near Hawaii.

A review of a commission director's efforts to turn a Hawaiian island, devastated by years of bombing, into a model of environmental sustainability and cultural healing.

Hawaii's Kilauea Volcano is the state's most popular tourist attractions, but also by far the state's worst source of air pollution.

Honolulu doesn't regularly analyze its traffic accident data for transit planning purposes, instead relying on complaints.

Where in the U.S. can you get an acre of land with ocean views, beach, palm trees and full-year sun for only $15,000 an acre?

Rail critics identify eight "myths" about Honolulu's proposed $2.6 billion rail system.

O'ahu residents support a new mass transit system -- and are willing to increase taxes to get it.

Can the Hawaiian island of Kauai avoid the planning mistakes made by Honolulu by adopting smart growth strategies?

Hawaii has ample outlets for agricultural tourism, from pig farms to coffee plantations.

Hawaii leads the nation in carpooling, though its own rates are experiencing decline.

Michael D. Setty responds to the Reason Foundation's recent article charging that transit projections are frequently 'hot air.'

Why didn't the recent bus strike in Honolulu "clog the freeways." Does this mean transit's share of the solution is less than it was sold to be?

Plans from a 1992 mass transit effort in O'ahu from Kapolei to Honolulu have been revived.

The Justice Department accuses a county of religious discrimination and is threatening a lawsuit.

Maui has plenty of water -- but in all the wrong places. Construction and tourism have drawn down the main aquifer.

The ultra-rich are buying up pieces of the Big Island to build multimilion-dollar homes and gated communities.