When it comes to housing, I draw from my own experiences as a young working professional. It's difficult to save up for a down payment and rent is too high. We have to keep pushing for affordable housing, and here's what I will support: 

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- Making it easier to convert commercial buildings into mixed use housing in under utilized neighborhoods
- Support rent to own initiatives
- Down Payment savings programs
- Individual housing accounts legislation
- 99-year leasehold properties initiated by Act 97 of 2023

 

Housing is what is driving so many people like my classmates away, and we have to fight for ways to increase housing supply to keep our local people here. 

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In 2023, we passed Act 97 to establish a for 99-year leasehold condo pilot program. This program would open doors for local people for long-term housing at an affordable rate. This program is a revenue neutral program and is expected to make a major dent in the Hawaii housing shortage. When this program is successful, I hope to expand on it so that our local people can stay here in the place they were born. 

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As your representative, I will continue to support ways to ease the housing shortage and make housing more affordable for local residents.