Affordable Housing and Cost of Living
We know that the cost of living is expensive in Hawaii, and is therefore encouraging more locals to move to the mainland where the cost of living is cheaper.
Amanda wants to promote more affordable, and workforce housing, especially in urban core honolulu. Amanda has attended numerous meetings covering this with Land stake holders, Kamehameha School, and Transient Orientated Development. By advocating for more affordable housing, this will also address part of our homeless crisis.
Kalihi-Pālama: a 'working-class community' facing challenges and changes
Aloha State Daily Article by Stephanie Salmons | April 28, 2025
Read the complete article Here
Iwilei in particular is poised for a lot of growth and redevelopment in the coming years. Can you talk about what's in store for the future for that community and the entire neighborhood?
“There is much change to be occurring and whatever's going to be happening in my area will set the precedence for the rest of urban core as the rail gets built through ... inclusive of affordable housing and the building infrastructure and the understandings that come from that. It is now more crucial than ever before that the community gets involved in these ongoing conversations of what gets developed, who is developing it and what is the price point and what qualifies our residents to get into these kind of condos or high rises or whatever they want to call it. Have those ongoing conversations and engagement with the developers and our state officials.” -Amanda Ybanez