Housing

The Challenge

Housing costs have become one of the greatest challenges facing Hawaiʻi families. Too many residents are being forced to leave the islands because they cannot afford a home, while too many workers are unable to live near the communities they serve.

Despite years of promises and planning, homeownership remains out of reach for many local families. Success should not be measured by announcements or projects in the pipeline. Success should be measured by whether local families can afford to stay in Hawaiʻi.

Daniel’s Position

Housing is the foundation of economic stability, strong families, and healthy communities.

Daniel believes Hawaiʻi must focus on building more attainable housing, reducing unnecessary delays, improving government accountability, and ensuring that public resources are serving local residents first.

The goal is simple: make Hawaiʻi a place where working families can build a future.

Action Plan

Build Faster

Reduce permitting delays and modernize approval processes to allow housing projects to move forward more efficiently while maintaining environmental and cultural protections.

Prioritize Workforce Housing

Focus state resources on housing that serves local families, teachers, nurses, firefighters, law enforcement officers, tradespeople, farmers, and essential workers.

Unlock Infrastructure

Invest in water, sewer, transportation, and utility infrastructure that allows housing projects to move forward in appropriate locations.

Use Public Land Responsibly

Identify state-owned properties that can support attainable housing opportunities while respecting community values and cultural resources.

Increase Transparency

Create public dashboards tracking housing approvals, construction progress, completion rates, and affordability metrics.

Measuring Success

The public deserves measurable results.

Daniel supports annual reporting on:

  • Median home prices

  • Median rents

  • Income-to-rent ratio

  • Housing units completed

  • Housing units occupied

  • Homeownership rates

  • Permit processing times

  • Net migration of local residents

Government should be judged by outcomes, not announcements.