University of Hawaii Report Reviews Honolulu's Bill 7 Housing Program: 224 Homes Completed, 776 More Permitted
HONOLULU, Hawaii — Honolulu's affordable rental housing program got a new progress report on November 9, when the University of Hawaii Economic Research Organization (UHERO) released a study assessing the City and County of Honolulu's Bill 7 housing program and recommending ways to build on it.
The Bill 7 program, launched in 2019, encourages apartment construction on small lots through incentives such as fee waivers, grants and tax breaks, in exchange for keeping most units affordable to moderate-income households. The report found the program has helped bring hundreds of affordable apartments to neighborhoods near public transit: as of September 2026, seven projects with 224 apartments had been completed, and another 776 apartments across 22 projects had received permits.
Allowing more apartments per project, streamlining permitting and making construction grants available earlier could help the city build on that progress, the report concluded. UHERO is housed in the University of Hawaii at Manoa's College of Social Sciences, and the study gives city policymakers a research basis for the program's next adjustments in a city where housing shortages have long burdened residents.
Source: University of Hawaii
Published by GSM · USA (original Chinese edition)
Photo: 檀香山 Waikiki 一带航拍。（Anthony Quintano from Honolulu, HI, United States 摄，CC BY 2.0，经 Wikimedia Commons）
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