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The Westin Maui Resort & Spa, Kaanapali, is pictured in early October, shortly before the reopening of tourism in Hawaii. As tensions over tourism continue to rise, the bill before the Maui County Council is proposing a moratorium on building permits for hotels in West and South Maui until community plan updates for both areas are finished.
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A Maui County Council bill is proposing to halt building permits for West and South Maui hotel development until community plans for both areas are updated.
Introduced by Council Member Kelly King, who holds the South Maui residency seat, the proposed bill would add a new chapter to the Maui County Code, placing a moratorium on building permits for hotel development applications in the West Maui and Kihei-Makena community plan areas.
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Steven Bond-Smith, senior research fellow at the Bankwest Curtin Economics Centre in Western Australia and incoming assistant professor at U-HERO
In a brief comparing these economies from the University of Hawaii Economic Research Organization, Steven Bond-Smith says the economies are relatively small scale, but still integrated as part of a globalized trade system. These economies, in order to compete, in order to be highly productive, they need to have a large-scale industry, Bond-Smith said. In Hawaii, the primary industry is tourism; in New Zealand, it s food and agriculture; and in Western Australia, it s iron ore.
However, external shocks - such as a drop in the price of iron ore and dairy, and fewer visitor arrivals - have led to recessions.
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Steven Bond-Smith, senior research fellow at the Bankwest Curtin Economics Centre in Western Australia and incoming assistant professor at U-HERO
Reality Check with Civil Beat: Co-living for digital nomads | Full Article
One Oahu real estate developer is launching a new co-living space for digital nomads in a penthouse just outside Waikiki. Civil Beat s Chad Blair joined us to talk about reporter Stewart Yerton s recent article.
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Why One Developer Is Banking On More Digital Nomads Coming To Hawaii
With people flocking to Hawaii to work remotely, a local builder known for affordable green homes is creating a co-living space in an Ala Moana penthouse. Reading time: 7 minutes.
For R.J. Martin, an Oahu real estate developer who once taught power yoga and college history, building homes has been about not just making a buck, but also addressing unfilled niches and social issues like building affordable, energy efficient homes on the lower-income west side of the island.
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