Brian Schatz: “Our new law will now mean they no longer have to wait.”

I appreciated hearing directly from leaders who are working every day to get more housing built about what we can do to help.

And I want to be really clear about this. Sure, this is a jurisdictional dispute. Sure, this is a legal matter. A, this is a law, not a suggestion. B, this just doesn't go through HHS. They have no jurisdiction here.

Hawai‘i’s housing crisis affects everyone, including Native Hawaiians,” said Vice Chair Schatz. “We simply have to make it easier to build housing. I appreciated hearing directly from leaders who are working every day to get more housing…

We simply have to make it easier to build housing.