YIMBYs In Action: How Hawai’i YIMBY is Changing the Conversation on Housing

05/25/24 • 44 min

In 2020, U.S. census data analysis revealed that, for the first time, Native Hawai'ians living in the continental U.S. outnumbered those living in Hawaii. Redfin reports that the median home list price is currently $825,000.

High cost of living and a lack of affordable homes have continued to be huge challenges for natives and transplants living in Hawai'i. Listen to this episode of Infill to hear what advocates are doing to make homes more affordable.

This year in honor of AAPI Heritage Month, we wanted to highlight all of the amazing work that our Hawai’i YIMBY chapter is doing and how it is impacting native Hawai'ians on the islands.

Listen in to hear our conversation with Hawai’i YIMBY volunteer leaders Damien Waikaloa and Matt Popovich. We spoke about how they got started in the YIMBY movement, the missing middle housing policies they’re organizing around now, and why they think YIMBYism is so important to uplift Hawai'ians.

Learn more about YIMBY Action: https://yimbyaction.org/

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Learn more about Hawai’i YIMBY: https://hawaiiyimby.com/

Follow Hawai’i YIMBY on Twitter: https://x.com/hiyimby/

Follow Hawai’i YIMBY on Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/hawaiiyimby/

This year in honor of AAPI Heritage Month, we wanted to highlight all of the amazing work that our Hawai’i YIMBY chapter is doing and how it is impacting native Hawai'ians on the islands.

Learn more about YIMBY Action: https://yimbyaction.org/

Follow YIMBY Action on Twitter: https://twitter.com/yimbyaction/

Follow YIMBY Action on Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/yimbyaction/

Follow YIMBY Action on Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/yimbyaction/

Learn more about Hawai’i YIMBY: https://hawaiiyimby.com/

Follow Hawai’i YIMBY on Twitter: https://x.com/hiyimby/

Follow Hawai’i YIMBY on Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/hawaiiyimby/

Previous Episode

Virginia YIMBYs are Bringing Pro-Housing Legislation to Center Stage

Virginia is short 105,000 homes while rents have gone up 13% in the last 5 years. Despite housing costs rising astronomically, local governments are largely not stepping up to help facilitate or build more homes. That’s why our local YIMBY chapters are taking matters into their own hands, and demanding action from State Officials.

Tune in to this episode of Infill to hear from volunteer leaders from our chapters YIMBYs of NoVA, YIMBY Hampton Roads, and RVA YIMBY. They break down the four state-wide YIMBY bills they are advocating for, share insights on how they are learning to successfully work with state legislators and local coalition partners, and explain why grassroots organizing is critical to get elected officials to take action on housing.

YIMBY volunteers in Virginia are not only bringing their state one step closer to a future of abundant, affordable, inclusive housing. They are also paving the way for YIMBYs in other states to learn strategies to build power in their communities and connect with new folks who share our vision for a better future.

Learn more about YIMBY Action: https://yimbyaction.org/

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yaction/

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Learn more about YIMBYs of NoVA: https://www.yimbysofnova.org/

Learn more about RVA YIMBYs: https://rvayimby.org/

Learn more about YIMBY Hampton Roads: https://yimbyhamptonroads.org/

Next Episode

Tracking The Hottest Pro-Housing Policy Trends in the U.S.

On this episode of the Infill Podcast, YIMBY Action's Business Membership Manager, Courtney Porcella, speaks to Ivory Innovation's Hannah Gable about trends in pro-housing policy, what legislation is being passed in different regions of the country, and what advocates can do to replicate pro-housing wins in more communities.

Ivory Innovations is a nonprofit working to advance innovation around housing affordability in the United States. This Summer, Ivory Innovations launched their Housing Policies & Initiatives Database. The free, online database contains information on emerging, pro-housing policy innovations including federal, state, and local bills across four major, trending policy areas: "Yes in God's Backyard", office-to-residential conversions, social housing, and transit-oriented development.

Tune in to hear insights from Hannah Gable on what kinds of pro-housing legislation she's seeing pick up traction, and what barriers and levers to passing legislation elected officials are thinking about.

Be sure to dive into the database at the link below. If you'd like to see Ivory Innovations explore data on other policies, share your ideas on their feedback form linked below.

Explore the Database: https://ivoryinnovations.org/housing-policies-database

Suggest More Topics For Ivory Innovations: https://docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1FAIpQLSd-phvbFGcf69lS5X9H0NDIfsYoC0W7j0U1Flc47l6DwSw9Hg/viewform

Learn More about YIMBY Action: https://new.yimbyaction.org/

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