Evictions have a lengthy legal process, and tenants always have an option to go to mediation. Instead, people think that there is no choice but to move out.

LEJ’s report, based on extensive review of court filings, court minutes, pleadings filed in individual cases, HPD statistics and media reports, concluded that government officials and the media misinformed the public.

The Hawaiʻi Supreme Court issued two series of orders since the start of the pandemic, leading to the safe release of hundreds of incarcerated people from Hawaiʻi prisons and jails.

The moratorium, put in place by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention in September, was the only tool keeping millions of tenants in their homes.

Governor Ige is waiting to decide whether or not to extend the moratorium and is still reviewing the mediation bill before deciding whether to sign it.

Hawaiʻi renters and landlords alike are frustrated by the governor’s confusing rule.

The state moratorium on evictions runs out at the end of the month, as the threat of houselessness continues to loom over thousands of island residents.

Longstanding problems with overcrowding have now helped make OCCC the most dangerous place in Hawaiʻi.

The decision by Judge Otake rejected an attempt by the Front Street Apartments developer to unilaterally end restrictions that are meant to keep rents affordable there until 2051.

The first wave of inmates will be released into the community on Wednesday as the state works to control the spread of COVID-19 at Oʻahu Community Correctional Center.

Four out of every 10 Oʻahu Community Correctional Center inmates tested for COVID-19 have received positive results since mass testing began at the Kalihi facility a week ago.

Several organizations plan to take more legal action against landlords who violate Hawaiʻi’s moratorium on evictions over unpaid housing bills during the coronavirus pandemic.

A group of tenants’ rights organizations is warning Hawaiʻi landlords they might face legal consequences for attempting to evict tenants during the state of emergency.

Several organizations trying to raise awareness of what they describe as a growing problem of illegal eviction threats said on Tuesday that they are gearing up to take more legal action against landlords.

Advocacy groups say more landlords are violating the emergency eviction ban that's meant to keep people housed and safe during this public health crisis.

Landlords should know that it’s illegal to threaten, evict or lock people out of the properties they’re renting right now.

Nonprofits say they are being overwhelmed with calls from desperate renters and worry about a public housing rule that mandates social distancing, with the threat of eviction.

Advocates say they’ve had to take over reentry services for prisoners released because of COVID-19 worries.

Housing advocates are calling on Gov. David Ige to act now to stop a housing crisis. The governor has offered mixed messages.

The Hawaiʻi Supreme Court issued an order Thursday “regarding the release or changes in the conditions of confinement of inmates amid concerns of a potential COVID-19 outbreak in Hawaiʻi’s correctional centers and facilities.”