While the Act 57 program ended in August 2022, Hawaiʻi Appleseed will be advocating for a permanent rental relief program that includes mediation to stabilize affordable housing.

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.

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.

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.

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

A federal lawsuit seeks to force Hawaiʻi’s government to more quickly hand out food stamps to families in need because the state has been falling behind.

U.S. District Judge J. Michael Seabright said he will rule next week, but he was apparently grappling with what could be a life-or-death situation for many.

Dialysis patient Manuel Sound needs 11 prescriptions for medication. Each month, he’s able to fill four.

A federal judge has blocked cutbacks to state-funded medical care for about 7,500 adult Micronesians from taking effect today.

Lawyers for Equal Justice is considering legal action to delay implementation Tuesday of a new state health plan key legislators say “could be a death sentence” for some residents.

More than 200 Pacific Islanders living in Hawaiʻi are heading for a medical emergency.