The Planning Department officially approved the pilot Tiny House program on designated state land this morning. We have reached the required threshold to move into the implementation phase and will begin meeting with officials next week to finalize zoning requirements. Stay tuned for the public hearing schedule because we need …
October 9, 2024
Final supporters
Aloha, welcome to a petition that is geared to ramping up the war on the lack of affordable housing on the Garden Island. We have allowed for the more affluent to benefit from what kauai has to offer in the form of tourism and sky rocketing home pricing and vacation rentals since Hawaii is a #1 vacation destination. Now is the time to allow the rest of us who just want to live the island life and enjoy the natural ( free ) entertainment that or mountains, rivers and beaches offer without having to have multiple jobs just to pay your rent. What good is having great hiking trails, or bike paths or world class snorkeling and surfing spots if you are struggling daily just to afford the rent. Its a problem that has allowed the few rentals that are available to raise there rates with no end in sight. The option of allowing Tiny Homes and Kauai and providing a low rent option in the form of designated open state land ( not beaches or parks) but land that the state does not utilize to then be rented by Tiny home owners for a low monthly fee only stands to serve us all on Kauai better. Although this does not immediately address our homeless, it is easy to image that in just a few years, we could have many of these tiny houses open for rent on leased state land ( which I call a colony) which then would begin to lower the cost for simple housing. But for this to happen, I need your help in convincing our local government that we must monitor, but allow Tiny Houses. Then go one step further and provide unused level state owned land to put them on. The MAIN reason Kauai is against trailers/tents/ shacks is the they don't want (and rightly so) human waste just dumped on the open ground or in our precocious streams. One way to curb this is to allow a viable option that meets clear guidelines .....Some of those guidelines I will present are...MUST have a compost toilet....MUST use solar or propane for its power source ...MUST be road safe...Can only be towable ( not an old van or motor home ect).....When put in place, no permanent struct is allowed to be built on property save a 10ft x 10ft deck that must butt up against the Tiny Home. I will have more of these details as this progresses and I talk to people about there wants and needs. PLEASE help me in bringing a ruling that will allow eco friendly optional housing to those of us who want to rent space on our land to a Tiny Home or/and to have the state provide a "Colony" with a low monthly rent . An example would be....If you buy a TINY HOUSE for $56,000 and rent for $300.00 from a state backed Colony, you could live for $700 a month with no utilities. Once your tiny house is paid off you just pay the $300.00 land lease fee plus a yearly Fee ( yes there are fees and taxes..welcome to home ownership) similar to someone who stores a boat on their property. There would also be a small fee to be split up by the colony for a state supplied trash bin and recycle container. This would reduce the chances of garbage burning and reduce the colonies footprint by having only one vehicle take trash from the colony to the dump rather then everyone in the colony driving multiple cars to the dump. Please lend a hand to those of us who want to reduce our carbon footprint or simply realize that we don't want to spend our time stressed over rent to live in paradise. Mahalo
Updates
February 12, 2016
We have reached one hundred signatures which provides the necessary leverage to request a formal meeting with the County Planning Department. I am currently drafting a letter to the department head to discuss the zoning code amendments required for small-scale housing projects. My next step involves coordinating with local land use attorneys to review our proposal for state land repurposing.
Reached 100 supporters
February 12, 2016
98 Comments
I love tiny homes and think they would be an amazing addition to kauai. As a local resident of kauai looking for a place to live its almost impossible because housing prices are too high. Tiny houses would solve this problem! I was born and raised here and shouldn't have to live in poverty because rent is too high.
There should also be a stipulation as to who qualifies for these houses. This should be for locals, people who have lived on kauai for at least 10 years.
I live on Kauai in a tent. I am born and raised in hawaii, and for me at this time in our economic strife, this is the only viable option for. Allowing me to work only one job 4-5 days a week, so that I can have a little free time to enjoy life!!!
As a renter of a place less then 500sqft @ $808.00 a month is a steal, and that is sad for the place that I was born and raised that I got to leave to the mainland cause I can't a Ford to live here.. if someone is going to help the ohana and let them out some Aina so be it...
I have always thought that the state should open up state owned land for affordable housing. As lots of these lands are being leased by the Chemical Companies. If planned right I believe his can be done.
I would love to move to Kauai, however the rents and costs of living don’t allow me to do so. I would love to make Kauai my home and contribute to a vibrant community at an affordable price.
In Kauai and support your idea and initiative!
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The Planning Department officially approved the pilot Tiny House program on designated state land this morning. We have reached the required threshold to move into the implementation phase and will begin meeting with officials next week to finalize zoning requirements. Stay tuned for the public hearing schedule because we need …
October 9, 2024
Final supporters
Aloha, welcome to a petition that is geared to ramping up the war on the lack of affordable housing on the Garden Island. We have allowed for the more affluent to benefit from what kauai has to offer in the form of tourism and sky rocketing home pricing and vacation rentals since Hawaii is a #1 vacation destination. Now is the time to allow the rest of us who just want to live the island life and enjoy the natural ( free ) entertainment that or mountains, rivers and beaches offer without having to have multiple jobs just to pay your rent. What good is having great hiking trails, or bike paths or world class snorkeling and surfing spots if you are struggling daily just to afford the rent. Its a problem that has allowed the few rentals that are available to raise there rates with no end in sight. The option of allowing Tiny Homes and Kauai and providing a low rent option in the form of designated open state land ( not beaches or parks) but land that the state does not utilize to then be rented by Tiny home owners for a low monthly fee only stands to serve us all on Kauai better. Although this does not immediately address our homeless, it is easy to image that in just a few years, we could have many of these tiny houses open for rent on leased state land ( which I call a colony) which then would begin to lower the cost for simple housing. But for this to happen, I need your help in convincing our local government that we must monitor, but allow Tiny Houses. Then go one step further and provide unused level state owned land to put them on. The MAIN reason Kauai is against trailers/tents/ shacks is the they don't want (and rightly so) human waste just dumped on the open ground or in our precocious streams. One way to curb this is to allow a viable option that meets clear guidelines .....Some of those guidelines I will present are...MUST have a compost toilet....MUST use solar or propane for its power source ...MUST be road safe...Can only be towable ( not an old van or motor home ect).....When put in place, no permanent struct is allowed to be built on property save a 10ft x 10ft deck that must butt up against the Tiny Home. I will have more of these details as this progresses and I talk to people about there wants and needs. PLEASE help me in bringing a ruling that will allow eco friendly optional housing to those of us who want to rent space on our land to a Tiny Home or/and to have the state provide a "Colony" with a low monthly rent . An example would be....If you buy a TINY HOUSE for $56,000 and rent for $300.00 from a state backed Colony, you could live for $700 a month with no utilities. Once your tiny house is paid off you just pay the $300.00 land lease fee plus a yearly Fee ( yes there are fees and taxes..welcome to home ownership) similar to someone who stores a boat on their property. There would also be a small fee to be split up by the colony for a state supplied trash bin and recycle container. This would reduce the chances of garbage burning and reduce the colonies footprint by having only one vehicle take trash from the colony to the dump rather then everyone in the colony driving multiple cars to the dump. Please lend a hand to those of us who want to reduce our carbon footprint or simply realize that we don't want to spend our time stressed over rent to live in paradise. Mahalo
Updates
February 12, 2016
We have reached one hundred signatures which provides the necessary leverage to request a formal meeting with the County Planning Department. I am currently drafting a letter to the department head to discuss the zoning code amendments required for small-scale housing projects. My next step involves coordinating with local land use attorneys to review our proposal for state land repurposing.
Reached 100 supporters
February 12, 2016
98 Comments
The available jobs, with average salaries ranging from $30,000 to $40,000 a year, fail to align with the rising cost of living. Tiny homes could provide an effective solution to bridge this gap through affordable housing.
I love tiny homes and think they would be an amazing addition to kauai. As a local resident of kauai looking for a place to live its almost impossible because housing prices are too high. Tiny houses would solve this problem! I was born and raised here and shouldn't have to live in poverty because rent is too high.
There should also be a stipulation as to who qualifies for these houses. This should be for locals, people who have lived on kauai for at least 10 years.
I live on Kauai in a tent. I am born and raised in hawaii, and for me at this time in our economic strife, this is the only viable option for. Allowing me to work only one job 4-5 days a week, so that I can have a little free time to enjoy life!!!
As a renter of a place less then 500sqft @ $808.00 a month is a steal, and that is sad for the place that I was born and raised that I got to leave to the mainland cause I can't a Ford to live here.. if someone is going to help the ohana and let them out some Aina so be it...
I have always thought that the state should open up state owned land for affordable housing. As lots of these lands are being leased by the Chemical Companies. If planned right I believe his can be done.
I would love to move to Kauai, however the rents and costs of living don’t allow me to do so. I would love to make Kauai my home and contribute to a vibrant community at an affordable price.
In Kauai and support your idea and initiative!
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The available jobs, with average salaries ranging from $30,000 to $40,000 a year, fail to align with the rising cost of living. Tiny homes could provide an effective solution to bridge this gap through affordable housing.